Press Release
In nominating Loretta Lynch to serve as our next Attorney General, President Obama has chosen a notable leader, public servant, and distinguished champion of justice and civil rights.
I think what got done was an expression by both sides that the American people are pretty fed up with the dysfunction in the Congress of the United States and the inability of their Board of Directors to act effectively and work together.
I think both sides made it very clear that they don't want to simply be throwing bricks at one another for two years as has been the case.
Today’s meeting with the President was both positive and productive. We discussed a range of important issues where Congress must come together and work in a bipartisan way to address the major challenges we face as a nation.
On Sunday, I will join in marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
One year ago today, the United States Senate passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act by a strong bipartisan vote of 64-32.
Today’s strong jobs report for October makes it clear that our economy is steadily adding jobs and that there is potential for further growth if Congress can take action in a bipartisan way.
I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Rep. Lane Evans.
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) sent the following letter to all Democratic Members today to announce his bid for Democratic Whip:
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the anniversary of the enactment of the Help America Vote Act, which was signed into law on October 29, 2002: