Jerry Moran: “I would urge Members on both sides to vote for this bill. The soft landing provisions on health insurance and life…”

“I would urge Members on both sides to vote for this bill. The soft landing provisions on health insurance and life insurance and educational assistance by themselves have more than sufficient merit to pass this bill. But I do think that there is merit as well in section 201. I do not agree--and I have discussed this with the gentlewoman from Illinois [Mrs. Collins] and the gentlewoman from Florida [Mrs. Meek]--that giving more weight to performance ratings has anything to do within a racial context. I do not think that there is an issue of racial discrimination here. In fact, I think that new hires, in fact, would be better served under this new system. We have some disagreement and obviously there is a report that lends credence to the argument that has been made. But I would urge my colleagues to vote for this bill, for giving more weight to performance ratings in the civil service and certainly for the soft landing provisions that are an important and necessary part of this bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Omnibus Civil Service Reform Act and urge its passage.”