Washington, June 30 -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer issued the following press release:

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the FSGG oversight hearing of the Office of Management and Budget. Below are a video and transcript of his remarks:

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate you calling this hearing, and you referenced how overwhelming is the relationship between the OMB and the policies being pursued by the government. Frankly, I think we could have used days of hearings, given the extraordinarily broad impact that the OMB has had on the operations of government. I wish, though, as well, that ...