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Steny Hoyer's Public Statements on Issue: Reproduction

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10/18/2022 Tweet - "🚨 Republicans are pushing a national abortion ban that would further criminalize women's access to reproductive health care in ALL 50 states. While Republicans pursue these restrictive policies, Democrats are taking action to #DefendWomensRights."
09/13/2022 Tweet - "Extreme MAGA Republicans are attempting to limit millions of women's health care choices by criminalizing abortion nationwide. Senator Graham's bill is the latest tentpole of a shameful policy platform that is fundamentally out of step with Americans."
08/03/2022 Tweet - "Last night's poll results in Kansas show it clearly: Americans oppose extreme MAGA Republicans' attempts to criminalize abortion. House Democrats will continue to put #PeopleOverPolitics and work to ensure Americans can access contraception and reproductive health care."
08/03/2022 Hoyer Statement on President Biden's Second Executive Order Protecting Reproductive Freedom
07/13/2022 Tweet - "I told reporters during my weekly Pen and Pad briefing that this week, House Democrats will move important legislation addressing gun violence, securing the safety and success of our men and women in uniform, and responding to the Supreme Court's decision to criminalize abortion."
06/24/2022 Hoyer Statement on Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade
06/24/2022 Tweet - "Today is a dark day for America & the freedom of women to make their own health care decisions. In striking down #RoevWade & Planned Parenthood v. Casey, SCOTUS' GOP-appointed justices ignored nearly 5 decades of precedent & Constitutional principles."
06/24/2022 House Democrats Stand Against Overturn of Roe; Pass Historic Legislation to Address Gun Violence
04/06/2022 Tweet - "I am deeply disappointed to see legislators in #OK join the broader Republican assault on women's rights by restricting access to safe abortions. Women in this country deserve to have access to the full range of reproductive health care services; I join in condemning this bill."
04/01/2022 Tweet - "I was deeply disturbed to learn that a Senate Commission in the Puerto Rico legislature, controlled by the island's Republican-affiliated party, advanced a bill through that would ban safe abortions after twenty-two weeks."
04/01/2022 Hoyer Statement on Bill Restricting Women's Access to Health Care in the Puerto Rico Senate
02/28/2022 Hoyer Statement On Senate Republicans' Vote to Block Consideration of the Women's Health Protection Act
01/22/2022 Tweet - "As we mark the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade --that landmark decision is under threat. I continue to urge SCOTUS to uphold this long-established precedent & protect women's Constitutional right to access a full range of reproductive health care, no matter where they live."
12/01/2021 Hoyer Statement on SCOTUS Oral Arguments on the Mississippi Abortion Ban
11/30/2021 Tweet - "At my weekly pen & pad, I told reporters that the House has a productive work period ahead. This week, I expect to bring a CR to the Floor to keep the government funded & avoid a shutdown. In the coming weeks, the House will continue to advance priorities important to Americans."
11/01/2021 Tweet - "Laws designed to circumvent Constitutional rights & judicial review by courts, such as Texas' #SB8, cannot be permitted to stand. I hope oral arguments heard today prompt SCOTUS to act swiftly in blocking implementation of #SB8 until further review."
09/21/2021 Tweet - "At my weekly pen & pad, I told press that the House will take up a CR to prevent a shutdown & authorize emergency funding for disaster relief & resettling our Afghan allies. It will also suspend the debt limit through Dec. "22, ensuring America can pay its bills on time."
09/20/2021 Tweet - "I joined many of my Congressional Democratic colleagues in filing an amicus brief urging SCOTUS to uphold Roe v. Wade and protect the constitutional right to choose which has been settled precedent for over 50 years in the United States."
09/01/2021 Tweet - "#SB8 is a shameful law that prevents women from accessing health care, violates the constitutional right to choose established in Roe, & dangerously deputizes citizens to enforce it. Disappointed SCOTUS hasn't intervened in this effort to end women's right to reproductive health."
06/14/2021 Tweet - "I am proud to co-sponsor the #WomensHealthProtectionAct. This bill protects safe access to abortion care in all 50 states & defends the right to choose. Thank you @RepJudyChu, @RepLoisFrankel, @RepPressley, & @RepEscobar for championing this vital legislation."
05/14/2021 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
10/02/2020 Hoyer Statement on Passage of House Resolution to Condemn Unwanted Medical Procedures Without Consent
10/02/2020 Tweet - "Today, the House expressed its concern and its disgust at allegations that medical personnel performed serious and invasive surgical and medical procedures on women detained at DHS Irwin County Detention Center without their proper consent."
09/22/2020 Tweet - "I'm pleased that our state will receive critical funding to provide reproductive health care and family planning services to families in Maryland. I'll continue to work with my colleagues to protect a woman's right to make her own health care choices."
09/22/2020 Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $4 Million for Reproductive Health Care and Family Planning Services in Underserved Communities
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