WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Aug. 12, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement on Speaker Pelosi's Dear Colleague to the Caucus announcing a policy change to de-link Congressional Member and staff pay that will allow Congressional offices to increase staff salaries. "I welcome the Speaker's announcement today to de-link Member and Congressional staff pay, allowing hard-working Congressional employees to make higher salarie more PR