Press Release

This morning’s jobs report tells the story of an economic recovery that continues to advance, with 262,000 private sector jobs created in May.

WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the data breach reported by the Office of Personnel Management:

As you’ve heard, we have just three weeks or twelve legislative days until the Export-Import Bank shuts down – not entirely, as Congressman [Heck] indicated, but for all intents and purposes of new loans. We must not let that happen.

When Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act twenty-five years ago, it represented a seminal moment in the history of civil rights in our country.

It is a time not only for LGBT Americans to celebrate how much has been achieved toward equality but also for the parents, children, siblings, friends, and extended families of LGBT individuals to express pride in their loved ones’ courage and determination to live their lives openly.

"I am deeply disappointed that the new Senate Republican Majority has taken the irresponsible route of allowing key national security protections to expire.

WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement on the passing of Beau Biden:

"I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Beau Biden yesterday. It is an unimaginable loss for his parents, Vice President and Dr. Biden, his wife, Hallie and their children, the extended Biden family, and the people of Delaware and the United States he served with such dedication and ability.

I am extremely concerned by reports of unacceptable conditions for families in detention centers.