STATEMENT: APR 28, 2017 Hoyer Floor Remarks on the One-Week CR I am so pleased to be here, in the House. I am not pleased that we are considering a Continuing Resolution.
STATEMENT: APR 27, 2017 Hoyer Discusses the GOP Shutdown and President Trump's Tax Proposal on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Nobody believes that the Democrats want to shut down the government, period. That's irrational.
STATEMENT: APR 26, 2017 Hoyer Discusses President Trump's Tax Proposal with Fox News' Neil Cavuto One of the groups just put out a cost analysis of the.. and we just have a one-page paper.
STATEMENT: APR 26, 2017 Hoyer Floor Remarks on President Trump's First 100 Days Thank you very much Mr. Speaker. At the end of the week, President Trump will reach his hundredth day in office.
STATEMENT: MAR 29, 2017 Hoyer: Republicans Will Be Responsible for Anything That Happens to Our Health Care System On Their Watch Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last week was a historic week in many respects.
STATEMENT: MAR 28, 2017 Hoyer Remarks at FedScoop's IT Modernization Summit Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today.
STATEMENT: MAR 22, 2017 Hoyer Testimony Before the Rules Committee on TrumpCare Thank you, Chairman Sessions and Ranking Member Slaughter.
STATEMENT: MAR 21, 2017 Hoyer: Republicans’ Health Care Bill Will Be a Disaster For Families In Our Country Mr. Speaker, this week we will consider the most important bill that this House will consider in this Congress.
STATEMENT: MAR 16, 2017 Hoyer: Stripping Away the Rights of VA Employees Will Not Improve the Care That Our Veterans and Their Families Deserve I rise in opposition to this bill and adopt many of the premises that my friend, Mr. Walz, adopted.
STATEMENT: MAR 10, 2017 Hoyer Discusses Republican Efforts to Rush Their Repeal of the Affordable Care Act in Colloquy To rationalize a procedure which has a bill introduced Monday night and is subjected to 26 hours straight of markup on the following Wednesday, less than 48 hours later, no matter how you dress it up, that is not, Mr. Speaker, regular order.
STATEMENT: MAR 9, 2017 Hoyer Floor Remarks on Republican Efforts to Hide Their Bill to Repeal the Affordable Care Act Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just came from the Energy and Commerce Committee.
STATEMENT: MAR 7, 2017 Hoyer Floor Remarks on the Republican Bill to Repeal the Affordable Care Act The Republicans released a bill last night. That bill deals with every American’s welfare. Every American’s welfare.
STATEMENT: MAR 6, 2017 Hoyer Statement on President Trump's New Muslim Ban Executive Order The executive order signed today doubles down on a radical policy that will weaken our national security and put all Americans in danger.
STATEMENT: MAR 5, 2017 Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Accusations of Wiretapping President Trump's outrageous allegations this weekend paint a picture of someone obsessed with wild conspiracy theories and detached from reality.
STATEMENT: FEB 20, 2017 Hoyer Statement on Reports of Threats Directed Against Jewish Community Centers I am deeply alarmed by this latest wave of threats against Jewish Community Centers in states across the country.
STATEMENT: FEB 17, 2017 Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Former House Republican Leader Bob Michel Today, I lost a dear friend, and America lost a great patriot. Bob Michel's service to the country was an example for us all.
STATEMENT: FEB 14, 2017 Hoyer Statement on Forced Exits from Health Insurance Marketplace Caused by GOP Uncertainty Today's announcement by Humana that it will exit the health insurance marketplaces nationwide in 2018 is alarming because it demonstrates that the market uncertainty being created by Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act has a real-world impact on American consumers.
STATEMENT: FEB 10, 2017 Hoyer Statement on Michael Flynn's Reported Conversations with Russia on Sanctions Reports that National Security Advisor Michael Flynn discussed easing sanctions with the Putin regime before the inauguration raise serious alarm bells.
STATEMENT: JAN 13, 2017 Hoyer: Repealing the Affordable Care Act Without a Replacement Would Adversely Affect Americans With Disabilities Mr. Speaker, I absolutely disagree with the previous speaker. He is wrong. He is wrong on the facts... The Affordable Care Act was on the table longer than any bill since I’ve been in Congress – which was 36 years – to read, to review, to analyze, and to make a decision.
STATEMENT: JUL 14, 2016 Hoyer: House Democrats Remain In the House Chamber Ready to Do the Business of Our Country House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today after House Republicans adjourned the House without taking action to address gun violence, the threat of the Zika virus, or the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
STATEMENT: JUL 14, 2016 Hoyer: Threats from Iran Require a Bipartisan Approach House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor earlier today on the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Iran Nuclear Deal, in opposition to legislation introduced by Republicans not through regular order and without any input from Democrats.
STATEMENT: JUL 8, 2016 Hoyer: As We Mourn, We Remember that the Way We Bend the Arc of the Moral Universe Toward Justice Is By Bending It Together House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today to discuss the shootings in Dallas, Texas and the recent deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
STATEMENT: JUL 5, 2016 Hoyer: We Will Not Stand Silent As Thousands of Americans Are Victimized By Gun Violence House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the Floor of the House of Representatives this afternoon to demand House Republicans bring bipartisan legislation to address gun violence to the Floor for a vote.
STATEMENT: JUN 22, 2016 Hoyer: Our People Expect Us to Stand House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the Floor of the House of Representatives this evening during a sit-in staged by House Democrats to demand a vote on legislation to address gun violence. House Republicans gaveled out the proceedings more than eight hours previously, but Democrats held the Floor.
STATEMENT: JUN 22, 2016 Hoyer: We Stand for Those Who Do Not See This Day House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the Floor of the House of Representatives today during a sit-in staged by House Democrats to demand Republicans hold a vote on legislation to address gun violence.
