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Aug. 14, 2020
Hoyer Statement on GAO Decision that President Trump's DHS Appointments were Illegal
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 13, 2020
Tweet - "It is outrageous that the Trump Administration finalized a rule to roll back regulations on methane emissions, a harmful pollutant that has been linked to adverse health outcomes."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 9, 2020
Hoyer: As US Hits 5 Million Coronavirus Cases, Trump's Actions Do Not Address the Crisis
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 5, 2020
Tweet - "With 1,000 Americans dying a day, it is incomprehensible that Trump still does not have a national testing strategy. Without a strategy, we are seeing unacceptable delays in testing results, which makes the tests "worthless.""
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 30, 2020
Letter to the Hon. John Barrasso, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Hon. Thomas Carper, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Van Hollen, Democrats Call on Epw Chairman Barrasso to Hold Oversight Hearings on Abuse of Authority to Protect Federal Property
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 30, 2020
Hoyer: America Does Not Have Dictators Who Unlawfully Cancel Elections
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 30, 2020
Tweet - "America does not have dictators who unlawfully cancel elections. Trump has no power to cancel or delay the 2020 election, which will happen Nov. 3. He is trying to distract from this morning's dismal economic news and failure to address the COVID-19."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 28, 2020
Tweet - "I'm attending today's @HouseJudiciary hearing with Attorney General Barr. I do not believe he is impartially presiding over justice, and he is misleading the American people. I'm particularly concerned he is misusing law enforcement to carry out Trump's political agenda."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 27, 2020
Tweet - "Today, more than two months after the Dem-led House passed the #HeroesAct, Senate Republicans finally announced their own proposal. Sadly, the package they introduced today fails to rise to the public health and economic challenges facing our nation."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 22, 2020
Van Hollen Discusses Trump Threat to Send Federal Forces to Baltimore, Legislation to Block It
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
July 22, 2020
Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Deployment of Federal Law Enforcement to U.S. Cities
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 21, 2020
Hoyer Statement on President Trump Deploying Federal Law Enforcement to U.S. Cities
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "In deploying federal law enforcement to patrol American cities and silence those exercising their First Amendment rights, Trump is drawing from the playbook of the worst dictators of the past century. As a nation, we must reject such tactics emphatically."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 16, 2020
Subcommittees Oppose Potentially Dangerous Language and Raise Public Health Concerns in the State Department's Unalienable Rights Draft Report and Release Event
Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
July 15, 2020
Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration Weakening Environmental Protections
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary to the Department of Commerce - Senior House Democrats Call on Secretary Ross to Immediately Withdraw Unprecedented Political Appointees at Census Bureau
Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
July 10, 2020
Tweet - ". @realDonaldTrump has made it clear over and over again that he has no respect for the rule of law. His communication of Roger Stone's sentence is yet another example of that. This President is a danger to our democracy."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2020
Tweet - "Today I spoke w @President_Pines to reaffirm my support for @UofMaryland international students. The Trump Administration's decision to force international students to leave the country is reckless and wrong."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2020
Hoyer Statement on Trump's Commutation of Roger Stone's Sentence
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2020
Hoyer Statement on the Supreme Court's Decisions Regarding President Trump's Tax Returns
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2020
Hoyer Statement on Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's Retirement
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2020
MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript Interview with Jamie Raskin
Rep. Jamie Raskin
July 8, 2020
Tweet - "With 3 million cases in the US, no one -- not even @realDonaldTrump -- can deny our country is experiencing an unprecedented public health crisis. Future Americans will look back in disbelief at the irresponsible actions that led to many preventable deaths."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 8, 2020
Hoyer Statement on the United States Surpassing 3 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 7, 2020
Tweet - "Withdrawing the U.S. from the WHO at the height of a global pandemic that has killed more than 133,000 Americans is self-defeating and dangerous. I urge the President to reverse this decision."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 7, 2020
Hoyer Statement on the Trump Administration Formally Withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 3, 2020
Tweet - "The updated Economic Outlook by @USCBO should serve as a call to action. Unemployment will remain much higher and economic activity much lower for far longer than should be acceptable to any of us."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 1, 2020
