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July 25, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Van Hollen, Casey, Senators Demand Transparency on Office of Refugee Resettlement Funding Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 24, 2018 Tweet - "I strongly oppose @HouseGOP's #AderholtAmendment that is a #LicenseToDiscriminate against #LGBT Americans by allowing taxpayer-funded agencies to discriminate against prospective foster or adoptive parents & deny loving homes to children who need them most. RT if you oppose." Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 23, 2018 Tweet - "Unions are crucial in the fight for equal pay for women, affordable health care & child care, paid family leave, protections against workforce discrimination, & so much more. If Dems want to be the party of workers, we also need to be the party of employers." Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 23, 2018 Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act Rep. Jamie Raskin
July 20, 2018 Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Paul Ryan, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi - Drop Harmful Plan of Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 20, 2018 Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Washington State Democrats Join 139 Members of House and Senate to Speak Out Against Charging Migrant Parents Up to $8/Min. to Speak With Their Kids Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
July 20, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Keep Families Together Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 19, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Keep Families Together at Border Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 19, 2018 Legislative Program Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 18, 2018 Letter to Peter O'Rourke, Acting Secretary of Veteran Affairs - Tester Takes VA to Task for Politically Motivated Firings Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 18, 2018 Tweet - "Shame on @HouseGOP for using their House Majority to put blatant partisanship ahead of the wellbeing of children. Shame on @HouseGOP for using our law enforcement agents as pawns in your political games. Democrats will continue speaking out until we #ReuniteEveryChild." Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 18, 2018 Supporting United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration is presenting families with a false choice & swapping a cruel policy of separating children from their parents with costly & inhumane family detention. RT if you agree the Trump Admin's solutions are unacceptable. #FamiliesBelongTogether #ReuniteEveryChild" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "Thank you to members of @ProChoiceCaucus, including Chairs @RepDianaDeGette & @RepBarbaraLee, for speaking out about #WhatsAtStake & the urgent need to #StopKavanaugh. His nomination puts at risk Americans' access to quality, affordable health care & a woman's right to choose." Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 7 Sen. Tina Smith Leads Effort to Extend Humanitarian Protections For Somali Nationals Living in Minnesota, Across the Country Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 54 Members of Congress Join Reps. Frankel, Torres, Roybal-allard in Letter Opposing Anti-immigrant State Department Nominee Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, US President - Roll Back Project Labor Agreement Executive Order Rep. Andy Harris, ...
July 13, 2018 Tweet - "Tomorrow marks the 53rd anniversary of the Older Americans Act, which supports nutrition services, disease prevention programs, transportation, & legal services for millions of Americans over 65. I join Dems in supporting America's seniors, caregivers, & the #OAA. #OAATurns53" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 83 Members of Congress Urge the Administration to Extend and Redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Somalia Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
July 12, 2018 Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration Policy of Rejecting Asylum Claims for Those Fleeing Gang Warfare or Domestic Violence Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "It is just the latest in a series of steps by this Administration to undercut our asylum laws and turn away those seeking to escape danger, along with its policy of forcibly separating children from their parents. #KeepFamiliesTogether" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's new policy of rejecting asylum claims out of hand for those fleeing gang warfare or domestic violence violates international law & runs counter to our values as a nation." Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Hoyer Statement on House Republicans' Latest Attack on LGBT Americans Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "Once again, Republicans have chosen to use their House Majority to discriminate against #LGBT Americans. This time, their victims also include children in need of safe and loving homes. http://bit.ly/2zvu9ST" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Admin has created a false choice: either separate families or detain them indefinitely. These are cruel & inhumane policies to impose on women & children fleeing violence & seeking refuge. The Administration must #EndFamilyDetention & utilize humane alternatives." Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Trey Gowdy, Chairman of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Hearing on Trump Administration's Inhumane Child Separation Policy Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "How can anyone believe that ripping children from their parents & housing many of them in cages and tent cities with no plan to reunite them is "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity?"" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2018 Hoyer, Schakowsky, 130 Democrats Write Letter to President Trump to Rescind Illegal Anti-Worker Executive Orders Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
July 10, 2018 Tweet - "THREAD: The Senate has an enormous task before them: once again considering a #SCOTUSPick. Here's #WhatsAtStake for a nomination that will change the balance of our nation's highest court & why we must #StopKavanaugh" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2018 Tweet - "I joined @JanSchakowsky & 130 House Democrats in sending a letter to @RealDonaldTrump calling on him to rescind his anti-worker executive orders targeting federal employees." Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Trump Administration's Failure to Reunite Young Children Separated From Their Parents at the Border Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2018 Tweet - "I am outraged that the Trump Administration has failed to meet a federal judge's deadline today for reuniting all of the children under the age of four years old who were separated from their parents at the border. #KeepFamiliesTogether" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2018 Tweet - "House Democrats will continue to hold this Administration accountable for its cruel, inhumane treatment of migrant families. I urge @HouseGOP to do their job in conducting oversight and join us in demanding answers." Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2018 Supreme Court Nominees Rep. Jamie Raskin
