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PRESS RELEASE: APR 25, 2018

Hoyer Statement on House Passage of the Music Modernization Act

Our nation’s music professionals – performers, recording artists, songwriters, sound engineers, and others involved in the musical arts – deserve to benefit fairly from their hard work. 
PRESS RELEASE: APR 25, 2018

Hoyer, Lee Statement on Trump Administration's Proposal to Triple Rent on Low-Income Americans

Clearly, Secretary Carson doesn’t understand how difficult it is for low-income families who are struggling to keep roofs over their heads. 
PRESS RELEASE: APR 24, 2018

Hoyer: Export-Import Bank Needs a Full-Time President and Board Quorum

The Export-Import Bank fulfills a critical function in helping American businesses and workers compete on a level playing field when it comes to selling American-made products overseas. 
PRESS RELEASE: APR 24, 2018

Hoyer Statement on the Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

As we mark the 103rd anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian Genocide, we remember the 1.5 million people killed and the millions of other lives uprooted. 
PRESS RELEASE: APR 21, 2018

Hoyer Statement on Earth Day

On this Earth Day, which we observe on Sunday, let us recommit ourselves to the task of preserving our planet to sustain future generations.
PRESS RELEASE: APR 19, 2018

Hoyer Statement on Bipartisan Queen-of-the-Hill Rule on DACA Legislation

I have said that the House ought to work its will on legislation to protect DREAMers, and this rule shows that a majority of Members in the House want to take action.
PRESS RELEASE: APR 18, 2018

Hoyer Statement on the 70th Anniversary of Israel's Independence Day

Seventy years ago, the rebirth of the Jewish State of Israel ended two millennia of painful exile.  Jews from the Land of Israel and every corner of the diaspora – from the mountains of Caucasus to the plains of Argentina, from the ancient villages of Iraq to the displaced persons camps of liberated Europe – joined to ensure that the fate of the Jewish people would never again rest solely in others’ hands. 
PRESS RELEASE: APR 18, 2018

Hoyer Statement on Committee Passage of Republicans' Partisan Farm Bill

I am disappointed that Chairman Conaway has chosen to mark up a partisan Farm Bill that includes severe cuts to nutrition assistance for Americans in need.
PRESS RELEASE: APR 18, 2018

Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Former First Lady Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush was an extraordinary woman of strong and decent values and sharp wit.
PRESS RELEASE: APR 17, 2018

Hoyer Statement on Tax Day

As millions of Americans complete their tax filings, we are all reminded that every taxpayer - and every American - deserves a government that is fair, honest, transparent, and effective. 
PRESS RELEASE: APR 17, 2018

Hoyer Discusses the GOP Tax Scam on CNBC's Squawk Box

WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined CNBC's Squawk Box this morning live from the Capitol on Tax Day to discuss the GOP Tax Scam. Below are excerpts from the interview and a link to the video:
 

PRESS RELEASE: APR 13, 2018

Hoyer Statement on U.S. Airstrikes in Syria

President Assad should know that the use of chemical weapons will be met with a strong response.
PRESS RELEASE: APR 13, 2018

Hoyer Statement on Reports Iran Launched a Drone Intended for Israel

Israel will always have the right to defend itself against attack.
PRESS RELEASE: APR 12, 2018

Hoyer Statement on the Introduction of House Republicans' Partisan Farm Bill

The farm bill draft introduced today by Republicans on the Agriculture Committee doubles-down on their assault against families and children on the edge of hunger.
PRESS RELEASE: APR 12, 2018

Hoyer, Lee Statement on Executive Order to Keep Millions in Poverty

This executive order is further evidence that President Trump doesn’t understand what it’s like to struggle in our economy.  Democrats want to get more Americans out of poverty and into the workforce, but pulling the rug out from under working families is not the way to do it. 
PRESS RELEASE: APR 11, 2018

Hoyer Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Beginning at sunset this evening, people in America, Israel, and across the world will gather to remember the six million Jews and millions of others brutally murdered during the Shoah. 
PRESS RELEASE: APR 11, 2018

Hoyer Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act

Today, we mark half a century since the signing into law of the Fair Housing Act, which did away with legal segregation in housing. 
PRESS RELEASE: APR 11, 2018

Hoyer Statement on House Speaker Paul Ryan's Decision to Not Seek Re-election

Paul Ryan has been a faithful public servant for Wisconsin and for our country.
PRESS RELEASE: APR 10, 2018

Hoyer Statement on Passage of House Resolution Supporting Respect for Human Rights and Inclusive Governance in Ethiopia

I was proud to support passage of this important resolution, which supports justice and human rights in Ethiopia.
PRESS RELEASE: APR 10, 2018

Hoyer, House Democrats Conclude Third Make It In America Listening Tour

Last week, House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) led House Democrats on the third Make It In America listening tour, which traveled to the Upper Midwest to hear directly from Americans about economic challenges and opportunities in their communities.
PRESS RELEASE: APR 10, 2018

Hoyer Statement on Equal Pay Day

On Equal Pay Day, we mark the time it takes a woman, on average, to earn the same amount as a man for the same work if both had started on the first of January last year. 
PRESS RELEASE: APR 9, 2018

Hoyer Statement on the Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook

Today's Budget and Economic Outlook from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows the extent to which the policies of President Trump and Congressional Republicans have exploded the debt.
PRESS RELEASE: APR 9, 2018

Hoyer Statement on Chemical Attack in Syria

The chemical attack in Douma was a horrific violation of international law and a crime against humanity.
PRESS RELEASE: APR 6, 2018

Hoyer Statement on March Jobs Report

While our economy continues to add jobs, albeit more slowly, it’s critical that we remember what economic prosperity really means.
PRESS RELEASE: APR 4, 2018

Hoyer Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Today, we remember an American prophet, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who left us fifty years ago. 
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