WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight following President Biden's prime-time speech. "In Philadelphia in 1787, 'We the People' chose to chart a future for our country based on democracy, equality, and mutual respect. Since that day, these principles have guided us through war and peace, through want and through plenty, throug  more