July 9, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Rescind Illegal Anti-Worker Executive Orders Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
July 9, 2018 Rep. Harris Issues Statement on Nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to Supreme Court Rep. Andy Harris
July 9, 2018 Tweet - "I strongly urge Senators on both sides of the aisle -- especially those who have come together before to defeat efforts to repeal the ACA and roll back reproductive health care rights -- to defeat this nomination. #StopKavanaugh" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2018 Tweet - "As @realDonaldTrump prepares to announce his SCOTUS nominee, it's clear #WhatsAtStake. From protecting access to health care to defending women's, LGBT, & voting rights, Dems remain committed to standing up for equality and justice for all Americans." Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the 150th Anniversary of the Fourteenth Amendment Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2018 Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh has a record of opposition to the #ACA & women's reproductive rights. If he were to sit on #SCOTUS, it could mean a return to a time when those with pre-ex conditions were uninsurable & the end of reproductive choice. #WhatsAtStake" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2018 Van Hollen Statement on Kavanaugh Nomination Sen. Chris Van Hollen
July 2, 2018 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with House Democrats and Labor Leaders on the Janus Decision Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 30, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 30, 2018 Second Leg of Pathways Out of Poverty Listening Tour Concludes in Milwaukee Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
June 29, 2018 Letter to Mr. John Kelly, Acting DHS Inspector General - Call for Investigation into Potentially Unlawful Actions by DHS at the Borders Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
June 29, 2018 Hoyer, Lujan Grisham Statement on the Failure of the Trump Administration to Respond to Request for Information on the Family Separation Crisis Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
June 28, 2018 Van Hollen Announces Funding to Help Children Impacted by Trump's Family Separation Policy Sen. Chris Van Hollen
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 28, 2018 Tweet - ".@HouseGOP, are you listening? Democrats are speaking out on behalf of children separated from their parents & for the DREAMers left in limbo by your inaction. It's time to work together on bipartisan solutions to #ProtectDREAMers & #KeepFamiliesTogether. RT if you agree." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Date Title Politician
July 25, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Van Hollen, Casey, Senators Demand Transparency on Office of Refugee Resettlement Funding Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 24, 2018 Tweet - "I strongly oppose @HouseGOP's #AderholtAmendment that is a #LicenseToDiscriminate against #LGBT Americans by allowing taxpayer-funded agencies to discriminate against prospective foster or adoptive parents & deny loving homes to children who need them most. RT if you oppose." Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 23, 2018 Tweet - "Unions are crucial in the fight for equal pay for women, affordable health care & child care, paid family leave, protections against workforce discrimination, & so much more. If Dems want to be the party of workers, we also need to be the party of employers." Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 23, 2018 Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act Rep.Jamie Raskin
July 20, 2018 Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Paul Ryan, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi - Drop Harmful Plan of Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 20, 2018 Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Washington State Democrats Join 139 Members of House and Senate to Speak Out Against Charging Migrant Parents Up to $8/Min. to Speak With Their Kids Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
July 20, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Keep Families Together Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 19, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Keep Families Together at Border Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 19, 2018 Legislative Program Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 18, 2018 Letter to Peter O'Rourke, Acting Secretary of Veteran Affairs - Tester Takes VA to Task for Politically Motivated Firings Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 18, 2018 Tweet - "Shame on @HouseGOP for using their House Majority to put blatant partisanship ahead of the wellbeing of children. Shame on @HouseGOP for using our law enforcement agents as pawns in your political games. Democrats will continue speaking out until we #ReuniteEveryChild." Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 18, 2018 Supporting United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration is presenting families with a false choice & swapping a cruel policy of separating children from their parents with costly & inhumane family detention. RT if you agree the Trump Admin's solutions are unacceptable. #FamiliesBelongTogether #ReuniteEveryChild" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "Thank you to members of @ProChoiceCaucus, including Chairs @RepDianaDeGette & @RepBarbaraLee, for speaking out about #WhatsAtStake & the urgent need to #StopKavanaugh. His nomination puts at risk Americans' access to quality, affordable health care & a woman's right to choose." Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 7 Sen. Tina Smith Leads Effort to Extend Humanitarian Protections For Somali Nationals Living in Minnesota, Across the Country Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 54 Members of Congress Join Reps. Frankel, Torres, Roybal-allard in Letter Opposing Anti-immigrant State Department Nominee Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, US President - Roll Back Project Labor Agreement Executive Order Rep.Andy Harris, ...
