Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., introduced on Monday his plans to run for reelection. The announcement comes as Hoyer, the previous Majority Chief, stepped down from Home management in January 2023.
In a press release, Hoyer, 84, mentioned
“Throughout this coming election, the values, character, and really soul of America are in danger. Freedom, which makes our nation distinctive, can be on the poll,” Hoyer mentioned. “That freedom, that democracy, has been preserved by the blood and ballots of patriots in order that, in Lincoln’s phrases, this nation ‘…mustn’t perish from the earth.'”
“Given these stakes, I imagine I’ve extra work to finish on behalf of my district, my state, and my nation,” he continued. “I’m blessed to have the great well being, power, and enduring ardour essential to proceed serving my constituents at this decisive second for Maryland and America.”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., introduced Monday his plans to run for reelection. (Invoice Clark/CQ Roll Name)
The congressman mentioned he spoke along with his spouse and household, in addition to his colleagues in Congress and constituents in Maryland earlier than deciding to run for one more time period within the Home.
He finally decided that he had extra work to complete as a member of Congress.
“Once I stepped down from my place as Majority Chief, I made a decision to stay in Congress as a result of I had work I wished to proceed and full,” he mentioned in a press release.
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He added: “I additionally appeared ahead to returning to my work on the Appropriations Committee, which included securing the brand new FBI Headquarters location at Greenbelt. I stay dedicated to making sure that mission receives full funding. Returning to the Appropriations Committee was additionally a possibility to proceed my efforts to increase Judy Facilities, assist army installations within the Fifth District, and deal with different priorities for Marylanders.”
Rep. Steny Hoyer, 84, stepped down from Home management in January 2023. (Photograph By Invoice Clark/CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Pictures)
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Within the assertion, Hoyer criticized Republican infighting during the last yr that included the ousting of former Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. He referred to as this Congress “one of the vital partisan and polarized” and blamed Republican management. He additionally predicted that the following Congress can have a Democratic majority “that can be capable of ship for households in Maryland and throughout the nation.”
Hoyer has been in Congress since 1981.
