Honorable Steny Hoyer
United States Representative, Maryland, Democrat
Representative Hoyer, of the Fifth District of Maryland, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1981. He served in the Maryland Senate from 1966 to 1978, where he was president from 1975 to 1978. He is the House Majority Leader. The following is from the March 22, 2007, House floor debate on H.R. 1433, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007.This important legislation, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act, is designed to do one thing, enfranchise Americans fully with a voting representative in the House of Representatives. I have the great honor…
