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Press Release: July 8, 2020

Hoyer Statement on Supreme Court Decision on ACA Contraceptive Case

Like many others, I was very disappointed to learn of the Supreme Court’s decision this morning upholding President Trump’s rule allowing more employers to opt out of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) mandate guaranteeing contraceptive services at no cost to women for moral or religious reasons.
Press Release: July 7, 2020

Hoyer Urges Facebook to Do More to Address Racism, Disinformation

Today, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging the company to do more to prevent the spread of racism, disinformation, and other divisive content on the company’s platform. 
Press Release: July 7, 2020

Hoyer Statement on the Trump Administration Formally Withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization

To withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) at the height of a global pandemic that has already killed more than 133,000 Americans is self-defeating and dangerous.  Not only will this withdrawal hurt global efforts to develop and deploy critical vaccines, but it will also remove our ability to have a say in the operations and future of that organization, yielding much influence to China. 
Press Release: July 2, 2020

Hoyer Statement on the CBO's Ten-Year Economic Outlook Report

Today’s updated Economic Outlook by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) should serve as a call to action.  CBO unambiguously projects a challenge of unprecedented scale and scope.  Even after the extraordinary economic response in the CARES Act, unemployment will remain much higher and economic activity much lower for far longer than should be acceptable to any of us.   
Press Release: July 2, 2020

Hoyer Statement on June Jobs Report

While the jobs numbers released today demonstrate an improvement from the period after this pandemic first forced the closure of large parts of our economy, the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and the subsequent decision in many states to pause or reverse re-opening plans threatens to halt the economic progress we had been making and further delay the recovery for millions of Americans who remain out of work.  Having recovered one-third of jobs lost to this crisis is good news; but the reality that two-thirds of Americans who lost their jobs are still out of work is a sobering reality.  As the extraordinary response of the CARES Act winds down, we are still a long way from a full recovery.
 
Press Release: July 2, 2020

Hoyer Statement on Russia's Constitutional Referendum

Because of its unfree and rigged process, we may never know the real results of today’s referendum in Russia. But the outcome will surely be many more years of dictatorial rule by Vladimir Putin, an autocrat with an iron grip over his people and whose record of aggression and human rights violations rivals that of the czars of old. This is the man praised and admired by President Trump.
Press Release: June 30, 2020

What They’re Saying: House Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act

 Yesterday, House Democrats passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act, which will benefit over 17 million Americans by expanding coverage and bringing down health care costs. News coverage and blog posts highlighted the stark contrast between House Democrats delivering on our pledge to strengthen and enhance the Affordable Care Act and Republican efforts to strike down the ACA in the courts and eliminate protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions.
Press Release: June 30, 2020

Hoyer Statement on the Climate Crisis Action Plan

I applaud the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and Chairwoman Castor for releasing their Climate Crisis Action Plan today, which calls for 100% clean, net-zero emissions across our economy by 2050.  This roadmap will help guide our nation in the years ahead as we seek to reclaim the mantle of leadership in addressing the challenge of the global climate crisis and seize the economic opportunities that come with meeting that challenge.
Press Release: June 30, 2020

Hoyer Statement on Resolution Recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day

I was proud to support Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s resolution today marking the observance of Juneteenth on June 19, 2020.  I applaud her efforts to recognize Juneteenth in the House and make it a federal holiday – an effort I support. 
Press Release: June 29, 2020

Hoyer Statement on John Bolton Putting Profits Before His Patriotic Duty

John Bolton should have testified before the House during its impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Instead, he withheld his damning evidence of the President’s abuse of power, preferring to enrich himself off a book deal instead of performing his patriotic duty to testify before the American people. Shame on him. 
Press Release: June 29, 2020

Hoyer Demands All-House Briefing on Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops in Afghanistan

President Truman used to have a plaque on his desk that said ‘The buck stops here.’ President Trump’s approach seems to be, dangerously, as he has said before, ‘I don’t take responsibility at all.’  Over the weekend, we learned of allegations that our intelligence services assessed in March that Russia has been offering a monetary reward for killing American troops in Afghanistan. 
Press Release: June 29, 2020

Hoyer Statement on House Passage of the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act

