Steny Hoyer

NewsJan 9, 2024Read →

Steny Hoyer Announces Reelection Bid: The ‘Soul of America’ is ‘At Risk’

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD.) announced that he would be running for re-election, citing how the “soul of America” was “at risk.” In a statement issued on Monday, Hoyer, 84, announced that he would be running for a 23rd term…

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NewsOct 4, 2023Read →

Steny Hoyer Ordered to Vacate Private Office by Interim House Speaker

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) was instructed by Acting House Speaker Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) to vacate a hideaway office in the Capitol on Wednesday. Jake Sherman, the founder of Punchbowl News wrote in a post on X…

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NewsNov 30, 2021Read →

Hoyer Says House Dems Are Considering Taking Action Against Boebert for Comments About Omar

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) says House Democrats are mulling whether or not to take action against Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) for comments she made about Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) According to Fox News…

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NewsJul 22, 2021Read →

House Majority Leader Accuses Some Jan. 6 Rioters of ‘Treason’

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) says that some of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 are guilty of treason. During a speech on the House floor, Hoyer asked, “What happened on Jan. 6? What was…

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NewsMar 2, 2021Read →

US House To Consider $15 Minimum Wage in ‘Near Future,’ Leader Says

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday the U.S. House of Representatives will take up legislation soon to raise the minimum wage to $15 over five years, after Senate rules blocked including the proposal in a…

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StoryJan 13, 2021Read →

Hoyer Describes MAGA as ‘Make America Grieve Again’

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is offering his own take on President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan. During a speech on the House floor amid impeachment proceedings on Wednesday, Hoyer…

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NewsDec 13, 2020Read →

Hoyer Suggests US Democrats Might Do Without State, Local Aid for COVID-19 Relief

The U.S. House of Representatives’ No. 2 Democrat, Steny Hoyer, suggested on Sunday his party might be willing to accept a coronavirus relief deal without the state and local aid that Democrats have been insisting…

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StoryDec 10, 2020Read →

Hoyer ‘Concerned’ About Biden Appointing Too Many Members From the House Amid Slim Majority

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is expressing his concerns about Joe Biden appointing too many members of Congress to his Cabinet since House Democrats’ majority shrunk in the election and choosing House…

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StoryDec 8, 2020Read →

Republicans on the Inaugural Committee Block a Resolution Acknowledging Biden as the President-Elect

Republicans on the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) have blocked a resolution that would have recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the election. The committee, comprised of…

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StoryJun 30, 2020Read →

Ernst Calls Reports on Russian Bounties ‘Absolutely Inaccurate’

Congressional Republicans are pushing back on reports that Russian intelligence operatives placed bounties on U.S. soldiers after they received a briefing from the White House on the matter. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)…

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StoryMay 28, 2020Read →

Government Surveillance Bill Withdrawn in US House

The U.S. House of Representatives is dropping consideration of legislation that would have extended U.S. surveillance tools, the chamber’s number two Democrat said on Thursday, after President Donald Trump threatened a…

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NewsMay 12, 2020Read →

US House No. 2 Democrat Said New Coronavirus Bill Due Tuesday

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to unveil new coronavirus relief legislation on Tuesday afternoon, and could vote on the measure on Friday, the chamber’s No. 2 Democrat said. House Majority…

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NewsMay 6, 2020Read →

Democrats Want $25 Billion for U.S. Postal Service: Hoyer

Democrats would like to see $25 billion for the U.S. Postal Service in the next major coronavirus legislation before the House of Representatives, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Wednesday. “I think there is…

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StoryFeb 12, 2020Read →

House Dems Push to Make Washington, D.C., the 51st State as Panel Approves Statehood Bill

Proponents of making Washington, D.C., the 51st state scored a win after a House panel advanced legislation to make D.C. a state for the first time in almost 30 years. In a party-line vote on Tuesday, the House…

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NewsJan 14, 2020Read →

House Democrats Huddle Ahead of Expected Transfer of Trump Impeachment Charges to Senate

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday will discuss the strategy and timing for sending articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate as Republicans balk at a call to dismiss…

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