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Today, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) announced that Fifth District resident and business owner María Icaza will be his virtual guest for President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress this evening.
Today, Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) sent a letter to House Committee on Appropriations Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch Chairman Tim Ryan (OH-13) urging an increase in funding for staff salaries for Members, leadership offices, and committees. Specifically, the letter includes a Fiscal Year 2022 request to increase such funding by 20% in order to return budgets for House salaries and expenses to the 2011 inflation-adjusted baseline.
I welcome President Biden's decision today to require that federal contractors pay their employees a $15 minimum wage.
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in recognition of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day:
WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced changes to his leadership office staff, reflecting his continued focus on engaging Members and the public as he manages the legislative process on the House Floor to enact House Democrats' For the People agenda.
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) spoke on the House Floor this morning in support of H.R. 51, legislation to admit Washington, DC as the 51st state in the Union, which passed the House today. Below are excerpts from his remarks.
On Earth Day, together we take a step back and see ourselves not as members of communities or nations but as residents of one fragile planet.
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” today to discuss the upcoming House vote on DC statehood legislation, the American Jobs Plan, and progress on policing legislation. Below are excerpts of his remarks and a link to the video:
WASHINGTON, DC – This afternoon, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) led a press conference with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12), Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), and Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) ahead of Thursday’s vote in the House on H.R. 51, the Washington, DC Admission Act. Below is a transcript of his remarks:
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this evening on the verdict in the Chauvin trial: