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Dec. 2, 2020 Tweet - ".@EleanorNorton has been a champion of voting rights for the residents of DC for many years, and I'm proud to work with her to achieve #DCStatehood. We'll work hard in the 117th Congress to ensure DC residents have equal representation." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 2, 2020 Tweet - "For decades, the @EPA has worked to protect, preserve, & safeguard our public health. Under this Administration, those priorities have dramatically shifted. As we look to the next 50 years, we must work to #RestoreEPA & its commitment to our country's environment & public health." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 2, 2020 Tweet - "During my weekly press conference, I reminded reporters that critical COVID-19 relief expires soon and we must act. House Dems have shown we're willing to compromise. I am urging Republicans to work with us to reach agreement and pass legislation by the end of next week." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, Honorable Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the Committee on Appropriations, Honorable Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Committee of Appropriations, and Honorable Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations - As Record Numbers Of New Yorkers Face Food Insecurity, Gillibrand Urges Congress To Invest $6 Billion To Meet Growing Nutrition Needs Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Portman, Wyden Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Passage of Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Hon. Charles Schumer - Sinema to Senate Leaders: Extend Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Extend Unemployment Programs in Forthcoming COVID Relief Legislation Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Hoyer Statement on Proposed WMATA Budget Cuts Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2020 Hoyer Statement on World AIDS Day Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2020 Mceachin, Raskin, Richmond Unveil Legislation to Establish National Hotline for Victims of Law Enforcement Violence and Harassment Rep. Jamie Raskin
Nov. 30, 2020 Tweet - "For four years, @POTUS has repeatedly attacked and undermined the federal civilian workforce. His latest executive order would strip hardworking civil servants of critical protections. Democrats will fight to block this order and protect federal employees." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Restoring Congressionally-directed spending, with full transparency and accountability, is a top priority. As this editorial points out, doing so will shift decision making back to the Congress and help address dysfunction and end gridlock." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2020 Tweet - "For 10 years, the #ACA has delivered health coverage and protections to Americans, which have proved especially important during this health & economic crisis. While the GOP is focused on sabotaging the law, Dems will work with @JoeBiden to strengthen it." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2020 Tweet - "The economic team announced by @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris today not only looks like America, it reflects a commitment to ensuring that our economic policies make it possible for all Americans to get through this crisis and get ahead." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Coronavirus has exacerbated racial economic disparities, and the recovery outlook for Black communities is expected to be much slower because of long-standing injustice." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2020 Hoyer Statement on President-Elect Joe Biden's Economic Team Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 27, 2020 Tweet - "As we recognize Native American Heritage Day today, we give thanks to this nation's Indigenous peoples and their ancestors. Let us commit to uplifting their voices and repairing the faults that this country has committed against its tribal communities." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "For the second consecutive week, new jobless claims increased as the pandemic surges around the country. The number of workers on all UI programs is still over 20M, with half a million more Americans added to the emergency eligibility programs set to expire next month." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 25, 2020 Hoyer Statement on Trump Pardoning Michael Flynn Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Calabria, Dir. of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - Brown, Colleagues Press FHFA to Ensure Access for Low-Income and Minority Borrowers Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Tweet - ".@POTUS' executive order creating a new class of federal employees would strip civil servants of critical protections. Today, I joined @GerryConnolly in urging appropriators to reverse this harmful order in the upcoming government funding bill." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 24, 2020 Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $140,000 for Housing Assistance for Low-Income Families in Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House , and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Gillibrand Leads Bicameral Call On Congressional Leadership To Include Health Force Proposal In Next COVID Relief Package Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 23, 2020 Letter to National Archives and Records Administration Director Scott Levins - Palazzo Cosigns Letter Expressing Concerns Over Backlog of Veterans Records Requests Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Nov. 23, 2020 Hoyer Statement on Biden Selection of Shuwanza Goff as White House Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 23, 2020 Hoyer Statement on President-elect Biden's Foreign Policy and National Security Team Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 20, 2020 Raskin's Subcommittee Seeks Information About Procedures Used to Resolve Conflicts Between Landowners and Energy Companies Rep. Jamie Raskin
Nov. 20, 2020 Federal Delegation Members Call on Trump to Overturn Denial of Maryland Disaster Funding for Tropical Storm Isaias Rep. Andy Harris, ...
