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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8 statements, Apr 27, 2026 – May 3, 2026
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National Capital Region Democrats’ Statement on Relocation of USDA’s Food Assistance Employees
Criticized USDA relocation of food assistance employees from National Capital Region.
“With only 30 days notice, the Trump Administration decided to attack federal employees, their families, and make it harder to administer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other food assistance programs. To be clear: this is a mass layoff and illegal reorganization under the guise of a relocation.”
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Hoyer Statement on Passage of FY26 Department of Homeland Security Funding Bill
Praised House passage of DHS funding bill excluding ICE and CBP after months of Democratic advocacy.
“On February 11th, 2026, Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro and I introduced a bill that would fund the law-abiding agencies within the Department of Homeland Security, excluding ICE and CBP. House Republicans rejected this legislation, and DHS shut down 3 days later.”
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Hoyer: Adopt this Legislation and Make America as Safe as We Possibly Can
Spoke in support of Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act reauthorizing Section 702 surveillance authority.
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Hoyer Statement on SCOTUS Decision Regarding Key Provision of the Voting Rights Act
Criticized Supreme Court decision weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial gerrymandering.
“I will always cherish the memory of walking arm in arm with my dear friend and brother Rep. John Lewis across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on our annual pilgrimages to Selma, Alabama. In 1965, on that same asphalt, Alabama State Troopers beat John nearly to death, fracturing his skull with their batons.”
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Hoyer: A Defeat for Putin is a Victory for America and for All Free People Around the World
Proposed $500 million amendment to support Ukraine in FY 2027 appropriations bill.
“Mr. Chairman, as I started to say, at the beginning [of] I think maybe it was this session or our last session of Congress the majority renamed the name of this committee as the National Security Committee, I think that's accurate.”
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Ranking Member Hoyer: Let Us Be Mindful of the Signals We are Sending to Our Adversaries
Delivered opening remarks at House Appropriations markup on FY 2027 national security and State Department bill.
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Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Key Bridge Construction
Maryland delegation statement on termination of Francis Scott Key Bridge reconstruction contract.
“The Key Bridge was a gateway to the Port of Baltimore and a vital artery for commerce in the Mid-Atlantic. Its collapse impacted not only our region but our entire nation.”
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Pressed Trump administration on illegal effort to close Beltsville Agricultural Research Center.
“The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposal to decommission the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) is illegal and deeply harmful to American farmers and the nation’s food security.”
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.