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Paul Coverdell: “To the contrary. Imagine the hue and cry if the way we were to equalize this was to remove that option from Federal…”

On the recordMay 16, 1997
To the contrary. Imagine the hue and cry if the way we were to equalize this was to remove that option from Federal employees so that they would be treated like these other hourly workers. Talk about a hailstorm. They have enjoyed the benefit, and no one that I know of has issued the first complaint about those flexible options that are enjoyed by Federal employees. I mentioned a moment ago that when we came here, the Congress functioned under a different set of laws than American businesses. Now we have the Congressional Accountability Act, and we have put Congress under the same confines. It is time to let the private hourly workers enjoy the same benefits as Federal employees.
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Paul Coverdell
Georgia
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Discussing the need for equal benefits for private hourly workers and Federal employees.

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