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.
WASHINGTON, DC Today, on the 15th Anniversary of the enactment of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), and Danny Davis (D-IL) released the following statement:________________________________________________________________________
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) vowed today to fight for federal employee pay parity after President Bush proposed varying pay adjustments for military and civilian government workers (3.4 percent and 2.9 percent respectively). The levels were included in the Presidents 2009 budget proposal sent to Congress this morning.________________________________________________________________________
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) led a bipartisan letter sent today to President Bush from Washington-area House members calling for parity in the 2009 pay adjustments for both military and civilian federal employees.________________________________________________________________________
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today hailed the implementation of the 3.5 percent 2008 base pay adjustment for federal civilian employees, which President Bush ratified in an executive order issued last Friday.________________________________________________________________________
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) praised the inclusion of an average 3.5 percent pay raise for federal employees in the consolidated appropriations bill passed by the House tonight.________________________________________________________________________
Rep. Hoyer speaking at a press conference with Washington Metro Area Reps. on federal employee furloughs.
WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) joined Members of the Washington Metro Area Delegation at a press conference this afternoon to discuss how it is unnecessary for the Department of Defense to issue furlough notices to 100,000 federal employees.________________________________________________________________________
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement in response to the alternative pay plan issued by the Bush Administration today calling for an average 3 percent federal pay raise for federal civilian employees in 2008. Legislation including a 3.5 percent adjustment for federal employees is expected to pass through Congress.________________________________________________________________________
Washington, DC U.S. Representatives Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), and Tom Davis (R-VA) today introduced the "Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act" (H.R. 3158), bipartisan legislation that would provide all federal employees with eight weeks of paid parental leave.________________________________________________________________________