WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act. "In spite of Republicans' efforts to block it, the United States Senate today passed one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in years, which will help ease inflation, lower health care costs for Americans, and deliver on Democra more PR