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.
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.
Our families and businesses here in Maryland cannot afford inaction.
Republicans would have us return to our districts with nothing to show our constituents, notwithstanding the fact we have been here for six weeks this year, who are deeply concerned about how the sequester will make their lives more difficult and their communities less safe....
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) spoke on the House Floor today in opposition to H.R. 273, which eliminates the 2013 statutory pay adjustment of 0.5% for federal employees.
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) testified yesterday before the House Rules Committee in opposition to H.R. 273, which eliminates the 2013 statutory pay adjustment of 0.5% for federal employees.
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon about the need for a balanced and bipartisan solution to avert the sequester.
Im pleased I could meet with Vice Admiral Dunaway, as well as other defense community leaders in St. Marys County, to discuss the budget challenges facing our community. I appreciate their insight as I continue to urge my colleagues in Congress to replace looming automatic spending cuts imposed by sequestration with a balanced deficit reduction plan.
Im pleased the Treasury Department has decided to delay their plan to move 450 jobs to West Virginia and will keep them in Prince Georges County for an additional five years.