On the recordJuly 11, 2024
I oppose this amendment. Many of my colleagues are highly frustrated by the way the attending physician managed the COVID pandemic here in Washington. I am one of them. I understand, but I do not agree that decreasing the funds of the Office of the Attending Physician will reduce the actual attending physician's salary. To do that, how the United States Navy pay structure works needs to be changed. We are paying a nonnegotiable reimbursement to the Navy, and that is the way this process works. This will not affect the attending physician's salary. I make clear that what this amendment will do is dramatically reduce the medical services provided to the people who work, visit, and protect this campus. For this reason, I cannot support this amendment. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