July 13, 2018 Tweet - "Tomorrow marks the 53rd anniversary of the Older Americans Act, which supports nutrition services, disease prevention programs, transportation, & legal services for millions of Americans over 65. I join Dems in supporting America's seniors, caregivers, & the #OAA. #OAATurns53" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 83 Members of Congress Urge the Administration to Extend and Redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Somalia Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
July 12, 2018 Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration Policy of Rejecting Asylum Claims for Those Fleeing Gang Warfare or Domestic Violence Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "It is just the latest in a series of steps by this Administration to undercut our asylum laws and turn away those seeking to escape danger, along with its policy of forcibly separating children from their parents. #KeepFamiliesTogether" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's new policy of rejecting asylum claims out of hand for those fleeing gang warfare or domestic violence violates international law & runs counter to our values as a nation." Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Hoyer Statement on House Republicans' Latest Attack on LGBT Americans Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "Once again, Republicans have chosen to use their House Majority to discriminate against #LGBT Americans. This time, their victims also include children in need of safe and loving homes. http://bit.ly/2zvu9ST" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Admin has created a false choice: either separate families or detain them indefinitely. These are cruel & inhumane policies to impose on women & children fleeing violence & seeking refuge. The Administration must #EndFamilyDetention & utilize humane alternatives." Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Trey Gowdy, Chairman of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Hearing on Trump Administration's Inhumane Child Separation Policy Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "How can anyone believe that ripping children from their parents & housing many of them in cages and tent cities with no plan to reunite them is "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity?"" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2018 Hoyer, Schakowsky, 130 Democrats Write Letter to President Trump to Rescind Illegal Anti-Worker Executive Orders Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
July 10, 2018 Tweet - "THREAD: The Senate has an enormous task before them: once again considering a #SCOTUSPick. Here's #WhatsAtStake for a nomination that will change the balance of our nation's highest court & why we must #StopKavanaugh" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2018 Tweet - "I joined @JanSchakowsky & 130 House Democrats in sending a letter to @RealDonaldTrump calling on him to rescind his anti-worker executive orders targeting federal employees." Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Trump Administration's Failure to Reunite Young Children Separated From Their Parents at the Border Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2018 Tweet - "I am outraged that the Trump Administration has failed to meet a federal judge's deadline today for reuniting all of the children under the age of four years old who were separated from their parents at the border. #KeepFamiliesTogether" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2018 Tweet - "House Democrats will continue to hold this Administration accountable for its cruel, inhumane treatment of migrant families. I urge @HouseGOP to do their job in conducting oversight and join us in demanding answers." Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2018 Supreme Court Nominees Rep.Jamie Raskin
July 9, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Rescind Illegal Anti-Worker Executive Orders Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
July 9, 2018 Rep. Harris Issues Statement on Nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to Supreme Court Rep.Andy Harris
July 9, 2018 Tweet - "I strongly urge Senators on both sides of the aisle -- especially those who have come together before to defeat efforts to repeal the ACA and roll back reproductive health care rights -- to defeat this nomination. #StopKavanaugh" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2018 Tweet - "As @realDonaldTrump prepares to announce his SCOTUS nominee, it's clear #WhatsAtStake. From protecting access to health care to defending women's, LGBT, & voting rights, Dems remain committed to standing up for equality and justice for all Americans." Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the 150th Anniversary of the Fourteenth Amendment Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2018 Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh has a record of opposition to the #ACA & women's reproductive rights. If he were to sit on #SCOTUS, it could mean a return to a time when those with pre-ex conditions were uninsurable & the end of reproductive choice. #WhatsAtStake" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2018 Van Hollen Statement on Kavanaugh Nomination Sen.Chris Van Hollen
July 2, 2018 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with House Democrats and Labor Leaders on the Janus Decision Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 30, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 30, 2018 Second Leg of Pathways Out of Poverty Listening Tour Concludes in Milwaukee Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
June 29, 2018 Letter to Mr. John Kelly, Acting DHS Inspector General - Call for Investigation into Potentially Unlawful Actions by DHS at the Borders Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
June 29, 2018 Hoyer, Lujan Grisham Statement on the Failure of the Trump Administration to Respond to Request for Information on the Family Separation Crisis Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
June 28, 2018 Van Hollen Announces Funding to Help Children Impacted by Trump's Family Separation Policy Sen.Chris Van Hollen
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 28, 2018 Tweet - ".@HouseGOP, are you listening? Democrats are speaking out on behalf of children separated from their parents & for the DREAMers left in limbo by your inaction. It's time to work together on bipartisan solutions to #ProtectDREAMers & #KeepFamiliesTogether. RT if you agree." Rep.Steny Hoyer
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