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June 25, 2018 Tweet - "Five years after the Shelby County v. Holder #SCOTUS decision, Congress has the obligation to update the Voting Rights Act. I urge Republican leadership to bring legislation to the Floor to #RestoreTheVOTE & ensure all Americans can exercise their most fundamental right." Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 19, 2018 Hoyer Statement on Juneteenth Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 19, 2018 Tweet - "As we mark #Juneteenth, let us remember the horrors of slavery & segregation that followed. Let us pay tribute to those who risked their lives for abolition, emancipation, justice, & equality & draw inspiration from them as we face injustice in our midst. http://bit.ly/2yqOzvD" Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 15, 2018 Tweet - "I'm troubled by @USOCC Otting's refusal to acknowledge discrimination in the U.S. The Admin ought to support the Equal Credit Opportunity Act--a critical tool to combat discrimination against protected classes in the financial services industry. #OCCnoColor" Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 14, 2018 Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Lively Discussion on Racial Equity and Pathways to Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
June 11, 2018 Hoyer Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Allowing Voters to be Purged from Ohio Voter Rolls Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 11, 2018 Tweet - "Disappointed by today's ruling in #HustedvAPRI. The decision is a setback for #votingrights & sends a dangerous signal to GOP-led states that they can disenfranchise voters through purges, which disproportionately affect minorities & working families." Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 4, 2018 Hoyer Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Case Rep. Steny Hoyer
May 31, 2018 Letter to the Hon Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Urge Designation of Courts as Immigrant Safe Spaces Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
May 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
May 23, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
May 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 120 Members of Bipartisan Task Force Urge Sec. Pompeo to Fill Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Position Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
May 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Press DeVos on Department of Education Actions to Weaken Discrimination Protections Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 18, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act Rep. Steny Hoyer
May 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Emily Murphy, Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration - Congressman Bishop Leads Letter to GSA Urging the Agency to Protect Job Opportunities for People Living With Disabilities Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
May 17, 2018 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with Democratic Leadership Commemorating the 64th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Rep. Steny Hoyer
May 10, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Introduction of the Congressional Black Caucus' Jobs and Justice Act Rep. Steny Hoyer
April 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, and William Wiatrowski, Acting Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Start Taking Workplace Harassment Seriously, Reconsider Decision Not to Collect Economic Data Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
April 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, US Secretary of Labor - Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
April 20, 2018 Letter to Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey - Demand Release of Pastor Andrew Brunson Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
April 2, 2018 The Baltimore Sun - Fifty years later, King's vision must remain Congress' cause Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
March 28, 2018 Letter to John Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of State - Bipartisan Group of 57 Lawmakers Call on Trump to Hold Sudan Accountable for Corruption, Human Rights Abuses Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
March 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Defeat House GOP-Led Effort to Curtail Civil Rights of Americans with Disabilities Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Chairman Crowley Advocates for $25 Million to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation in Government Funding Bill Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
March 13, 2018 Van Hollen, Tester Introduce Legislation to Fully Fund Special Education Sen. Chris Van Hollen
March 7, 2018 Tweet - "Today marks 53 years since peaceful protesters marching for voting rights from #Selma were met with violence on #BloodySunday. For 13 years I've had the privilege of joining @FaithNPolitics in honoring this march & the Civil Rights Movement with my brother @RepJohnLewis. 1/2" Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 22, 2018 Tweet - "On #AAPIEqualPay day, we recognize that Asian American women earn 87 cents on the dollar than white men earn. However, if we disaggregate the data & look at subpopulations, the wage gap can be much higher. Let us recommit ourselves to closing the wage gap & ensuring #equalpay." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 15, 2018 Tweet - "Today, the House will consider a bill that guts the American with Disabilities Act. This bill this would be the first time Congress weakened an existing civil rights law, in this way, through subsequent legislation. I urge my colleagues to #StopHR620." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 13, 2018 Tweet - "I'm deeply troubled the House is taking up H.R. 620, which undermines the Americans with Disabilities Act. I urge @SpeakerRyan & @GOPLeader not to bring this bill to the Floor & will join with disability & civil rights advocates in fiercely opposing it." