Hoyer Named Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after he was named Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government and named to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education:

"I am proud to serve as Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) earlier today. In this new role, I look forward to working with FSGG Chair Steve Womack and our colleagues to ensure that the appropriations process runs smoothly so that the federal government can continue to function properly For The People. From the Internal Revenue Service to the General Services Administration, vital federal agencies will depend on our subcommittee to secure the funding they need to fulfill their responsibilities to the public. I will do everything I can to bring the FSGG Subcommittee together to advance that important mission. I will also coordinate with Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro to counter partisan attempts to make indiscriminate cuts to programs that benefit millions of people in every corner of America – efforts which will only jeopardize our economy.

"As Ranking Member, I am also eager to continue my ongoing work to support our many federal employees in Maryland's Fifth District and across the country. I have long fought to ensure that they receive their well-earned pay and benefits. Similarly, I have worked to build greater equity in the federal government and to increase federal investment in historically underserved communities. That commitment to equity also ought to include how we choose where to locate key federal facilities, such as the FBI's new, consolidated headquarters. Serving as Ranking Member on the FSGG Subcommittee will allow me to build on the progress that we have made on these pressing issues and to dedicate even more time and energy to them in the months and years ahead. Additionally, I will continue pushing to create new opportunities for American workers and families as a senior member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. I am grateful to have this new opportunity to deliver further results to Marylanders and the American people."