Steny Hoyer

So, the message today is we got the votes to act, and we got the votes to act because of some courageous Republicans.

This is a good day. It's a good day for Ukraine. It's a good day for America. It's a good day for those who oppose tyranny.

This bill is just another example in a long list of appropriations bills that the majority has put forward with one simple message to the American people: you're on your own.

Everyone affected by this bill deserves better, so let's do better.

This is not just an absence of regular order; it is complete and utter disorder and undermining of the appropriations process.

Congress must help ensure that we can sustain economic growth that is robust, long-lasting, and benefits our workers and their families.

Instead of working with Democrats to bring costs down, Trump and Congressional Republicans continue to send Americans the message that ‘You’re On Your Own,’ shifting critical resources toward Trump's vanity projects and his efforts to…

The President and Congress should be focused on promoting economic growth, investing in American competitiveness, and creating opportunities for workers and their families to get ahead.

This bill is just another example in a long list of appropriations bills that the majority has put forward with one simple message to the American people: you're on your own.

Instead of supporting these workers, Donald Trump continues to attack them.

America’s workers and their families deserve economic policies from their government that put their success first – not put the President, his family and billionaire friends first.

Families remain concerned about the cost of living, businesses continue to navigate headwinds from tariffs and higher fuel prices, and Trump’s war of choice in Iran is having real consequences for communities in Maryland’s Fifth District…

Although last month saw modest job growth – with some 172,000 jobs added and the unemployment rate remaining at 4.3% – we ought to look at the facts.

We will continue fighting back in support of our civil servants and the crucial work they do on behalf of the American people.

The merit-based federal workforce is a cornerstone of our government, and this corrupt policy only undermines the quality of services delivered to the American people in favor of political cronyism.

Americans across our country rely on the critical services that the nonpartisan, highly skilled federal workforce provides. Instead of supporting these workers, Donald Trump continues to attack them.

America’s workers and their families deserve economic policies from their government that put their success first – not put the President, his family and billionaire friends first.

Families remain concerned about the cost of living, businesses continue to navigate headwinds from tariffs and higher fuel prices, and Trump’s war of choice in Iran is having real consequences for communities in Maryland’s Fifth District…

Although last month saw modest job growth – with some 172,000 jobs added and the unemployment rate remaining at 4.3% – we ought to look at the facts.

Our federal workers deserve better than threats and denigration.

Congress must assert its status as a co-equal branch of government and hold this Administration accountable to the Constitution, the law, and established norms.

Moreover, federal employees are already covered under non-disclosure protections; demanding that they sign additional non-disclosure agreements indicates that this Administration has something to hide and is afraid of whistleblowers coming…

Schedule F reclassifications, which dismantle civil-service protections, politicize the civil service and create a pathway to fire nonpartisan public servants based on their actual or perceived beliefs - or simply for upholding the law in…

The President's executive order is just the latest example of this Administration undermining the work of patriotic federal employees.

Ukraine must win this war, and Putin and his war crimes must lose it.