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February 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), former House Majority Leader, and Congressmen Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, William Keating (MA-09), Ranking Member of the Europe Subcommittee, and Gerry Connolly (VA-11), former President of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly,  issued the following statement on their Resolution introduced today which reaffirms the U.S.


February 12, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today ahead of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Greenland:

"Denmark has been one of America's closest allies, trading partners, and friends for generations. Donald Trump's desire to annex the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland, through possible economic coercion or military force, is absurd. An attack on Greenland is an attack on NATO. Greenland is not for sale.


February 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Members of Congress, members of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), and labor allies at the AFGE 2025 Save The Civil Service Rally on Capitol Hill in protest of the Trump Administration's efforts to politicize and privatize the work career of civil servants. Below is a transcript of his remarks:

 


February 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to understand the gravity of the sweeping effects of losing tens of thousands of federal employees, today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) along with Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (HI-02) led 48 of their Democratic colleagues in a letter to the Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) requesting a full breakdown of workers who have accepted the “deferred resignation” offer.


February 7, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the January jobs report: 


February 5, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – This afternoon, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined the Congressional Labor Caucus to deliver remarks on the House Floor regarding the deferred resignation offered to federal employees by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. Below is a video and transcript of his remarks:


February 5, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in an effort to protect taxpayers and federal workers and uphold the law, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, along with U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S.


February 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hosted a roundtable with major federal employee groups and civil service organizations to coordinate action on the Trump Administration’s unprecedented and dangerous attacks on the federal workforce and the critical services they provide to the American people.


February 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – This afternoon, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks at a press conference hosted by Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02). The press conference featured remarks by members of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and Ukrainians affected by the war to kick off the start of Ukraine Week 2025. Below is a transcript of his remarks: