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I am very disappointed in yesterday’s decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to continue preventing the implementation of the President’s DAPA and expanded DACA programs to keep immigrant families together, which I believe does not reflect clear legal precedent that support the Administration’s actions.
WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the United States Supreme Court announced that it would take up a case on the Affordable Care Act's birth control mandate:
This Sunday marks the fiftieth anniversary of President Johnson signing the Higher Education Act into law. That landmark legislation, part of the President’s ‘Great Society’ initiative, made significant federal investment in our nation’s colleges and universities, with the goal of helping more students access quality, affordable higher education that leads to good jobs and a more competitive workforce.
WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on President Obama's announcement rejecting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline:
Today’s jobs report ought to be received as welcome news, with the economy adding 268,000 private sector jobs last month and the unemployment rate falling to 5.0% - the lowest since April 2008.
I join in thanking Wade Henderson for his service to the cause of civil rights in America and human rights around the world as President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement on a bipartisan letter he signed that was sent today to Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority:
Tonight, Democrats and Republicans came together once again to send a resounding message that the Export-Import Bank ought to be reopened immediately.
This is a bill about jobs. The amendment is about killing jobs… Every one of these amendments will undermine the Export-Import Bank that got 313 votes on this Floor.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack met with the Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity to discuss USDA’s efforts to address poverty in communities across the country.