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. From 1966 to 1978, he served in the Maryland Senate, where he was President from 1975 to 1978. He is the House Majority Leader. The following is from the July 17, 2008, House floor debate on H.R. 6515, the Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands (DRILL) Act. Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands. The assertion was that Democrats are not for drilling. This gives lie to that assertion. This says, as we have been saying, there are 88 million acres available for drilling…
