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April 4, 2019 Tweet - "Today, @EnergyCommerce is marking up #HR9, which prohibits @POTUS from withdrawing from the #ParisAgreement. Following consideration by committees, I will bring this bill to the Floor to address the threat posed by #ClimateChange to public health & the economy. #ActOnClimate" Rep. Steny Hoyer
April 2, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration is once again failing to #ProtectCleanWater. Too many communities, especially low income and communities of color, lack access to clean water. The @EPA's #DirtyWaterRule will only make the situation worse. I oppose and reject this dangerous rule." Rep. Steny Hoyer
April 2, 2019 Tweet - "#ClimateChange does not only threaten our environment & public health -- it imperils our national security, too. I thank @HouseForeign for discussing this important issue in their hearing today on the impact of climate change on our security. It's past time to #ActOnClimate." Rep. Steny Hoyer
March 28, 2019 Udall, Senators Introduce Bill to Ban Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 28, 2019 Van Hollen, Beyer Introduce Cap and Dividend Legislation Sen. Chris Van Hollen
March 27, 2019 Tweet - "Today, House Dems introduced #HR9, the #ClimateActionNow Act, prohibiting the Trump Admin from leaving the #ParisClimate Agreement. I thank @USRepKCastor for sponsoring this bill to address the threats to public health & the economy posed by #climatechange." Rep. Steny Hoyer
March 27, 2019 Hoyer Statement on House Democrats' Introduction of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act Rep. Steny Hoyer
March 12, 2019 Inhofe, Bipartisan Group of EPW Senators Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Popular, Effective Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 12, 2019 Van Hollen, Bipartisan Group of Epw Senators Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Popular, Effective Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Sen. Chris Van Hollen
March 12, 2019 Climate Change Sen. Chris Van Hollen
March 8, 2019 Van Hollen Statement on Green New Deal Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Feb. 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Heinrich, Senators Call On Trump To Abandon Plan To Form Anti-Science Panel That Would Threaten National Security, Ignore Climate Change Facts Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Van Hollen Statement on Wheeler Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Feb. 27, 2019 Hoyer Statement on League of Conservation Voters 2018 Scorecard Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 26, 2019 Tweet - "Today, the House & Senate approved legislation to safeguard America's public lands. I'm also pleased this bill has been named for my friend John D. Dingell Jr.--a fitting tribute to a legislator who sought to protect the outdoors for future generations." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 12, 2019 Van Hollen, Cardin Historical and Conservation Priorities Pass the Senate Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Feb. 11, 2019 Tweet - "House Democrats are working to deliver #ForThePeople, holding hearings on protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions, #HR1, and legislation to #EndGunViolence, #ActOnClimate, & rebuild infrastructure. RT to spread the word." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 6, 2019 Tweet - " The cost of #ClimateChange grows every day Congress fails to #ActOnClimate. Today, House Dems held two hearings to understand the impact of climate change on Americans & our economy. The #116thCongress is committed to take action on this critical issue." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Today, House Democrats held long-overdue hearings on climate change & the multiplying effects on businesses & the environment if Congress fails to #ActOnClimate. Watch here as every one of the witnesses before @EnergyCommerce agree #climatechange is real." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 6, 2019 Tweet - "In the wake of the #SOTU, here's a reminder of the steps @realDonaldTrump has taken to undermine public health and our environment. In the 116th Congress, Democrats stand ready to reverse these harmful actions and #ActOnClimate. http://bit.ly/2I2wFo6 " Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 6, 2019 Tweet - "For the first time in nearly a decade, the House is holding hearings on climate change. I thank my colleagues on @NRDems for highlighting how climate change impacts the lives of Americans at their hearing today & looking at ways that Congress can #ActOnClimate." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 5, 2019 Tweet - "Tonight, @realDonaldTrump is misleading the American people about workers' wages in his #SOTU address. The reality is that wages grew at the slowest rate in over a year -- that's AFTER the #GOPTaxScam was signed into law -- in the last jobs report." