Political Quotes

“I rise in support of S. 2, the Congressional Accountability Act, which will require Congress to live by the same laws and regulations under which it requires businesses and individuals in the private sector to operate. S. 2 is the first in a series of bills the Republican-led 104th Congress will take up to respond to the mandate the citizens of this country sent to Congress last November. That mandate calls for Congress to take action to make this institution more accountable to the people and to produce a smaller, less intrusive, and more efficient government. Step one of this important mandate is S. 2, a bill to apply all the major labor, safety, and antidiscrimination laws to Congress. Making Congress live under the same laws it imposes on private sector businesses is simply a matter of fairness. Congressional employees will now have the same legal protections as employees in the private sector. Currently, congressional employees cannot bring suit in Federal district court. But, with passage of the Congressional Accountability Act congressional workers for the first time may bring a private action in Federal district court against Congress.”