Political Quotes

“I believe this amendment is cleared on both sides. This amendment is being submitted pursuant to a request from the Secretary of HUD which inserts language similar to that provided in this bill for NASA which proposes a buyout provision to address the substantial personnel reductions confronting the Department of Housing and Urban Development at headquarters and in several other locations. The buyout authority would enable the agency to meet its personnel targets without resorting to very disruptive and potentially costly RIF procedures. In addition, to make this subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the language requires HUD to reimburse the civil service fund for expected loss revenue and increase beneficiary payments from appropriated funds. These limitations assure that no net increase in the expenditures would occur during fiscal year 1997.”