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Duckworth & Carper Lead EPW Democrats In Requesting Extension Of EPA Public Comment Periods Due To Shutdown Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 1, 2019 Tweet - ". @NRDems , led by @RepRaulGrijalva , are collecting stories about how the changing climate is affecting Americans' daily lives and routines. Submit your #ClimateChangeImpactsMe story here: (link: http://bit.ly/2WAz5NF) bit.ly/2WAz5NF" Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 10, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administer of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Senators Press Wheeler on Questionable Payment to Pruitt Legal Defense Fund Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 28, 2018 Tweet - "Even during the #TrumpShutdown, the Admin's @EPA is finding a way to help big polluters at the expense of public health. Rolling back these protections does not make sense. The majority of utility companies have already installed clean-air tech to comply." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator, EPA - Abandon Baseless Proposal on Animal Waste Emissions Reporting Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 13, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Lawmakers Push President to Act on Climate Change Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "Today is the 3-year anniversary of U.S. adoption of the historic #ParisAgreement. Following the Trump Admin's decision to abandon the agreement -- which threatens our economy & public health -- the House Dem Majority will #ActonClimate in the new Congress." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 11, 2018 Scott, Van Hollen Secure Funding to Aid Chesapeake Bay in Final 2018 Farm Bill Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 11, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Undermine the Clean Water Act Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 11, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Undermine the Clean Water Act Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Instead of building on the Clean Water Act's protections, the Trump Administration is proposing a #DirtyWaterRule to weaken them, putting corporate polluters ahead of public health and access to clean water for our families. #ProtectCleanWater" Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 6, 2018 Tweet - "As global carbon emissions reach an all-time high, the Trump Admin @EPA is taking further steps to roll back public health and environmental safeguards with a proposed rule allowing new power plants to emit more carbon pollution." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 6, 2018 Van Hollen Statement on Nomination of Bernard Mcnamee as Member of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Nov. 30, 2018 Tweet - "The Admin attempted to bury #NCA4, a govt report showing #ClimateChange is a clear & present danger with severe economic consequences. The incoming House Democratic Majority is committed to #ActOnClimate & protect America's future, the environment, & public health. #ClimateFriday" Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 29, 2018 Following National Climate Assessment, Cardin and Van Hollen Join Senate Resolution Endorsing Findings of Recent Climate Change Reports & Urging Immediate Action Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 27, 2018 Tweet - "The climate report released last Friday paints a devastating picture for our environment & economy if the U.S. fails take action to combat #ClimateChange. I stand with the @HispanicCaucus in telling the Trump Admin #ItsTime to #ActonClimate." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 23, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Fourth National Climate Assessment Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 20, 2018 Tweet - "I thank @EnergyCommerce Dems for demanding answers from @EPA. It is unacceptable that this Admin continues to roll back climate change protections while natural disasters cost our country lives & $. The Dem Majority will take overdue steps to #ActOnClimate in the new Congress." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Carper, Whitehouse Lead Senators in Demanding Documents on EPA's Abrupt Dismissal of Scientists from Advisory Committees Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Congressional Progressive Caucus Lead 114 House Democrats in Letter to Administrator Wheeler Urging Reversal of Clean Power Plan Replacement Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
Nov. 8, 2018 Letter to Jeffrey B. Clark, Assistance Attorney General - Feinstein, Harris, Pelosi to Justice Department: Don't Close Environmental Protections Office Rep. Andy Harris, ...