Nov. 20, 2020 Providing for the Printing of A Revised Edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 19, 2020 Letter to Government Accountability Office - Raskin, Blumenthal Seek Study of Online Hate Crimes as Fbi, Adl Reports Show Rise in Incidents Rep. Jamie Raskin
Nov. 19, 2020 Tweet - "We should all be deeply concerned that new jobless claims increased to 742,000 last week. Over 20 million American workers are on UI programs, and 12 million of them are set to fall off a financial cliff in December unless Congress acts to extend emergency CARES Act eligibility." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 19, 2020 Tweet - "The House is considering the National Apprenticeship Act this week to create 1 million apprenticeship opportunities and connect workers w/ good careers. I urge my colleagues to support this bill to help our people reach for the opportunities that enable them to #MakeItInAmerica." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security, the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Hon. Tony Pham, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Dir. of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General of the Dept. of Justice - Menendez, Booker Join Colleagues in Demanding Trump Admin. Halt Deportations of Victims of Medical Malpractice by ICE Doctor Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Emily Murphy, Admin. of the General Services Administration - Udall and Heinrich to GSA: Stop Playing Politics with Presidential Transition Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 19, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Bonamici, Beyer, Castor, Grijalva Lead 89 Members in Opposing Trump Effort to Undermine Climate Science Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Nov. 19, 2020 National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Over 250,000 Americans have lost their lives to COVID-19. It is heartbreaking to think of the loss suffered by their families. Congress & Trump must enact a relief bill before the end of the year. I call on the Senate to act, as the House has done." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 18, 2020 Hoyer Statement on the United States Reaching 250,000 Coronavirus Deaths Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - Maloney, Raskin, Speier, Wasserman Schultz, and Frankel Seek Briefing on DOJ's Role in Favorable Plea Deal for Sexual Predator Jeffrey Epstein Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Nov. 18, 2020 Hoyer Statement on Election as Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 17, 2020 Tweet - "Withdrawing troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, in the absence of a broader strategy, is dangerous and puts our allies at risk. Trump has handed Russia and Iran a gift at the expense of our national security, our men and women in uniform, and our allies." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 17, 2020 Tweet - "The dangerous disclosure of a whistleblower's identity should be a violation of the House's Code of Official Conduct. I am urging that the House Rules package for the 117th Congress prohibit Members from revealing the identity of whistleblowers." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 17, 2020 Tweet - "I am appalled by these attacks and Republican efforts to throw out lawfully cast ballots. State and local election officials administered secure elections nationwide, and it is dangerous for Republicans to deny that fact and make baseless accusations." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 17, 2020 Tweet - "It is alarming and yet unsurprising that President Trump fired Director Krebs after he affirmed that there was no fraud in the 2020 election -- a truth that President Trump refuses to accept." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 17, 2020 Hoyer Statement on President Trump Firing Director Chris Krebs Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 17, 2020 Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration Withdrawing U.S. Troops from Afghanistan and Iraq Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Gillibrand Calls On HHS, CDC To Strengthen Ultra-Cold Storage Infrastructure Needed To Ship, Handle, And Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 16, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's effort to sell out the #ArcticRefuge places our environment, wildlife, and Indigenous communities at grave risk. The House passed legislation to protect the Arctic refuge, and we will continue our work to defend this irreplaceable land." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 16, 2020 Tweet - "This week marks American Education Week, and I recognize the hard work of our nation's teachers during this crisis. Our educators have continued to show up for our children and parents during these challenging times, and it is critical schools have the full resources they need." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 16, 2020 Tweet - "I was pleased to see @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris bring labor and business leaders together to discuss how we can get our economy back on track and support American workers by coming together to contain COVID-19." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Date Title Politician
