Barbara Boxer: “Well, it did not end there, I say to my friend from Iowa. I got a visit from police officers in my office here in…”

“Well, it did not end there, I say to my friend from Iowa. I got a visit from police officers in my office here in Washington, and what is on their agenda, the first thing? Overtime. I said: Well, look, I am going to do everything I can to protect you. I raised this issue with Secretary Chao. She answered my letter. She says you have nothing to worry about. Will you please go over her answers, and can you please comment back to me as to what you think of her opinion on whether you will lose overtime? So I have blown up for you to see, I say to Senator Harkin and Senator Baucus, something you might be interested in. These quotes go side by side. Secretary Chao says in her letter to me: First, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and other first responders are not white collar employees. They do not perform office or non-manual work. So, therefore, she is essentially saying they will not fit into this revision of the rules because they are not white-collar employees. This is what she says about police officers. This is what my police officers write back: Many police officers do not drive black and white patrol vehicles and perform only enforcement/patrol duties. Police officers also serve in investigative and other capacities. As such they do not wear uniforms and a great deal of their work is performed in an office.”