I am not proposing that the President be barred from creating these new positions to focus on important policy prioritie...
I think it creates a real problem when Congress specifically creates in law a position that is Senate-confirmed, that is...
The responsibility of Congress to oversee the Executive Branch is fundamental to our constitutional system.
When Congress passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which we wrote in 2004, we created by statute...
this issue has been of concern to me for many months.
I personally believe that it is undermining the promises that President Obama has made to the American people for increa...
I will continue to call them 'czars,' at least to the conclusion of this hearing and until a solution is found.
I think Congress should be able to call Carol Browner, the President's energy and environmental czar, to ask her about t...
We thank Members of the Committee who have added their names as cosponsors or indicated their support for the legislatio...
If the Federal Government is to compete with the private sector as well as with State and local governments for the most...
opponents of our bill raise the issue of fraud, of people trying to get benefits by pretending that they are in domestic...
In light of that Executive Order or memorandum, could you please explain, in case we get this question, why our legislat...
I believe that our legislation will help to promote a strong Federal workforce.
If the Federal Government fails to attract or retain employees because of a lack of competitive benefits, then the impac...
The title of this hearing really says why we have introduced this bill.
I can tell you that if you told seniors or if you told Federal employees today, as you did, that you can change from 5 t...
I have to tell you that I thought that your testimony here today is as misleading as these marketing materials.
But that is nowhere on this document.
