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PRESS RELEASE: JAN 23, 2019

Hoyer Statement on Venezuela

The people of Venezuela have suffered under the yoke of the Chavez-Maduro regime and yearn for a return to democracy.  
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 23, 2019

Hoyer Discusses the Trump Shutdown on MSNBC

It is a stupid, irresponsible, and dangerous policy that [Republicans] are pursuing by keeping the government shut down.
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 22, 2019

Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with House Democrats on Bipartisan NATO Support Act

Thank you very much, Jimmy. Congressman Panetta, of course, comes from a family that has made extraordinary contributions to the defense of our country and to the strengthening of our alliances.
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 22, 2019

Hoyer Statement on Today’s SCOTUS Decision on Transgender Troops

I am very concerned that the Supreme Court is allowing the Trump Administration to continue discriminating against transgender Americans wishing to serve their country as litigation over this issue continues. 
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 21, 2019

Hoyer Statement on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

As we join together to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, let us reaffirm his message of brotherhood and sisterhood as a foundation for our common enterprise of American democracy. 
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 19, 2019

Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Speech

President Trump and Senator McConnell need to open government today.
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 17, 2019

Hoyer Statement on Democrats' Latest Plan to Reopen Government and End the Trump Shutdown

The needless continuation of the Trump shutdown is unacceptable and detrimental to our nation and its economy.  Democrats have offered one idea after another to reopen government, and we will continue to vote on legislation to end the Trump shutdown.
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 17, 2019

Hoyer Discusses the Trump Shutdown on Bloomberg TV

[The economic consequences of the government shutdown] are very substantial, very unfortunate, and very unnecessary.
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 16, 2019

Hoyer Discusses the Trump Shutdown on Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier"

[Democrats] have supported a lot of resources and expansion of border security personnel, border security technology, all sorts of things that have been designed to make the border more secure.
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 16, 2019

Hoyer Statement on the Deadly Attack in Syria

The deadly attack in Syria was a horrific reminder that the battle against ISIS continues.
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 16, 2019

Hoyer Statement on House Republicans' Latest Refusal to End the Trump Shutdown

Today, House Democrats once again voted to reopen government while 187 House Republicans voted to keep it shut down.  Meanwhile, 800,000 federal employees and their families are finding it harder to make ends meet, and Americans across the country are being denied the services they expect from their government. 
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 16, 2019

Hoyer Remarks at Press Event to Introduce the Raise the Wage Act

I want to thank [Education and Labor Committee Chair] Bobby Scott for his leadership. Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi, who as she said, the last time we were in charge, one of the first things we did was raise minimum wage. It was not enough then. It is clearly not enough now.
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 16, 2019

Hoyer Discusses the Trump Shutdown on MSNBC

Our first day, on January 3, [House Democrats] passed legislation that would have opened every agency of government, for a short time, to be sure, for Homeland Security, but would have opened up all government agencies with Senate bills. 
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 15, 2019

Hoyer Discusses the Trump Shutdown on Cheddar

Four times last week we passed bills to open up the government. Today, we passed a bill to open up the government. Holding us responsible for keeping us shut down is irrational.
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 15, 2019

Hoyer Statement on Federal Judge Blocking the Trump Administration's Harmful Census Citizenship Question

I am glad that a federal judge today acted to prevent the Trump Administration from tampering with the 2020 Census.  Our founding generation created the decennial census in order to ensure an accurate count of all those living within our borders, subject to our laws, and participating in our economy.
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 15, 2019

Hoyer Statement on House Republicans' Vote to Continue the Trump Shutdown

Today, I brought to the Floor a continuing resolution to reopen the government through February 1 so that federal employees can get back to work serving the American people and receive the paychecks they’ve earned.  One hundred eighty-seven Republicans voted to keep the government shut down. 
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 15, 2019

Hoyer Statement on Majority Whip Clyburn's Resolution Rejecting White Nationalism and White Supremacy

There can be no room for racist and bigoted language aimed at hate and harm in our national discourse, and I join in the wholehearted condemnation of Rep. Steve King’s comments.
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 15, 2019

Hoyer Statement on the 90th Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Ninety years ago today, our nation was blessed with the arrival of the most consequential American of the twentieth century and one of the brightest lights in the history of our country. 
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 15, 2019

Hoyer Statement on Introduction of Resolution to Prevent the Trump Administration From Lifting Sanctions on Companies Controlled by Oleg Deripaska

Today, I am introducing a resolution to prevent the Treasury Department from lifting sanctions on businesses owned by Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch who has been sanctioned for his close relationship to President Putin and activities aimed at harming the interests of the United States.
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 14, 2019

Hoyer Statement on House Democrats' Commitment to End the Trump Shutdown and Open Government

This week, House Democrats will bring to the Floor continuing resolutions to reopen government.
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 14, 2019

Hoyer Launches TrumpShutdownStories.us, a New Website Dedicated to Ensuring Americans Affected by the Trump Shutdown Are Heard

By refusing to reopen government while both parties continue to discuss the best way to secure our borders, President Trump is inflicting great harm on 800,000 federal employees and the American people they serve
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 11, 2019

Hoyer Discusses the Trump Shutdown on CNBC’s “SquawkBox” and CNN’s “New Day”

Our position is [Republicans] got to stop using the shutting down of the people's government as a strategy to attain our objectives.
PRESS RELEASE: JAN 10, 2019

Hoyer Statement on House Passage of Additional Legislation to Reopen Government

Continuing our efforts to end the Trump shutdown, House Democrats – joined by a growing number of Republicans – today passed Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations bills to reopen parts of government that provide 40 million Americans facing hunger with nutrition assistance, restore pay to security agents at airports and federal aviation safety inspectors, put an end to delays for federally backed mortgage applications, and avert a shutdown crisis for low-income rental housing assistance.