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 13, 2018 Hoyer Statement Urging GOP Leaders to Pull Consideration of Legislation Undermining the ADA Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 10, 2018 Hoyer Remarks at the 37th Annual Black History Month Breakfast Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 2, 2018 Letter to Janet Yellen, Chair of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Promote Greater Economic Role for Women Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 1, 2018 Letter to Janet Yellen, Chair of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Promote Greater Economic Role for Women Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Jan. 31, 2018 Letter to the Hon. John F. Kelly, Chief of Staff - Oversight Democrats Seek Update on Administration's Efforts to Combat Hate Groups Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Jan. 26, 2018 Hoyer Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 15, 2018 Tweet - "The mission to which Dr. King called all of us continues & we must make it our own. We must stand up for social & economic justice, incl by opposing policies like #GOPTaxScam that force the poor & middle class to subsidize massive tax cuts for the wealthy. http://bit.ly/2B1YgwG" Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats Call on Secretary DeVos to Protect Students' Civil Rights Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Dec. 5, 2017 Hoyer Remarks at a Press Conference on the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Case Oral Arguments Before the Supreme Court Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 14, 2017 Reps. Raskin & Jordan Introduce Bipartisan Federal Press Shield Law Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 20, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Nikki Haley, United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Young, Merkley Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling for Action on Burma Crisis Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 18, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - Crowley, Chabot Call for Strong, Ongoing Response to Refugee Crisis in Burma Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 12, 2017 Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Attacks on Freedom of the Press Rep. Steny Hoyer
Oct. 11, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of US Department of Justice - Stand Against LGBTQ Discrimination Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 10, 2017 Rep. Harris Stands With Vice President Pence Rep. Andy Harris
Oct. 2, 2017 Hoyer Statement on Reports of Hate Speech in St. Mary's County Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 28, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State, and the Honorable Mark Green, Administrator of US Agency for International Development - Safety and Accountability for Burmese Rohingya People Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Sept. 12, 2017 Hoyer Statement on House Passage of Resolution Condemning the Actions of Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists in Charlottesville Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General and The Hon. Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary - Call for Swift Action by DOJ and DHS to Counter Threats Posed by White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi Groups Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 18, 2017 Letter to Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - After Charlottesville Attack, Senators Press DHS on Trump Administration's De-emphasis of Domestic Terrorism Efforts Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Date Title Politician
June 25, 2018 Tweet - "Five years after the Shelby County v. Holder #SCOTUS decision, Congress has the obligation to update the Voting Rights Act. I urge Republican leadership to bring legislation to the Floor to #RestoreTheVOTE & ensure all Americans can exercise their most fundamental right." Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 19, 2018 Hoyer Statement on Juneteenth Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 19, 2018 Tweet - "As we mark #Juneteenth, let us remember the horrors of slavery & segregation that followed. Let us pay tribute to those who risked their lives for abolition, emancipation, justice, & equality & draw inspiration from them as we face injustice in our midst. http://bit.ly/2yqOzvD" Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 15, 2018 Tweet - "I'm troubled by @USOCC Otting's refusal to acknowledge discrimination in the U.S. The Admin ought to support the Equal Credit Opportunity Act--a critical tool to combat discrimination against protected classes in the financial services industry. #OCCnoColor" Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 14, 2018 Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Lively Discussion on Racial Equity and Pathways to Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
June 11, 2018 Hoyer Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Allowing Voters to be Purged from Ohio Voter Rolls Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 11, 2018 Tweet - "Disappointed by today's ruling in #HustedvAPRI. The decision is a setback for #votingrights & sends a dangerous signal to GOP-led states that they can disenfranchise voters through purges, which disproportionately affect minorities & working families." Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 4, 2018 Hoyer Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Case Rep.Steny Hoyer
May 31, 2018 Letter to the Hon Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Urge Designation of Courts as Immigrant Safe Spaces Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
May 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
May 23, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
May 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 120 Members of Bipartisan Task Force Urge Sec. Pompeo to Fill Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Position Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
May 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Press DeVos on Department of Education Actions to Weaken Discrimination Protections Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 18, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act Rep.Steny Hoyer
May 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Emily Murphy, Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration - Congressman Bishop Leads Letter to GSA Urging the Agency to Protect Job Opportunities for People Living With Disabilities Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
May 17, 2018 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with Democratic Leadership Commemorating the 64th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Rep.Steny Hoyer
May 10, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Introduction of the Congressional Black Caucus' Jobs and Justice Act Rep.Steny Hoyer
