Press Release
With just one week left before the Department of Homeland Security runs out of funding, Congress must act swiftly to pass a clean funding measure to ensure our homeland security agencies have the resources needed to meet the challenges we face.
I’ve had the privilege of serving with Rep. Janice Hahn for the past four years, and, in addition to being a good friend, she has been an outstanding Member of the House Democratic Caucus.
Once again, the statistics for this year’s open enrollment period in the federal and state-based health insurance marketplaces demonstrate that Americans are taking advantage of the Affordable Care Act to access quality coverage for themselves, their families, and their employees.
I was disappointed that a judge in Texas issued a stay this morning to delay the President's executive actions on deferred action.
WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to yesterday's attack in Copenhagen:
There are just two weeks left until the Department of Homeland Security will run out of funding, and it’s time for Republicans to stop playing partisan games with our national security.
Today, Democrats on the Education and Workforce Committee put forward a proposal to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which recognizes the important role the federal government has in supporting local education systems across the country.
Today the Congress came together in a spirit of bipartisanship to honor those who marched for voting rights in Selma fifty years ago.
I was proud to cosponsor a bill today to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of the fiscal year at the level agreed to by Democrats and Republicans.
Twenty-five years ago, Nelson Mandela took his first steps into freedom from captivity on Robben Island, where he had been held as a political prisoner for eighteen of his twenty-seven years behind bars.