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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Feb 3, 2026

Throughout this year's appropriations process, we have seen Donald Trump and Russell Vought trample on this Congress' power of the purse. Some will admit that. Some will say it silently. If there were ever a time for this Congress to…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jan 14, 2026

I again urge the rejection of this amendment. It is clearly designed to alter opinions based upon the threat of being reduced in monetary ability to proceed. They disagree with the judge. There is a way to go about that. It is to appeal…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jan 14, 2026

I want to tell the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Roy) that the gentleman who offered this amendment is protected by that same Constitution of the United States from having this done to him. Surely he would want to do unto others as he would…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jan 14, 2026

I am opposed to CRs, but I am for keeping the government open, if those are the only alternatives. This bill also increases funding for election security grants by $30 million. I created that program, along with Bob Ney from Ohio, when we…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jan 14, 2026

In closing, let me emphasize that this is consistent with what all of us say and was said in the committee yesterday. Mrs. Houchin said it particularly well, and others on the committee, when saying that they want the information necessary…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jan 12, 2026

Mr. Speaker, we seem to have the bipartisan convergence that we need to reverse the error of the interpretation that is in the Howard decision to make sure we can always hold accountable the perpetrators of this seriously corrosive crime…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jan 12, 2026

I strongly support H.R. 6719, the Combating Online Predators Act. I encourage all of our colleagues to support it, and I praise the gentlewoman for her leadership on this legislation.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jan 10, 2026

This upcoming hearing is a win for truth-seeking Americans and yet another looming humiliation for Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans, who depend on a daily diet of lies to keep their Administration afloat.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jan 10, 2026

After Republicans forced Jack Smith into a backroom interrogation and rejected our calls for an open public hearing, now they decide they want a public hearing with Jack Smith after all.

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jan 6, 2026

This Chamber should be full. I said that earlier because this was not an attack on Democrats. It is not an attack on Republicans. It was an attack on our country, on our democracy, and on our Constitution. That is why every Member of this…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Dec 17, 2025

We are invited to believe that the United States Congress is not only more competent to make medical decisions for America's children than their own parents, but that the United States Congress is more competent than all 50 State…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Dec 17, 2025

I urgently commend to our colleagues across the aisle the speech that President Lincoln, the founder of their party, made about the Mexican-American War. He stood in this Chamber and said: On something as important and as grave as going to…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Dec 1, 2025

Mr. Speaker, we must ensure our government continues to invest in prevention services and enforcement that keeps survivors protected. Any cuts or weakened efforts will risk putting them back in harm's way or back in the streets, and we…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Nov 30, 2025

This is a desperate attempt of the Trump administration to blame everybody else in the world and not accept any accountability.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Nov 30, 2025

I do think it is outrageous and unfair to try to punish an entire class of people for the evil acts of one person.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Nov 30, 2025

We should always review our vetting, but in this case, there's no evidence that there was something that escaped the vetting.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Nov 30, 2025

They've never presented the public with the information they've got here

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