Dec. 2, 2020 Tweet - ".@EleanorNorton has been a champion of voting rights for the residents of DC for many years, and I'm proud to work with her to achieve #DCStatehood. We'll work hard in the 117th Congress to ensure DC residents have equal representation." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 2, 2020 Tweet - "For decades, the @EPA has worked to protect, preserve, & safeguard our public health. Under this Administration, those priorities have dramatically shifted. As we look to the next 50 years, we must work to #RestoreEPA & its commitment to our country's environment & public health." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 2, 2020 Tweet - "During my weekly press conference, I reminded reporters that critical COVID-19 relief expires soon and we must act. House Dems have shown we're willing to compromise. I am urging Republicans to work with us to reach agreement and pass legislation by the end of next week." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, Honorable Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the Committee on Appropriations, Honorable Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Committee of Appropriations, and Honorable Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations - As Record Numbers Of New Yorkers Face Food Insecurity, Gillibrand Urges Congress To Invest $6 Billion To Meet Growing Nutrition Needs Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Portman, Wyden Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Passage of Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Hon. Charles Schumer - Sinema to Senate Leaders: Extend Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Extend Unemployment Programs in Forthcoming COVID Relief Legislation Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Hoyer Statement on Proposed WMATA Budget Cuts Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2020 Hoyer Statement on World AIDS Day Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2020 Mceachin, Raskin, Richmond Unveil Legislation to Establish National Hotline for Victims of Law Enforcement Violence and Harassment Rep.Jamie Raskin
Nov. 30, 2020 Tweet - "For four years, @POTUS has repeatedly attacked and undermined the federal civilian workforce. His latest executive order would strip hardworking civil servants of critical protections. Democrats will fight to block this order and protect federal employees." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Restoring Congressionally-directed spending, with full transparency and accountability, is a top priority. As this editorial points out, doing so will shift decision making back to the Congress and help address dysfunction and end gridlock." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2020 Tweet - "For 10 years, the #ACA has delivered health coverage and protections to Americans, which have proved especially important during this health & economic crisis. While the GOP is focused on sabotaging the law, Dems will work with @JoeBiden to strengthen it." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2020 Tweet - "The economic team announced by @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris today not only looks like America, it reflects a commitment to ensuring that our economic policies make it possible for all Americans to get through this crisis and get ahead." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Coronavirus has exacerbated racial economic disparities, and the recovery outlook for Black communities is expected to be much slower because of long-standing injustice." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2020 Hoyer Statement on President-Elect Joe Biden's Economic Team Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 27, 2020 Tweet - "As we recognize Native American Heritage Day today, we give thanks to this nation's Indigenous peoples and their ancestors. Let us commit to uplifting their voices and repairing the faults that this country has committed against its tribal communities." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "For the second consecutive week, new jobless claims increased as the pandemic surges around the country. The number of workers on all UI programs is still over 20M, with half a million more Americans added to the emergency eligibility programs set to expire next month." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 25, 2020 Hoyer Statement on Trump Pardoning Michael Flynn Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Calabria, Dir. of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - Brown, Colleagues Press FHFA to Ensure Access for Low-Income and Minority Borrowers Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Tweet - ".@POTUS' executive order creating a new class of federal employees would strip civil servants of critical protections. Today, I joined @GerryConnolly in urging appropriators to reverse this harmful order in the upcoming government funding bill." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 24, 2020 Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $140,000 for Housing Assistance for Low-Income Families in Maryland Rep.Andy Harris, ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House , and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Gillibrand Leads Bicameral Call On Congressional Leadership To Include Health Force Proposal In Next COVID Relief Package Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 23, 2020 Letter to National Archives and Records Administration Director Scott Levins - Palazzo Cosigns Letter Expressing Concerns Over Backlog of Veterans Records Requests Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Nov. 23, 2020 Hoyer Statement on Biden Selection of Shuwanza Goff as White House Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 23, 2020 Hoyer Statement on President-elect Biden's Foreign Policy and National Security Team Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 20, 2020 Raskin's Subcommittee Seeks Information About Procedures Used to Resolve Conflicts Between Landowners and Energy Companies Rep.Jamie Raskin
Nov. 20, 2020 Federal Delegation Members Call on Trump to Overturn Denial of Maryland Disaster Funding for Tropical Storm Isaias Rep.Andy Harris, ...
Nov. 20, 2020 Providing for the Printing of A Revised Edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 19, 2020 Letter to Government Accountability Office - Raskin, Blumenthal Seek Study of Online Hate Crimes as Fbi, Adl Reports Show Rise in Incidents Rep.Jamie Raskin
Nov. 19, 2020 Tweet - "We should all be deeply concerned that new jobless claims increased to 742,000 last week. Over 20 million American workers are on UI programs, and 12 million of them are set to fall off a financial cliff in December unless Congress acts to extend emergency CARES Act eligibility." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 19, 2020 Tweet - "The House is considering the National Apprenticeship Act this week to create 1 million apprenticeship opportunities and connect workers w/ good careers. I urge my colleagues to support this bill to help our people reach for the opportunities that enable them to #MakeItInAmerica." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security, the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Hon. Tony Pham, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Dir. of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General of the Dept. of Justice - Menendez, Booker Join Colleagues in Demanding Trump Admin. Halt Deportations of Victims of Medical Malpractice by ICE Doctor Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Emily Murphy, Admin. of the General Services Administration - Udall and Heinrich to GSA: Stop Playing Politics with Presidential Transition Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 19, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Bonamici, Beyer, Castor, Grijalva Lead 89 Members in Opposing Trump Effort to Undermine Climate Science Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Nov. 19, 2020 National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Over 250,000 Americans have lost their lives to COVID-19. It is heartbreaking to think of the loss suffered by their families. Congress & Trump must enact a relief bill before the end of the year. I call on the Senate to act, as the House has done." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 18, 2020 Hoyer Statement on the United States Reaching 250,000 Coronavirus Deaths Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - Maloney, Raskin, Speier, Wasserman Schultz, and Frankel Seek Briefing on DOJ's Role in Favorable Plea Deal for Sexual Predator Jeffrey Epstein Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Nov. 18, 2020 Hoyer Statement on Election as Majority Leader Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 17, 2020 Tweet - "Withdrawing troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, in the absence of a broader strategy, is dangerous and puts our allies at risk. Trump has handed Russia and Iran a gift at the expense of our national security, our men and women in uniform, and our allies." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 17, 2020 Tweet - "The dangerous disclosure of a whistleblower's identity should be a violation of the House's Code of Official Conduct. I am urging that the House Rules package for the 117th Congress prohibit Members from revealing the identity of whistleblowers." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 17, 2020 Tweet - "I am appalled by these attacks and Republican efforts to throw out lawfully cast ballots. State and local election officials administered secure elections nationwide, and it is dangerous for Republicans to deny that fact and make baseless accusations." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 17, 2020 Tweet - "It is alarming and yet unsurprising that President Trump fired Director Krebs after he affirmed that there was no fraud in the 2020 election -- a truth that President Trump refuses to accept." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 17, 2020 Hoyer Statement on President Trump Firing Director Chris Krebs Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 17, 2020 Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration Withdrawing U.S. Troops from Afghanistan and Iraq Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Gillibrand Calls On HHS, CDC To Strengthen Ultra-Cold Storage Infrastructure Needed To Ship, Handle, And Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 16, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's effort to sell out the #ArcticRefuge places our environment, wildlife, and Indigenous communities at grave risk. The House passed legislation to protect the Arctic refuge, and we will continue our work to defend this irreplaceable land." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 16, 2020 Tweet - "This week marks American Education Week, and I recognize the hard work of our nation's teachers during this crisis. Our educators have continued to show up for our children and parents during these challenging times, and it is critical schools have the full resources they need." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 16, 2020 Tweet - "I was pleased to see @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris bring labor and business leaders together to discuss how we can get our economy back on track and support American workers by coming together to contain COVID-19." Rep.Steny Hoyer
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