Washington, July 14 -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer issued the following press release:

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks during an FSGG budget hearing of the Supreme Court of the United States:

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I want to welcome Justice Kagan and Justice Coney Barrett to the court room, I suppose, in one sense, but to the hearing room in a very significant other sense. I also want to welcome Judge Dow, who has been so good to work with over the course of the last few years with respect to making sure that you had a sufficient budget not only to carry out your formal duties, but also to pr...