Oct. 26, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency, and the Honorable Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Oppose Trump Administration's Proposed Fuel Economy Roll-Back Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation and Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Senators to Trump Administration: Don't Challenge California's Clean Car Standards Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to Brian Steed, Deputy Directory of Policy and Programs Bureau of Land Management - Forty-Four House Democrats Push BLM to Rescind Illegal Anti-Transparency Directive on Federal Oil and Gas Leasing, Postpone December Lease Sales Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Bonamici, Beyer Lead 96 Colleagues in Opposing Plans to Eliminate the EPA's Office of the Science Advisor Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and the Honorable Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Protect Virginia Students From Lead in Drinking Water Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 14, 2018 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Hurricane Michael Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Oct. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Halt EPA Methane Standards Roll Back Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Date Title Politician
April 4, 2019 Tweet - "Today, @EnergyCommerce is marking up #HR9, which prohibits @POTUS from withdrawing from the #ParisAgreement. Following consideration by committees, I will bring this bill to the Floor to address the threat posed by #ClimateChange to public health & the economy. #ActOnClimate" Rep.Steny Hoyer
April 2, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration is once again failing to #ProtectCleanWater. Too many communities, especially low income and communities of color, lack access to clean water. The @EPA's #DirtyWaterRule will only make the situation worse. I oppose and reject this dangerous rule." Rep.Steny Hoyer
April 2, 2019 Tweet - "#ClimateChange does not only threaten our environment & public health -- it imperils our national security, too. I thank @HouseForeign for discussing this important issue in their hearing today on the impact of climate change on our security. It's past time to #ActOnClimate." Rep.Steny Hoyer
March 28, 2019 Udall, Senators Introduce Bill to Ban Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 28, 2019 Van Hollen, Beyer Introduce Cap and Dividend Legislation Sen.Chris Van Hollen
March 27, 2019 Tweet - "Today, House Dems introduced #HR9, the #ClimateActionNow Act, prohibiting the Trump Admin from leaving the #ParisClimate Agreement. I thank @USRepKCastor for sponsoring this bill to address the threats to public health & the economy posed by #climatechange." Rep.Steny Hoyer
March 27, 2019 Hoyer Statement on House Democrats' Introduction of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act Rep.Steny Hoyer
March 12, 2019 Inhofe, Bipartisan Group of EPW Senators Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Popular, Effective Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 12, 2019 Van Hollen, Bipartisan Group of Epw Senators Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Popular, Effective Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Sen.Chris Van Hollen
March 12, 2019 Climate Change Sen.Chris Van Hollen
March 8, 2019 Van Hollen Statement on Green New Deal Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Feb. 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Heinrich, Senators Call On Trump To Abandon Plan To Form Anti-Science Panel That Would Threaten National Security, Ignore Climate Change Facts Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Van Hollen Statement on Wheeler Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Feb. 27, 2019 Hoyer Statement on League of Conservation Voters 2018 Scorecard Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 26, 2019 Tweet - "Today, the House & Senate approved legislation to safeguard America's public lands. I'm also pleased this bill has been named for my friend John D. Dingell Jr.--a fitting tribute to a legislator who sought to protect the outdoors for future generations." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 12, 2019 Van Hollen, Cardin Historical and Conservation Priorities Pass the Senate Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Feb. 11, 2019 Tweet - "House Democrats are working to deliver #ForThePeople, holding hearings on protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions, #HR1, and legislation to #EndGunViolence, #ActOnClimate, & rebuild infrastructure. RT to spread the word." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 6, 2019 Tweet - " The cost of #ClimateChange grows every day Congress fails to #ActOnClimate. Today, House Dems held two hearings to understand the impact of climate change on Americans & our economy. The #116thCongress is committed to take action on this critical issue." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Today, House Democrats held long-overdue hearings on climate change & the multiplying effects on businesses & the environment if Congress fails to #ActOnClimate. Watch here as every one of the witnesses before @EnergyCommerce agree #climatechange is real." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 6, 2019 Tweet - "In the wake of the #SOTU, here's a reminder of the steps @realDonaldTrump has taken to undermine public health and our environment. In the 116th Congress, Democrats stand ready to reverse these harmful actions and #ActOnClimate. http://bit.ly/2I2wFo6 " Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 6, 2019 Tweet - "For the first time in nearly a decade, the House is holding hearings on climate change. I thank my colleagues on @NRDems for highlighting how climate change impacts the lives of Americans at their hearing today & looking at ways that Congress can #ActOnClimate." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 5, 2019 Tweet - "Tonight, @realDonaldTrump is misleading the American people about workers' wages in his #SOTU address. The reality is that wages grew at the slowest rate in over a year -- that's AFTER the #GOPTaxScam was signed into law -- in the last jobs report." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Duckworth & Carper Lead EPW Democrats In Requesting Extension Of EPA Public Comment Periods Due To Shutdown Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 1, 2019 Tweet - ". @NRDems , led by @RepRaulGrijalva , are collecting stories about how the changing climate is affecting Americans' daily lives and routines. Submit your #ClimateChangeImpactsMe story here: (link: http://bit.ly/2WAz5NF) bit.ly/2WAz5NF" Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 10, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administer of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Senators Press Wheeler on Questionable Payment to Pruitt Legal Defense Fund Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 28, 2018 Tweet - "Even during the #TrumpShutdown, the Admin's @EPA is finding a way to help big polluters at the expense of public health. Rolling back these protections does not make sense. The majority of utility companies have already installed clean-air tech to comply." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator, EPA - Abandon Baseless Proposal on Animal Waste Emissions Reporting Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 13, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Lawmakers Push President to Act on Climate Change Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "Today is the 3-year anniversary of U.S. adoption of the historic #ParisAgreement. Following the Trump Admin's decision to abandon the agreement -- which threatens our economy & public health -- the House Dem Majority will #ActonClimate in the new Congress." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 11, 2018 Scott, Van Hollen Secure Funding to Aid Chesapeake Bay in Final 2018 Farm Bill Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 11, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Undermine the Clean Water Act Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 11, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Undermine the Clean Water Act Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Instead of building on the Clean Water Act's protections, the Trump Administration is proposing a #DirtyWaterRule to weaken them, putting corporate polluters ahead of public health and access to clean water for our families. #ProtectCleanWater" Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 6, 2018 Tweet - "As global carbon emissions reach an all-time high, the Trump Admin @EPA is taking further steps to roll back public health and environmental safeguards with a proposed rule allowing new power plants to emit more carbon pollution." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 6, 2018 Van Hollen Statement on Nomination of Bernard Mcnamee as Member of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Nov. 30, 2018 Tweet - "The Admin attempted to bury #NCA4, a govt report showing #ClimateChange is a clear & present danger with severe economic consequences. The incoming House Democratic Majority is committed to #ActOnClimate & protect America's future, the environment, & public health. #ClimateFriday" Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 29, 2018 Following National Climate Assessment, Cardin and Van Hollen Join Senate Resolution Endorsing Findings of Recent Climate Change Reports & Urging Immediate Action Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 27, 2018 Tweet - "The climate report released last Friday paints a devastating picture for our environment & economy if the U.S. fails take action to combat #ClimateChange. I stand with the @HispanicCaucus in telling the Trump Admin #ItsTime to #ActonClimate." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 23, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Fourth National Climate Assessment Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 20, 2018 Tweet - "I thank @EnergyCommerce Dems for demanding answers from @EPA. It is unacceptable that this Admin continues to roll back climate change protections while natural disasters cost our country lives & $. The Dem Majority will take overdue steps to #ActOnClimate in the new Congress." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Carper, Whitehouse Lead Senators in Demanding Documents on EPA's Abrupt Dismissal of Scientists from Advisory Committees Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Congressional Progressive Caucus Lead 114 House Democrats in Letter to Administrator Wheeler Urging Reversal of Clean Power Plan Replacement Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
Nov. 8, 2018 Letter to Jeffrey B. Clark, Assistance Attorney General - Feinstein, Harris, Pelosi to Justice Department: Don't Close Environmental Protections Office Rep.Andy Harris, ...
Oct. 26, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency, and the Honorable Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Oppose Trump Administration's Proposed Fuel Economy Roll-Back Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation and Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Senators to Trump Administration: Don't Challenge California's Clean Car Standards Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to Brian Steed, Deputy Directory of Policy and Programs Bureau of Land Management - Forty-Four House Democrats Push BLM to Rescind Illegal Anti-Transparency Directive on Federal Oil and Gas Leasing, Postpone December Lease Sales Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Bonamici, Beyer Lead 96 Colleagues in Opposing Plans to Eliminate the EPA's Office of the Science Advisor Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and the Honorable Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Protect Virginia Students From Lead in Drinking Water Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 14, 2018 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Hurricane Michael Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Oct. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Halt EPA Methane Standards Roll Back Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
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