Steny H. Hoyer
U.S. Representative · MD-5 · Democrat
Statements and posts
401 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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6 statements, Mar 2, 2026 – Mar 8, 2026
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Pushed back on ICE plans to convert Washington County warehouse into 1,500-person detention facility.
“As members of Maryland’s Congressional Delegation, we write in strong opposition to the effort by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to convert a large, industrial warehouse at 10900 Hopewell Road, Williamsport, Maryland into an immigration detention facility.”
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Hoyer Statement on February Jobs Report
Criticized February jobs report showing 92,000 job losses and blamed Trump's tariffs and policies.
“In his State of the Union last week, Trump said our ‘roaring economy is roaring like never before.’ The February jobs report released this morning, however, was a whimper. The American economy lost 92,000 jobs last month, and unemployment rose to 4.4%.”
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Pressed Trump Administration for action and answers on reported Legionella outbreak at Baltimore federal building.
“We write with concern regarding recent reports of a Legionella bacteria outbreak at the George H. Fallon Federal Building, located at 31 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, MD 21201. The Fallon Building houses several federal agencies, including offices in the U.S.”
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Hoyer Floor Remarks During Debate on H.R. 7744
Delivered floor remarks during debate on the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act.
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Hoyer Floor Remarks in Support of H.R. 7481
Delivered floor remarks supporting Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026.
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Hoyer Remarks at Puerto Rico Equality and Statehood Summit
Delivered remarks at Puerto Rico Equality and Statehood Summit supporting statehood legislation.
“Well, I, first of all, I apologize to the distinguished panel for interrupting you, but I want to let you know that I was instructed to be here at 1:30 [p.m.], so I followed instructions (laughter). And then, as you noticed, when Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen gave me instructions, I followed those as well.”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.