Press Release
With our economy adding another 197,000 private sector jobs in November, and the unemployment rate remaining at 5.0% - its lowest level since April 2008, we have now experienced sixty-nine consecutive months of growing private sector jobs.
Today’s decision by Defense Secretary Carter to open every military occupation specialty to women will strengthen our Armed Forces and help ensure that it reflects the American value of equal opportunity.
Thank you very much. I came here to hear Maxine Waters introduce me. It’s always good to have a close friend introduce you, thank you so much, but Maxine really has been our quarterback on this issue as the Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee.
Yesterday’s IAEA report on Iran’s military program confirms what we’ve known for years – that, in spite of its leaders’ stonewalling, dissembling, and deception, Iran indeed pursued a secret nuclear weapons program at least through 2003 and conducted weapons development activities after that point, even as late as 2009.
Wanted to be sure you saw the article that ran in POLITICO Pro last night about the inclusion of Full-Service Community Schools in the Every Student Succeeds Act to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today on the shooting in San Bernardino:
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today on the passing of Sandy Berger, who served as National Security Advisor under President Clinton:
This week, I join in marking two important anniversaries that are milestones on our nation’s continuing march toward full equality for all.
On this World AIDS Day, we stand in solidarity with those who are living with HIV/AIDS and remember the lives lost in communities across our country and throughout the world.
Yesterday's shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs was a deplorable act of violence that we cannot continue to allow to happen in our nation again and again. My thoughts are with the families of Officer Garrett Swasey, who died in the line of duty while protecting others, and the two civilians killed.