National Security

Keeping America safe is Congress’ most important duty. Democrats are focused on strengthening U.S. national security, defending democracy, and restoring America’s leadership in the world.

Democrats are committed to enhancing our national security and advancing key American interests, while supporting human rights and democratic values at home and abroad.

In the 117th Congress, Democrats passed a bipartisan defense authorization bill that strengthened our national security, ensured our military personnel have the resources they need to defend our country, and bolstered our allies and international interests. In the 118th Congress, Democrats will build on these gains by continuing to help President Biden keep Americans safe.

We will continue to work with the Administration to provide our diplomats and our troops with the tools needed to carry out their missions abroad safely and effectively. This will include continuing to work with our allies to ensure Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine ends in defeat for Putin, that America maintains its competitiveness against China’s authoritarian challenges, and that the world is free from threats posed by Iran.

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THE DAILY LEADER: THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008
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Majority Leader Hoyer Responds to President Bush’s Comments on Iraq
The President’s comments today on the war in Iraq essentially restated – albeit in a more subtle form – what Vice President Cheney said last month: This Administration has every intention of ignoring the will of the American people, who want our troops redeployed in a responsible fashion and who want the Iraqis to take responsibility for the future of their own nation.
Hoyer Statement on Testimony from General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker
Today, General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker testified before the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees.
House Majority Leader Hoyer Responds to President Bush on Iraq
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“Once again today, President Bush painted a rosy pic
Hoyer Statement on the Iraq War As It Enters Its Sixth Year
As the war in Iraq enters its sixth year on Wednesday, two things are abundantly clear.
Hoyer, Conyers, Reyes Applaud House Passage of the FISA Amendments Act
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD), House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes applauded today’s passage of the FISA Amendments Act, which passed the House 213-197.
Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on the FISA Amendments Act
Mr. Speaker, let me first say that every single Member of this body wants to enable our intelligence community to detect, disrupt and eliminate terrorists who have no compunction about planning and participating in the mass killings of innocent men, women and children.
Majority Leader Hoyer’s Statement After House Holds Secret Session
I did not hear any new information tonight that dissuades me from my very strong belief that the FISA bill House Democrats have produced – and which the House will vote on tomorrow – is a reasonable, thoughtful, appropriate piece of legislation.
Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on Secret Session of the House
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today:
 
“The Majority received a request from the Minority Whip, Mr. Blunt, for the House to go into secret session.  Mr.
THE DAILY LEADER: THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008
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