Press Releases
"An efficient, effective federal government depends on workers hired on the basis of merit, not political loyalty. That principle has aways been the foundation of our civil service. President Trump's executive order reinstating ‘Schedule F’ threatens to undermine that merit-based system by making thousands of federal employees vulnerable to removal at the President's whim. He also issued a memorandum undermining protections for members of the Senior Executive Service, who provide vital leadership and institutional knowledge to their agencies.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on President Donald Trump’s executive action, including pardons and commutations, related to rioters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021:
"In his inaugural remarks, President Trump promised to 'restore fair, equal, and impartial justice under the constitutional rule of law.' He betrayed his own words almost immediately by pardoning roughly 1,500 people convicted of crimes related to the January 6 insurrection.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today regarding the inauguration ceremony for President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement tonight after President Joseph R. Biden Jr. delivered his farewell address to the nation:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and member of the Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and U.S. Congressmen Brad Sherman (CA-32), Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Judy Chu (CA-28) led over 130 members of Congress in writing to Treasury Secretary-Designate Scott Bessent and Internal Revenue Services’ (IRS) Commissioner-Designate Billy Long, urging them to maintain and expand the IRS’ Direct File program.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today regarding the announcement of a ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the December jobs report:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after voting against H.R. 23 - Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today marking four years after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021: