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Steny Hoyer: “The Trump administration used disability rights as an excuse…”

Featuring: Steny Hoyer, Democratic | U.S. House Maryland, 5th Congressional District

Hoyer: We Cannot Turn the Clock Back to the Time Before the ADA

Published July 21, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:33

So said the Olmstead case. So the Department of Justice is wrong and ought to retract its new guidance to states and communities. At the same time, we've also seen The Trump administration used disability rights as an excuse to undermine ballot access and trample on the Help America Vote Act. which I also had the honor of sponsoring. The same principle just outlined about Olmstead applies here as well. (03:33–03:43)

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Asserts that the Trump administration used disability rights to undermine ballot access and the Help America Vote Act.

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