Today, the House passed legislation that will help protect Americans from foreclosures, evictions, and unsafe housing conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. With many newly out-of-work Americans facing rent and mortgage payments due on July 1, it is urgent that Congress address this issue.  This bill, sponsored by Chairwoman Maxine Waters of the Financial Services Committee, was included in the Heroes Act that the House passed in May but that the Republican-led Senate refuses to consider. 
Press Release: June 29, 2020

Hoyer Statement on the Supreme Court Striking Down Louisiana Abortion Law

Today’s ruling is a victory for women’s reproductive freedom in our country, which has been under assault by Republican efforts to limit women’s access to health care by forcing the closure of facilities that provide that care. 
Press Release: June 26, 2020

Hoyer Statement on the 5th Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Marriage Equality Ruling

Five years ago today, the Supreme Court recognized the fundamental truth that love is love and that all families ought to be treated equally under our laws. 
Press Release: June 25, 2020

Hoyer Statement on the 70th Anniversary of the Korean War

As we mark the seventieth anniversary of the start of the Korean War, we remember and honor the 36,574 Americans who lost their lives and the 103,284 who were wounded defending freedom against communism and aiding in the defense of our Korean allies. 
Press Release: June 25, 2020

Hoyer on GOP Lawsuit to Strike Down the Affordable Care Act: A Stark Contrast to the Work that House Democrats are Doing to Protect and Enhance the ACA

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined a press call today to discuss the briefs being filed in the Supreme Court by Republicans in support of their lawsuit to strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI), Little Lobbyists Executive Director and Co-Founder Elena Hung, and Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach also spoke on today’s call. Below is a transcript of Leader Hoyer’s remarks:
Press Release: June 24, 2020

Hoyer Launches Website to Engage Americans on Policing Reform Legislation

Today, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) unveiled a new website, JusticeInPolicing.us, to help educate and engage the public on House Democrats’ legislation to end misconduct and racial bias in law enforcement. 
Press Release: June 24, 2020

Hoyer Statement on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act

Today, House Democrats unveiled legislation to strengthen and expand the Affordable Care Act, fulfilling a promise made to the American people who entrusted us to use our House Majority to make access to quality health care more affordable. The House will vote on this bill on Monday, June 29.
 
Press Release: June 22, 2020

Hoyer Announces House Vote on the Great American Outdoors Act

The House will consider the Great American Outdoors Act under a rule on the Floor during the work period at the end of July.  This bipartisan bill, which passed the Senate by a vote of 73-25, will permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and address the maintenance backlog at our national parks.
Press Release: June 20, 2020

Hoyer Statement on Navy Decision to not Reinstate Capt. Crozier

I am disappointed that the Navy decided to not reinstate Captain Crozier, after initially recommending his reinstatement. He should not face retaliation for raising concerns about the safety of those under his command.
Press Release: June 20, 2020

Hoyer Statement on Firing of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York

President Trump and Attorney General Barr have fired numerous government officials in order to protect Trump and his associates, and once again, we are witnessing the removal of another independent official without cause. Once again, there appears to be an attempt to obstruct federal investigations.
Press Release: June 19, 2020

Hoyer Statement on Juneteenth

Two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and delivered news to the last group of enslaved African Americans that they were free. Since that day, Juneteenth has been a celebration of liberty for those who endured bondage and their descendants.
Press Release: June 18, 2020

Hoyer Statement on the Supreme Court Blocking the Administration From Ending the DACA Program

This morning’s decision by the Supreme Court rejecting the Trump Administration’s effort to rescind the DACA program is a major victory both for Dreamers and for the American people, as we all benefit from their contributions to our nation. 
Press Release: June 18, 2020

Hoyer Announces House Vote on the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act

The Justice in Policing Act is a direct response to the outpouring of calls across the nation to confront systemic racism and end police brutality.
Press Release: June 17, 2020

Hoyer Statement Marking Five Years Since the Shooting at Emanuel AME Church

Five years ago, nine African-American parishioners were murdered during a bible study at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Today, we remember the victims and mourn with their families and community. That attack was a deadly incident of racist violence that shocked the conscience of our nation and served as a reminder that the legacy of slavery and segregation continues to haunt us in the twenty-first century.