David Weldon: “we have heard a lot of emotional rhetoric today that quite frankly has added little to the discussion of the real issues…”

“we have heard a lot of emotional rhetoric today that quite frankly has added little to the discussion of the real issues before us. I want to return the attention of the debate to the bill. What is the Working Families Flexibility Act, and how would it impact regular Americans who go to work every day, pay taxes, and are torn between work and family? There are two questions that must be asked: Will this bill give employees flexibility to spend more time with their families? Does the bill ensure that the decision over whether to take compensatory time or overtime pay rests with the employee? What we are about today is giving private sector employees the same right to work flexible hours that Federal, State, and local government workers have enjoyed for more than a decade. Most Government workers I have talked to like and want this type of flexibility, and it is wrong to deny private sector employees these same rights.”