Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 548, S. 1691. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1691) to amend title 5, United States Code, to improve the security of the United States border and to provide for reforms and rates of pay for border patrol agents. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: S. 1691 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. BORDER PATROL RATE OF PAY. (a) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are-- (1) to strengthen U.S. Customs and Border Protection and ensure that border patrol agents are sufficiently ready to conduct necessary work and will perform overtime hours in excess of a 40-hour workweek based on the needs of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and (2) to ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection has the flexibility to cover shift changes and retains the right to assign scheduled and unscheduled work for mission requirements and planning based on operational need. (b) Rates of Pay.--Subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5549 the following: ``Sec. 5550.…”