Hoyer: Offshore Drilling Would Be Harmful to Maryland's Economy
I agree with Secretary Zinke's comments that state and local jurisdictions ought to have a say in whether or not their coasts are open to drilling.
Congressman Hoyer strongly supports environmental safeguards that keep our land, air and water clean. He has supported every major environmental bill since he was elected to Congress. Congressman Hoyer has secured millions of federal dollars to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and the Patuxent, Potomac, Anacostia, and St. Mary's Rivers, and to replenish the oyster population of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
The Fifth District is rightly proud of its parks and open green space, and Hoyer has supported them by securing federal funds to add 8,000 acres to the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge, expand Piscataway Park, and helped acquire 6,000 acres in Charles County for the Douglas Point Project.
Congressman Hoyer believes strongly in the environmental, economic and national security benefits of reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil and bolstering our clean energy economy. He has supported legislation to improve energy efficiency to save families and businesses money, spur innovation and create good-paying jobs, lessen our reliance on foreign energy, and reduce the carbon pollution that causes global warming.
I agree with Secretary Zinke's comments that state and local jurisdictions ought to have a say in whether or not their coasts are open to drilling.
We write in strong opposition to the Department of the Interior's National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2019-2024, announced on January 4, 2018.
I am pleased to receive this recognition from the League of Conservation Voters for my commitment to environmental issues.
More than 3,000 dedicated federal employees serve at NASA Goddard each day.
Wanted to be sure you heard Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) on "The Bruce DePuyt Podcast."
I appreciated the opportunity to meet with some of my constituents from St. Mary's County this afternoon, many of whom have family in Puerto Rico.
The budget resolution passed today is nothing more than a Trojan horse to allow Republicans to jam their partisan tax plan through Congress.
I am pleased that Attorney General Brian Frosh filed a lawsuit on behalf of the state of Maryland against the Environmental Protection Agency to address air pollution from neighboring states.
The omnibus appropriations bill, which passed the House of Representatives this morning, is an extremely reckless and careless piece of legislation, and would have severe consequences for families in the Fifth District.