WASHINGTON, July 11 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 10, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the news that deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest has hit record highs. Leader Hoyer introduced AMAZON21 legislation last November, which would finance and strengthen developing countries' efforts to preserve natural carbon sinks and combat deforestation. "I was deeply dismayed to see more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 11, 2022: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after President Biden signed an executive order that protects access to reproductive health care. "Today's executive order shows that the American people have a President who takes swift action to protect women's reproductive choice. While this executive order is important and will help women access reproductiv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) alongside Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) in pressing seven of the nation's largest banks regarding widespread fraud on Zelle, their online peer-to-peer money transfer program. "In 20 more PR