Annual Service Honors Fallen Firefighters
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer gave remarks at the 37th annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
September Report Shows Job Gains
The September 2018 jobs reports shows the unemployment rate declined to 3.7 percent and the economy added 134,000 jobs.
Hoyer Visits Fire and Rescue Institute
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer took a tour of the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute of the University of Maryland. While he was at the institute, Congressman Hoyer was able to meet with firefighters, EMT personnel, and instructors. He also took a tour of the facility and was able to see the equipment used to train fire and emergency services personnel.
Hoyer Stresses Importance of Voter Registration
Starting with events on National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 25 and now noting the deadline to register, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer is urging Maryland residents to be ready and registered to vote this November. The deadline to register is 9 pm Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018.
Public Safety is Topic of Hoyer Roundtable
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer joined Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Charles County officials on Sept. 19, 2018, at a roundtable to talk about public safety needs and the opioid crisis in Charles County.
Hoyer Announces 2018 Online All-Star Winners
Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (Md.) has announced the winners of the creative category awards in the 2018 Member Online All-Star Competition. Winners were chosen by the public according to their total reactions on Whip Hoyer’s Facebook page, linked below.
Hoyer’s Proposals for Government Reform
US Rep. Steny H. Hoyer recently delivered a speech on reforming government and making it more responsive, representative, and effective for the people it serves.
Hoyer: Challenges Continue to Plague Economy
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer says there is good and bad news in the August 2018 jobs report — 95 consecutive months of positive job growth, yet “our economy continues to be plagued with deep structural challenges, the result of which are stagnant wages, uncertainty for small businesses, looming debt, and a generation of American workers unable to get ahead.”
Hoyer Joins Fight to Preserve Pay Raises
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer and other members of Congress sent a letter to congressional leadership urging them to reject the president’s plan to cancel scheduled pay raises for federal employees.
Hoyer Opposes Employee Relocation
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer has sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to express his opposition to the Department of Agriculture’s announcement that it plans to relocate the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of the Washington, DC, area. Close to 700 federal employees would be affected by the relocation.
