Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) sent a letter to the Director of the House Office of Employee Assistance (OEA) expressing his gratitude for the support and counseling the office provides to House staff during the stressful COVID-19 pandemic. 

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined CNN’s “New Day” this morning to discuss the life and legacy of his dear friend Rep. John Lewis, the urgent need to provide coronavirus relief to the American people, and the insufficient GOP proposal that was released yesterday. 

Today, more than two months after the Democratic-led House passed the Heroes Act and after weeks of internal division, Senate Republicans have finally announced their own proposal. With the clock ticking on expiring programs that have been protecting renters and homeowners and sustaining those who have found themselves unexpectedly needing unemployment insurance, Senate Republicans have had weeks to work with the House to craft an emergency aid package that extends these programs, provides resources necessary to defeat this virus, and helps keep public servants like teachers and first responders safely on the job.

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Rep. Jim Langevin (RI-02) introduced a resolution today celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  The ADA, which had passed the House and Senate with overwhelmingly bipartisan votes, was signed into law on July 26, 1990 by President George H.W. Bush.  This landmark law required reasonable accommodation for those with disabilities and banned discrimination against them in housing, employment, education, and other areas.  Hoyer was the lead sponsor of the ADA in the House when it was enacted in 1990, and Congressman Langevin is the co-founder and co-chair of the House Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus.
 

Today, four weeks after the House passed the bipartisan George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (CA-37), and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) called on the Republican-led Senate to take action on the legislation.

Madam Speaker, I want to thank Chairwoman Lowey. Not only for her tireless work on this minibus, but for all her years of extraordinary service on the Appropriations Committee and in this House. The House is getting its work done for the people and passing these appropriations bills well in advance of the end of the fiscal year.