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Hoyer Statement on Help HAITI Act

“Tomorrow, the House will take up the Help HAITI Act. This important legislation will help Haitian orphans become permanent residents of the United States in the wake of the tragic earthquake earlier this year..

Hoyer Statement on National Security Advisor General James Jones

“I want to thank General Jones for his service to his country as National Security Advisor.  General Jones is a good friend who I have known and respected for years...

Hoyer Statement on USTR Action

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that the U.S. is investigating China for its policies and practices affecting trade and investment in clean energy technologies in response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers:

The Real Republican Agenda: Taking Our Eye off the Real Fight, Putting Our Nation at Risk

Today Republicans unveiled their agenda calling for the exact same failed policies of the past. The national security agenda presented, once again, does not focus on the real fight against terrorism and the places that give them sanctuary and put our nation at risk.

Hoyer Leads Congressional Delegation to Haiti
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) led a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Haiti today, Friday, August 6th. Joining him were Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Congressman David Price (D-NC), Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Congresswoman Donna Edwards (D-MD), and Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL).
Majority Leader Hoyer Delivers National Security Speech at CSIS

House Majority Leader StenyH. Hoyer (MD) delivered remarks this morning on Democrats’ record on national security and a comprehensive security strategy that uses all of our tools to keep Americans safe at an event hosted by the Center for Strategic & International Studies:

U.S. and Russia Sign Arms Reduction Treaty
Today, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the new START Treaty.
GOP, Military Officials Support Democratic National Security Policies

Throughout the past year, many Congressional Republicans have attempted to use the politics of fear to score political points rather than focus on increasing our nation’s security.

Hoyer Statement on Copenhagen Developments
The agreement President Obama announced this evening - including transparency measures, a mitigation target of two degree Celsius and a financing mechanism - is an important step forward that lays a key marker both in the global fight against climate change and in U.S. participation in such efforts.
Hoyer Statement on the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act
Every Member in this chamber understands the deep danger inherent in a nuclear Iran.