Steny H. Hoyer
01/25/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/25/2025 12:39
Hoyer Statement on President Trump’s Dismissal of Independent Inspectors General for Federal Agencies
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today regarding President Donald Trump's midnight dismissal of the independent Inspectors General at several federal agencies:
"President Trump promised to 'restore the integrity, competency, and loyalty of America's government' in his inaugural address. That promise is already in tatters less than a week into his presidency. If his claims about caring about transparency and accountability in government were truthful, he wouldn't have purged the independent inspectors general who hold our agencies to those principles. This illegal action is just the latest example of how the Trump Administration creates new opportunities for government corruption instead of new opportunities for Americans to get ahead."
"President Trump promised to 'restore the integrity, competency, and loyalty of America's government' in his inaugural address. That promise is already in tatters less than a week into his presidency. If his claims about caring about transparency and accountability in government were truthful, he wouldn't have purged the independent inspectors general who hold our agencies to those principles. This illegal action is just the latest example of how the Trump Administration creates new opportunities for government corruption instead of new opportunities for Americans to get ahead."