WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the December jobs report: "The December jobs report released this morning is further evidence of what American families and small businesses have known for months: the United States economy remains strong. With another 216,000 jobs added last month, we have now seen 36 consecutive months of job growth totaling 14.5 million new jobs created since President Bide more PR