Tweet - "At my weekly press conference, I said that the White House briefing I went to yesterday was superficial with only WH personnel and not members of the Intelligence Community. This is a serious matter, and I continue to call for an all-House briefing with intelligence officials."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 1, 2020
Sen. Van Hollen, Rep. Wexton Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Ensure Transparency in Federal Agency Relocations
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 30, 2020
Tweet - "Coronavirus cases are spiking, and Americans are concerned by Trump's mishandling of the crisis. I continue to urge POTUS and the Senate to work with Dems to enact the #HeroesAct, which will provide resources to save lives & defeat this pandemic."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 29, 2020
Rep. Demings Cosponsors Inherent Contempt Bill
Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
June 29, 2020
Tweet - "John Bolton should have testified before the House during its impeachment proceedings. Instead, he withheld his damning evidence of the POTUS's abuse of power, preferring to enrich himself off a book deal. Shame on him."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 29, 2020
Hoyer Statement on John Bolton Putting Profits Before His Patriotic Duty
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 27, 2020
Tweet - "Yesterday's court ruling against POTUS stealing military funding to build his border wall is a victory for our men & women in uniform & reaffirms the separation of powers. Dems will continue to oppose POTUS's efforts to fund an ineffective border wall."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 25, 2020
Tweet - "Another 1.5M filed jobless claims last week, far more than any week on record before this crisis began. We are not seeing the economic rebound that the Trump Admin claims. This crisis is far from over. Every day, we see the need for the assistance the #HeroesAct provides."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 25, 2020
Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General - Udall, Leahy, Van Hollen Release GAO Report Revealing Trump's 4th of July Event Doubled Costs to Taxpayers in 2019
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 24, 2020
MSNBC "Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell - Transcript Interview with Jamie Raskin
Rep. Jamie Raskin
June 23, 2020
Tweet - "Trump's claim that the increase in coronavirus cases is due to more testing is not true. He is misleading the public. In order to safely reopen, we need to increase testing and tracing. The Admin needs to immediately disburse funding that has been allocated for that purpose."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Press Trump Administration for Answers on Cost, Legal Justification of Out-of-State National Guard Deployment to D.C.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 17, 2020
Letter to Mr. John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the US Agency for International Development - Van Hollen, Cardin Call for Investigation into Offensive Statements by Trump Appointees at USAID
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 16, 2020
Hoyer Statement on the President's Executive Order on Policing
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 16, 2020
Tweet - "The executive order POTUS signed today falls short of the actions needed to address police brutality & racism. I am committed to moving the #JusticeInPolicing Act through the House, & I hope that he'll join in enacting reforms needed to make a difference."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 11, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Smith and Colleagues to Reiterate Call for DOJ Investigation into Racially Discriminatory and Violent Policing at Minneapolis Police Department
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and the Hon. Richard Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - Merkley, Blumenthal, Colleagues call on Appropriations Committee to Block Use of Military Against Peaceful Demonstrations
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 5, 2020
Oversight and Homeland Chairs Issue Statement on DHS IG Report Confirming Findings in Joint Investigation
Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
June 4, 2020
Blumenthal Introduces Legislation to Limit Unchecked Presidential Authority under the Insurrection Act
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 29, 2020
Hoyer Statement on Trump Withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization
Rep. Steny Hoyer
May 29, 2020
Tweet - "Today's decision by President Trump to withdraw the United States from @WHO is, like most of his decisions, short-sighted, ill-advised, and wrong. This decision will put millions of lives at risk."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
May 27, 2020
Hoyer Statement on the United States Surpassing 100,000 Coronavirus Deaths
Rep. Steny Hoyer
May 26, 2020
Letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Secretary of Interior - National Capital Region Delegation Strongly Opposes Trump Plans For July Fourth Military Parade In D.C. During Pandemic
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Aug. 14, 2020
Hoyer Statement on GAO Decision that President Trump's DHS Appointments were Illegal
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 13, 2020
Tweet - "It is outrageous that the Trump Administration finalized a rule to roll back regulations on methane emissions, a harmful pollutant that has been linked to adverse health outcomes."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 9, 2020
Hoyer: As US Hits 5 Million Coronavirus Cases, Trump's Actions Do Not Address the Crisis
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 5, 2020
Tweet - "With 1,000 Americans dying a day, it is incomprehensible that Trump still does not have a national testing strategy. Without a strategy, we are seeing unacceptable delays in testing results, which makes the tests "worthless.""
