James Comer said "Mr. Chair, I rise in support of the amendment. The Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act ensures that the new prohibition on government censorship is enforced in the same manner as the Hatch Act is currently enforced. My colleague's amendment further strengthens this enforcement. It enshrines Congress' intent to ensure that the Office of Special Counsel continues to treat employees exercising public-sector union-negotiated official time as official duty time. Official time is taxpayer funded, and this amendment makes certain the Hatch Act's new censorship prohibition will continue to act to apply to Federal employees on official time. Mr. Chair, I ask my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this amendment." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 8, 2023

Mr. Chair, I rise in support of the amendment. The Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act ensures that the new prohibition on government censorship is enforced in the same manner as the Hatch Act is currently enforced. My colleague's amendment further strengthens this enforcement. It enshrines Congress' intent to ensure that the Office of Special Counsel continues to treat employees exercising public-sector union-negotiated official time as official duty time. Official time is taxpayer funded, and this amendment makes certain the Hatch Act's new censorship prohibition will continue to act to apply to Federal employees on official time. Mr. Chair, I ask my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this amendment.

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James Comer

Republican · Kentucky

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