Rep. Steny Hoyer
U.S. Representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland is a strong advocate of Democrats’ policies to strengthen America’s middle class, its economy, and its national security.
In response to the recession, Congressman Hoyer helped lead House passage of investments and tax cuts that non-partisan experts say are responsible for 3 million jobs. He is also spearheading the Make It In America agenda, a plan to rebuild American manufacturing and its well-paying jobs. Representative Hoyer made crucial contributions to the passage of legislation to expand access to affordable health care to all Americans.
As an advocate of equal opportunity, Congressman Hoyer guided the historic Americans with Disabilities Act to passage in 1990, as well as the ADA Amendments Act in 2008 which strengthened the law. He was a lead sponsor of the Help America Vote Act in 2002, which was hailed as the most important voting rights legislation since the 1960’s. And in 2010, he was a leader in successfully ending the outdated and discriminatory policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. Congressman Hoyer also served as Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, fighting for political and religious freedom during the last years of the Soviet Union. He led a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Darfur in 2007 to call greater attention to the recent genocide and has continued to support a strong American role in defense of human rights.
Congressman Hoyer spoke at a Breakfast and Discussion with: Majority Leader Steny Hoyer at The Common Good in 2009 and at The Common Good Trip to Selma, Alabama in 2015.
Twitter: @leaderhoyer