April 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, and William Wiatrowski, Acting Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Start Taking Workplace Harassment Seriously, Reconsider Decision Not to Collect Economic Data Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
April 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, US Secretary of Labor - Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
April 20, 2018 Letter to Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey - Demand Release of Pastor Andrew Brunson Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
April 2, 2018 The Baltimore Sun - Fifty years later, King's vision must remain Congress' cause Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
March 28, 2018 Letter to John Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of State - Bipartisan Group of 57 Lawmakers Call on Trump to Hold Sudan Accountable for Corruption, Human Rights Abuses Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
March 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Defeat House GOP-Led Effort to Curtail Civil Rights of Americans with Disabilities Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Chairman Crowley Advocates for $25 Million to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation in Government Funding Bill Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
March 13, 2018 Van Hollen, Tester Introduce Legislation to Fully Fund Special Education Sen.Chris Van Hollen
March 7, 2018 Tweet - "Today marks 53 years since peaceful protesters marching for voting rights from #Selma were met with violence on #BloodySunday. For 13 years I've had the privilege of joining @FaithNPolitics in honoring this march & the Civil Rights Movement with my brother @RepJohnLewis. 1/2" Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 22, 2018 Tweet - "On #AAPIEqualPay day, we recognize that Asian American women earn 87 cents on the dollar than white men earn. However, if we disaggregate the data & look at subpopulations, the wage gap can be much higher. Let us recommit ourselves to closing the wage gap & ensuring #equalpay." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 15, 2018 Tweet - "Today, the House will consider a bill that guts the American with Disabilities Act. This bill this would be the first time Congress weakened an existing civil rights law, in this way, through subsequent legislation. I urge my colleagues to #StopHR620." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 13, 2018 Tweet - "I'm deeply troubled the House is taking up H.R. 620, which undermines the Americans with Disabilities Act. I urge @SpeakerRyan & @GOPLeader not to bring this bill to the Floor & will join with disability & civil rights advocates in fiercely opposing it." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 13, 2018 Hoyer Statement Urging GOP Leaders to Pull Consideration of Legislation Undermining the ADA Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 10, 2018 Hoyer Remarks at the 37th Annual Black History Month Breakfast Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 2, 2018 Letter to Janet Yellen, Chair of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Promote Greater Economic Role for Women Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 1, 2018 Letter to Janet Yellen, Chair of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Promote Greater Economic Role for Women Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Jan. 31, 2018 Letter to the Hon. John F. Kelly, Chief of Staff - Oversight Democrats Seek Update on Administration's Efforts to Combat Hate Groups Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Jan. 26, 2018 Hoyer Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 15, 2018 Tweet - "The mission to which Dr. King called all of us continues & we must make it our own. We must stand up for social & economic justice, incl by opposing policies like #GOPTaxScam that force the poor & middle class to subsidize massive tax cuts for the wealthy. http://bit.ly/2B1YgwG" Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats Call on Secretary DeVos to Protect Students' Civil Rights Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Dec. 5, 2017 Hoyer Remarks at a Press Conference on the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Case Oral Arguments Before the Supreme Court Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 14, 2017 Reps. Raskin & Jordan Introduce Bipartisan Federal Press Shield Law Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 20, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Nikki Haley, United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Young, Merkley Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling for Action on Burma Crisis Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 18, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - Crowley, Chabot Call for Strong, Ongoing Response to Refugee Crisis in Burma Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 12, 2017 Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Attacks on Freedom of the Press Rep.Steny Hoyer
Oct. 11, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of US Department of Justice - Stand Against LGBTQ Discrimination Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 10, 2017 Rep. Harris Stands With Vice President Pence Rep.Andy Harris
Oct. 2, 2017 Hoyer Statement on Reports of Hate Speech in St. Mary's County Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 28, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State, and the Honorable Mark Green, Administrator of US Agency for International Development - Safety and Accountability for Burmese Rohingya People Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Sept. 12, 2017 Hoyer Statement on House Passage of Resolution Condemning the Actions of Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists in Charlottesville Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General and The Hon. Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary - Call for Swift Action by DOJ and DHS to Counter Threats Posed by White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi Groups Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 18, 2017 Letter to Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - After Charlottesville Attack, Senators Press DHS on Trump Administration's De-emphasis of Domestic Terrorism Efforts Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
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