WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Oct. 6, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after President Biden announced he would pardon Americans convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law. "I was pleased to see President Biden's announcement that he will pardon Americans convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law. For decades, the unequal enforce more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Oct. 5, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruling regarding the DACA program: "Although the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision provided a modicum of relief to Dreamers, it continues the uncertainty that they have been forced to live with for far too long. Fortunate more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined a bicameral group of their colleagues in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to extend the limited Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) waiver deadline until July 1, 2023 - when the Department of Education's new PSLF regulations are set to take effect, in order to ensure all public servants with federal student l more PR