But the more of it comes--and I get that. I am not against technology. Look, our company, we are always investing in technology. It is great. It is wonderful but it can become a distraction.

I don't want to rush and put it out there. I think there is going to be areas to where it would be great.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Tillis). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, I wish to join Senator Alexander in discussing this overtime rule. As he mentioned multiple times, Senator Collins and I dropped a companion bill here in the Senate that was passed in the House that delays the overtime…

The right thing to do. This is a big issue for us as well, and I appreciate that.

We have finally reached a point as a government that we are so heavy and we cannot take risk in every area.

There are 100 different tools in the toolbox there of these different authorities, 20 of them are used.

OK. I have to run to the floor, and I am going to turn this over to the capacity hands of Senator Heitkamp, and then I will be back.

There has been this goal of 60. How was the 60-day time period set, that is what we want to achieve?

Is the opportunity to know--just tell me yes or no, are we moving to the next step?

I agree that dealing with the classification system is biting off an enormous chunk.

I frequently hear from Oklahomans about their attempts to work for the government, which they too often abandon when it takes three months or more to hear back about their USAJOBS application.

There is a lot of pressure to be able to look at, to be able to evaluate this.

Let us boil it down, instead of just ticking off someone's old list.

I do appreciate that. Let me second her statement on that.

It is brave to be able to clear some of the areas and projects and things that are not strategic.

But there is not in the Federal workforce.

The classification system does need an update.