Political Quotes

“The message it's sending is that our Federal employees are not to be valued, that our managers are not to reward people for good work, that, in fact, we want the government to shrink, that we don't want it to be able to carry out its necessary activities. When we do that, we do a disservice to our constituents and to this country. This stuff has got to stop. Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Washington, DC, July 29, 2013. Hon. Darrell Issa, Chairman, Committee on Oversight & Government Reform, Washington, DC. Hon. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member, Committee on Oversight & Government Reform, Washington, DC. Dear Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Cummings: On behalf of the membership of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), I am writing to oppose H.R. 2711--the ``Citizen Empowerment Act,'' as amended by the Committee and urge you to further amend the bill to ensure that law enforcement and other public safety activities are not covered by its provisions. As originally written, the legislation contained general exceptions for situations where classified information, public safety or an on-going law enforcement investigation would be at risk. This language was necessary to ensure that federal law enforcement officers and the critical work they perform are not adversely impacted by this bill. In fact, the original language should have gone even farther to make clear that law enforcement activities would not be jeopardized in any way.…”