PRESS RELEASE: OCT 18, 2017 Praise for Bipartisan Deal to Strengthen the Affordable Care Act Yesterday, a bipartisan agreement was announced to strengthen the Affordable Care Act.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 17, 2017 Hoyer Statement on the Murray-Alexander Agreement to Strengthen the Affordable Care Act I welcome reports that Senators Murray and Alexander have reached agreement on legislation to ensure the continued payment of cost-sharing reductions for two years, invest in outreach and enrollment, and put in place other market stabilization measures.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 13, 2017 Hoyer Statement on President Trump’s Decision to Decertify the JCPOA The President's action today to decertify Iran’s compliance with the JCPOA is unjustified by the facts.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 12, 2017 Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration Ending Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Not content to harm Americans with pre-existing conditions with his executive order earlier today, this President is now acting spitefully to raise premiums on millions of Americans and force a collapse of our health insurance marketplaces.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 12, 2017 Hoyer Floor Remarks on Assistance for Americans in Florida, Texas, the West, Puerto Rico and USVI I thank the gentlelady for yielding and I rise in support of this Legislation.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 12, 2017 Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Executive Order Sabotaging the Affordable Care Act President Trump and his allies failed to pass their dangerous TrumpCare legislation in Congress, so they are now thwarting the will of the American people and instead trying to sabotage the Affordable Care Act through an executive order.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 12, 2017 Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Threat to Abandon the People of Puerto Rico As of this morning, 3.4 million American citizens are living on an island where only 17% of residents have power, some areas have only 30% access to clean water, and many families are still unable to contact loved-ones to ensure they are safe. Food, water, medical services, and fuel remain in short supply or unable to reach areas in need.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 12, 2017 Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Attacks on Freedom of the Press I was appalled by the President’s dangerous statement yesterday questioning freedom of the press in our country.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 11, 2017 Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration Decision to Lift Sanctions on Sudan Sanctions relief is a means, not an end.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 11, 2017 Hoyer Statement on Wildfires in Northern California I am horrified by the images of destruction in California and by the terrible loss of life.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 8, 2017 Hoyer Statement on the Trump Administration's Immigration Principles This proposal is a non-starter.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 7, 2017 Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration’s Rollback of Protections for LGBT Americans I am appalled by the Trump Administration's decision to implement an unprecedented expansion of religious exemptions that can be used to discriminate on the basis of sexual identity.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 6, 2017 Hoyer Statement on Reports that the Trump Administration Will Rescind the Clean Power Plan Today we are witnessing the consequences of putting in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency someone who does not believe in the agency’s core mission and has spent his career seeking to undermine environmental protection.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 6, 2017 Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to Roll Back Women's Access to Contraception With today’s decision, it becomes even clearer that President Trump believes that women’s access to affordable contraception should be a decision not for her but for her employer.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 6, 2017 Hoyer Statement on the September Jobs Report While much of the loss of 40,000 private sector jobs last month can be attributed to the recent hurricanes that devastated parts of Texas, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, the end of a record streak of eighty-eight months of private sector job growth clearly shows the fragility of our economy.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 5, 2017 Hoyer Discusses the Urgent Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on CNN WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined CNN today to discuss the need for the Administration to deploy additional resources to address the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Below are excerpts from the interview and a link to the video:
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 4, 2017 Hoyer: This Budget Is Merely a Vehicle for Tax Cuts for the Wealthy at the Expense of the Middle Class Mr. Speaker, the Budget Act adopted in 1974 requires that the House complete work on its budget for the next fiscal year by April 15. That's 172 days ago.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 4, 2017 Hoyer Statement on Republicans Voting Against Establishing a Select Committee on Gun Violence Today, just fifty-nine hours after fifty-nine people were brutally murdered and more than 500 injured in the worst mass shooting in our history, House Republicans voted to defeat a motion that would have established a select committee to investigate gun violence.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 3, 2017 Hoyer, Moore, & Heck Urge President Trump Again to Withdraw Garrett Nomination It has now been more than five months since you announced Mr. Garrett’s pick
ISSUE REPORT: OCT 3, 2017 Republicans Budget is a Trojan Horse for Tax Cuts for the Wealthy This week, House Republicans will bring their budget resolution to the Floor for consideration – 172 days after the April 15 deadline to complete their work on a budget.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 2, 2017 Hoyer Statement on the Trump Administration’s Decision to Admit Fewer Refugees to the United States The President’s announcement that his Administration will permit even fewer refugees to resettle in the United States is the wrong decision.
PRESS RELEASE: OCT 2, 2017 Hoyer Statement on Shooting in Las Vegas All Americans are in shock this morning after the worst mass shooting in our nation's history, and I pray for the victims and their families.
PRESS RELEASE: SEP 29, 2017 Democrats Urge Immediate Assistance for the People of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands The U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin islands are facing a humanitarian crisis following devastation from hurricanes Maria and Irma.
PRESS RELEASE: SEP 29, 2017 Hoyer Statement on the Resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price The resignation of Secretary Price was warranted.
PRESS RELEASE: SEP 29, 2017 Hoyer Statement on Tax Policy Center Analysis of GOP Tax Reform Framework The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center’s analysis of Republicans’ tax reform framework ought to raise concern among every American who worries about their own economic wellbeing as well as the impact of deficits and debt.
