The Fifth Congressional District is home to thousands of federal employees and retirees, both military and civilian. Congressman Hoyer is proud to represent them and has led the fight on issues important to public servants, including securing fair pay and benefits, with a strong focus on ensuring pay parity between military and civilian personnel.
Congressman Hoyer has consistently opposed efforts to reduce the wages, benefits, and hours of federal employees in a misguided attempt by some to bring down our nation’s deficit on the backs of middle-class families. Federal employees have already contributed more than $182 billion toward deficit reduction through freezes to cost-of-living-adjustments and changes to retirement benefits.
Throughout his career, Congressman Hoyer has also advocated for quality health care coverage, a solid retirement system, and fair working conditions for federal employees in Maryland and throughout the country.
This means that over approximately 230,000 people, who we ask daily to work for the federal government on behalf of America's security and the safety of our people, will have the assurance for the next seven months that they will have a funding stream and the resources to allow them to protect our country.
Tonight I voted for a seven-day continuing resolution to keep the Department of Homeland Security open to allow time for the House to pass the Senate's full-year funding bill next week.
Congressman Steny Hoyer testified before the House Budget Committee at their Members' Day hearing where he discussed the need to replace the harmful sequester.
The dedicated employees of the Department of Homeland Security should not be penalized if the Department shuts down. From securing our nation's borders to guarding our airport checkpoints, we rely on these employees to keep America safe, and they should be compensated for the hard work they do every day.
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer spoke in support of federal employees today at the American Federation of Government Employees legislative conference rally.
Congressman Hoyer discussed several issues, including President Obama's 2016 Budget, House Republicans' 56th vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and District of Columbia voting rights, on WAMU's The Kojo Nnamdi Show.
I'm proud to be joining my colleagues here today to re-introduce the Federal Employee Paid Parental Leave Act.