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August 6, 2010 — Press Item
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) led a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Haiti today, Friday, August 6th. Joining him were Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Congressman David Price (D-NC), Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Congresswoman Donna Edwards (D-MD), and Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL).
June 28, 2010 — Press Item
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) delivered remarks this morning on Democrats’ record on national security and a comprehensive security strategy that uses all of our tools to keep Americans safe at an event hosted by the Center for Strategic & International Studies:
April 8, 2010 — Press Item
Today, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the new START Treaty.
February 25, 2010 — Press Item
Throughout the past year, many Congressional Republicans have attempted to use the politics of fear to score political points rather than focus on increasing our nation’s security.
December 18, 2009 — Press Item
The agreement President Obama announced this evening - including transparency measures, a mitigation target of two degree Celsius and a financing mechanism - is an important step forward that lays a key marker both in the global fight against climate change and in U.S. participation in such efforts.
December 15, 2009 — Press Item
Every Member in this chamber understands the deep danger inherent in a nuclear Iran.
December 1, 2009 — Press Item
Tonight, President Obama delivered a speech on his strategy for Afghanistan.
November 28, 2009 — Press Item
I applaud Prime Minister Netanyahu's announcement of Israeli plans to suspend new settlement construction in the West Bank.
November 10, 2009 — Press Item
I am pleased that the Obama Administration is continuing to focus on the dire situation in Sudan.
November 4, 2009 — Press Item
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer spoke at a Helsinki Commission event this morning marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
November 3, 2009 — Press Item
I rise to voice my objection to the unbalanced and inaccurate Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, otherwise known as the Goldstone Report.
April 24, 2009 — Press Item
I am honored to accept this award, as the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress continue our efforts to strengthen the United States’ bond with Israel.
March 27, 2009 — Press Item
I applaud the Obama Administration for taking its time to develop a comprehensive strategy for the Afghanistan/Pakistan region.
March 27, 2009 — Press Item
House Democrats weighed-in on President Obama's announced strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
February 17, 2009 — Press Item
President Obama’s announcement that he will send troop reinforcements to Afghanistan is the first step toward refocusing on the security and stabilization of that nation.
January 23, 2009 — Press Item
Today, President Obama signed an executive order repealing the ‘global gag rule,’ a policy that banned American funds for overseas family planning organizations that perform abortions or conduct abortion counseling.
January 9, 2009 — Press Item
Today this House stands united in support of Israel as it faces enemies bent on its destruction.
December 29, 2008 — Press Item
Israel is acting in clear self-defense in response to heinous rocket attacks from Hamas-controlled Gaza.
December 10, 2008 — Press Item
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) and 10 Members of Congress sent a bipartisan White Paper on Darfur to President-elect Obama today. This group traveled to Sudan in April 2007.
December 4, 2008 — Press Item
Some awards mark a job well done. This one marks a responsibility that endures: our responsibility to an ally and a friend, a partner for peace and a fellow democracy, the State of Israel; our responsibility to stand by Israel and the Jewish people in a world where friends so often seem outnumbered by threats.
September 24, 2007 — Press Item
A flash-based graphical timeline that details the Republican party's failures while controling Washington.
August 12, 2008 — Press Item
The bipartisan leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives stands united in condemning – in the strongest possible terms – the recent Russian invasion of the sovereign state of Georgia.
July 24, 2008 — Press Item
Five years ago, the United States made an unprecedented commitment to the people of the world who suffer from HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.
June 6, 2008 — Press Item
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