WASHINGTON, June 20 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 19, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today commemorating the 157th anniversary of Juneteenth. "Today, I join in observing Juneteenth and reflecting the triumph of freedom over slavery in our country. On this day 157 years ago, U.S. Army General Gordon Granger issued an order notifying the enslaved people of Texas of their emancipati  more