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February 27, 2013
Weve been here now for two months and theres been no legislation designed to end the sequester put on the House floor, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Mitchellville, said Tuesday.
February 27, 2013
Mr. Speaker, we are now two days away from failure-triggered, ideological-driven and irrational budget cuts called sequester these cuts could be incredibly harmful to our national defense, our economy, and our national welfare.
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Federal Employees
February 26, 2013
Unless Congress acts by Friday, the cuts will take effect with dangerous results across the country and in the Fifth District of Maryland, my district.
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Federal Employees
February 26, 2013
If federal funding meets the chopping block on Friday, the result could be furloughs and possible job loss for many of Marylands 260,000 federal employees as well as cuts to programs from Head Start to college work study to military facilities such as the U.S. Naval Academy.
February 26, 2013
Most Marylanders sense the states economy will be hard hit and their own finances squeezed should the series of deep federal spending cuts known as the sequester start as planned on Friday.
February 25, 2013
The only responsible way forward is for Republicans and Democrats to work together to achieve a balanced solution to deficits that can turn off sequestration.
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Federal Employees
February 25, 2013
With less than a week until sequestration is set to take effect, we are calling on the House to take immediate action to prevent the irrational spending cuts it will impose, which could severely damage our economy and national security.
February 24, 2013
From the 200 teacher and aide jobs at risk to the 46,000 civilian Department of Defense employees who face furloughs, thousands of Marylanders will experience the painful impact of the extreme, arbitrary spending cuts imposed by the sequester.
February 20, 2013
From cleaning up and improving the Chesapeake Bay and its local tributaries to restoring our oyster population, we must work together to protect and invest in Marylands natural resources.
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Environment
February 19, 2013
Our families and businesses here in Maryland cannot afford inaction.