Press Release

With the renaming of Boris Nemtsov Plaza, officials from Vladimir Putin’s Russia will be reminded of the movement for democracy in their country every time they enter or exit their embassy here in Washington.

We have 67% of the American people who think we ought to deal with assault weapons, which are the weapons of choice for those who want to kill a lot of people very quickly in public places; whether they be schools, or restaurants, or concert venues, restaurants, nightclubs. The American public want action.

Public employees deserve to benefit from collective bargaining just as private sector employees do, and I hope the Supreme Court will agree that fair-share fees are necessary to maintain the collective bargaining strength of labor organizations representing public servants. 

Congress has a responsibility, under the Constitution, to provide for the safety and general welfare of the American people, and this includes protecting our children from mass murderers. 

The Supreme Court’s rejection of the Trump Administration’s request to expedite the deportation of hundreds of thousands of young DREAMers does not mean Congress has any less urgency to resolve this crisis of the President’s own making. 

With this release, the American people now have information that Republicans on the Intelligence Committee omitted from their memo and a fuller picture of how the Republican memo was a partisan effort to undermine the Special Counsel’s investigation.

The United States ought to use every tool in our possession to pressure the North Koreans to end their dangerous buildup of nuclear arms.

Earlier this week, House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) led House Democrats on the second Make It In America listening tour, which traveled across the Industrial Heartland to hear directly from Americans about the economic challenges they face.