Majority Leader Hoyer Issues Statement on Protests in Moscow
August 12, 2019
August 12, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement in support of the pro-democracy protest in Moscow:
"I stand in solidarity with the Russian people and particularly protesters in Moscow seeking to restore democracy to their country through free and fair elections and the right to seek electoral choice.
"The Putin regime's crackdown on free speech and on opposition candidates running for office ought to alarm . . .
"I stand in solidarity with the Russian people and particularly protesters in Moscow seeking to restore democracy to their country through free and fair elections and the right to seek electoral choice.
"The Putin regime's crackdown on free speech and on opposition candidates running for office ought to alarm . . .