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 30, 2020
Letter to the Hon. John Barrasso, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Hon. Thomas Carper, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Van Hollen, Democrats Call on Epw Chairman Barrasso to Hold Oversight Hearings on Abuse of Authority to Protect Federal Property
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 30, 2020
Hoyer: America Does Not Have Dictators Who Unlawfully Cancel Elections
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 30, 2020
Tweet - "America does not have dictators who unlawfully cancel elections. Trump has no power to cancel or delay the 2020 election, which will happen Nov. 3. He is trying to distract from this morning's dismal economic news and failure to address the COVID-19."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 28, 2020
Tweet - "I'm attending today's @HouseJudiciary hearing with Attorney General Barr. I do not believe he is impartially presiding over justice, and he is misleading the American people. I'm particularly concerned he is misusing law enforcement to carry out Trump's political agenda."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 27, 2020
Tweet - "Today, more than two months after the Dem-led House passed the #HeroesAct, Senate Republicans finally announced their own proposal. Sadly, the package they introduced today fails to rise to the public health and economic challenges facing our nation."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 22, 2020
Van Hollen Discusses Trump Threat to Send Federal Forces to Baltimore, Legislation to Block It
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
July 22, 2020
Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Deployment of Federal Law Enforcement to U.S. Cities
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 21, 2020
Hoyer Statement on President Trump Deploying Federal Law Enforcement to U.S. Cities
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "In deploying federal law enforcement to patrol American cities and silence those exercising their First Amendment rights, Trump is drawing from the playbook of the worst dictators of the past century. As a nation, we must reject such tactics emphatically."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 16, 2020
Subcommittees Oppose Potentially Dangerous Language and Raise Public Health Concerns in the State Department's Unalienable Rights Draft Report and Release Event
Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
July 15, 2020
Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration Weakening Environmental Protections
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary to the Department of Commerce - Senior House Democrats Call on Secretary Ross to Immediately Withdraw Unprecedented Political Appointees at Census Bureau
Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
July 10, 2020
Tweet - ". @realDonaldTrump has made it clear over and over again that he has no respect for the rule of law. His communication of Roger Stone's sentence is yet another example of that. This President is a danger to our democracy."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2020
Tweet - "Today I spoke w @President_Pines to reaffirm my support for @UofMaryland international students. The Trump Administration's decision to force international students to leave the country is reckless and wrong."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 10, 2020
Hoyer Statement on Trump's Commutation of Roger Stone's Sentence
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2020
Hoyer Statement on the Supreme Court's Decisions Regarding President Trump's Tax Returns
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2020
Hoyer Statement on Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's Retirement
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 9, 2020
MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript Interview with Jamie Raskin
Rep.Jamie Raskin
July 8, 2020
Tweet - "With 3 million cases in the US, no one -- not even @realDonaldTrump -- can deny our country is experiencing an unprecedented public health crisis. Future Americans will look back in disbelief at the irresponsible actions that led to many preventable deaths."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 8, 2020
Hoyer Statement on the United States Surpassing 3 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 7, 2020
Tweet - "Withdrawing the U.S. from the WHO at the height of a global pandemic that has killed more than 133,000 Americans is self-defeating and dangerous. I urge the President to reverse this decision."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 7, 2020
Hoyer Statement on the Trump Administration Formally Withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 3, 2020
Tweet - "The updated Economic Outlook by @USCBO should serve as a call to action. Unemployment will remain much higher and economic activity much lower for far longer than should be acceptable to any of us."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 1, 2020
