Political Quotes

“Let me also say this. Some argue that, oh, well, it's such a cushy job to work for the Federal Government and that Federal employees actually make more money than in the private sector. Let me explain that. As for the people who work in the lower-wage jobs for the Federal Government, women actually make more working for government than they do in the private sector because, in the private sector, they make about 70 cents on the dollar, and thank goodness the Federal Government has more equity in what it pays. The same is true for minorities, who earn much less than white men do in the private sector; but when you work for the Federal Government, you have certain protections and certain equity that we've all supported, so they make more money. When you get to the higher-wage jobs, working for the National Institutes of Health or more, for the higher-skilled jobs, in fact, those workers who work for the Federal Government could make more in the private sector, but they have made a decision to help our government, to help our country by working in the public sector. So when they say some Federal workers earn more, I say God bless them because we don't discriminate like many in the private sector do, and we wish that the private sector would not discriminate in pay against women and minorities. It's not as if they should go out there and earn less money.”