Press Release

I join in marking the fifty-fifth anniversary of the signing of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act, which banned discrimination based on race in education, employment, and public accommodation. 

It is as critical as ever that Members keep in close contact with their constituents,” said Leader Hoyer. “Social media is a powerful way to facilitate that communication and increase transparency in Congress.

Though the Supreme Court has decided to take up the case of the nearly 800,000 Dreamers next year, Congress and the Administration must not wait that long to fix this problem.

As we mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising today, we do so at a time of great change and great progress.  The courageous LGBTQ Americans who stood up against oppression and persecution in New York on the night of June 28, 1969, did so at a time when the idea of LGBTQ equality felt, for many, unattainable.

One year ago today, the Capital Gazette and the State of Maryland suffered a terrible loss. I join in remembering Rob, Gerald, John, Wendi, and Rebecca and the impact they had on our communities in Maryland.  

Today, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined a letter led by U.S. Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) to the Trump Administration requesting the disbursement of funds, which were already appropriated, to improve and build a more resilient electric grid in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The letter, which is bipartisan and bicameral letter, was signed by 47 Members of Congress.

I was proud to bring the SAFE Act to the Floor today, and now that the House has passed it, I urge the Senate to do the same.  As we look ahead to the 2020 federal election, Congress and the Administration have a responsibility to ensure that every American’s right to vote will be protected and that our voting systems are safe from foreign cyberattacks. 

Today’s Supreme Court ruling on the Trump Administration’s effort to interfere with the 2020 Census recognizes that the Commerce Department has not sufficiently explained why adding a citizenship question would be justified.