Tweet - "At my weekly press conference, I said that the White House briefing I went to yesterday was superficial with only WH personnel and not members of the Intelligence Community. This is a serious matter, and I continue to call for an all-House briefing with intelligence officials."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 1, 2020
Sen. Van Hollen, Rep. Wexton Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Ensure Transparency in Federal Agency Relocations
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 30, 2020
Tweet - "Coronavirus cases are spiking, and Americans are concerned by Trump's mishandling of the crisis. I continue to urge POTUS and the Senate to work with Dems to enact the #HeroesAct, which will provide resources to save lives & defeat this pandemic."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 29, 2020
Rep. Demings Cosponsors Inherent Contempt Bill
Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
June 29, 2020
Tweet - "John Bolton should have testified before the House during its impeachment proceedings. Instead, he withheld his damning evidence of the POTUS's abuse of power, preferring to enrich himself off a book deal. Shame on him."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 29, 2020
Hoyer Statement on John Bolton Putting Profits Before His Patriotic Duty
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 27, 2020
Tweet - "Yesterday's court ruling against POTUS stealing military funding to build his border wall is a victory for our men & women in uniform & reaffirms the separation of powers. Dems will continue to oppose POTUS's efforts to fund an ineffective border wall."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 25, 2020
Tweet - "Another 1.5M filed jobless claims last week, far more than any week on record before this crisis began. We are not seeing the economic rebound that the Trump Admin claims. This crisis is far from over. Every day, we see the need for the assistance the #HeroesAct provides."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 25, 2020
Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General - Udall, Leahy, Van Hollen Release GAO Report Revealing Trump's 4th of July Event Doubled Costs to Taxpayers in 2019
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 24, 2020
MSNBC "Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell - Transcript Interview with Jamie Raskin
Rep.Jamie Raskin
June 23, 2020
Tweet - "Trump's claim that the increase in coronavirus cases is due to more testing is not true. He is misleading the public. In order to safely reopen, we need to increase testing and tracing. The Admin needs to immediately disburse funding that has been allocated for that purpose."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Press Trump Administration for Answers on Cost, Legal Justification of Out-of-State National Guard Deployment to D.C.
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 17, 2020
Letter to Mr. John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the US Agency for International Development - Van Hollen, Cardin Call for Investigation into Offensive Statements by Trump Appointees at USAID
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 16, 2020
Hoyer Statement on the President's Executive Order on Policing
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 16, 2020
Tweet - "The executive order POTUS signed today falls short of the actions needed to address police brutality & racism. I am committed to moving the #JusticeInPolicing Act through the House, & I hope that he'll join in enacting reforms needed to make a difference."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 11, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Smith and Colleagues to Reiterate Call for DOJ Investigation into Racially Discriminatory and Violent Policing at Minneapolis Police Department
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and the Hon. Richard Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - Merkley, Blumenthal, Colleagues call on Appropriations Committee to Block Use of Military Against Peaceful Demonstrations
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 5, 2020
Oversight and Homeland Chairs Issue Statement on DHS IG Report Confirming Findings in Joint Investigation
Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
June 4, 2020
Blumenthal Introduces Legislation to Limit Unchecked Presidential Authority under the Insurrection Act
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 29, 2020
Hoyer Statement on Trump Withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization
Rep.Steny Hoyer
May 29, 2020
Tweet - "Today's decision by President Trump to withdraw the United States from @WHO is, like most of his decisions, short-sighted, ill-advised, and wrong. This decision will put millions of lives at risk."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
May 27, 2020
Hoyer Statement on the United States Surpassing 100,000 Coronavirus Deaths
Rep.Steny Hoyer
May 26, 2020
Letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Secretary of Interior - National Capital Region Delegation Strongly Opposes Trump Plans For July Fourth Military Parade In D.C. During Pandemic
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
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