Steny Hoyer
Role at the time: U.S. representative and ranking member of the House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee
Condemned
Statement summary
Steny Hoyer joins three fellow appropriators in demanding that the White House withdraw the Trump-promoting ad and account for its cost.
“You cannot use taxpayer dollars for political advertisements.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Hoyer and fellow appropriators demand removal of the taxpayer-funded Trump adSeptember 24 release and reproduced letter to Susie Wiles
Hoyer, DeLauro, Murray and Reed demand that the ad be withdrawn, spending disclosed and responsible employees disciplined.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Hoyer joins an explicit demand to stop taxpayer-funded political advertising.