Political Quotes

“I appreciate that, and I thank the Presiding Officer very much. I thought I was getting an agreement here. So to continue, it could be longer than the 5 years that is in the bill of the Senator from New Hampshire, but it would be the manager or supervisor who would determine the length of the suspension of the right to receive the bonus, so that the manager has the tools in order to manage the workforce and we can hold the supervisor accountable. The second amendment is similar, as it relates to the reprimand being retained in the records. It allows the manager to have the discretion as to the length of time. The bill that the Senator from New Hampshire is recommending is a hard 5-year period, and it doesn't give the manager the ability to use these tools as ways to advance service to our veterans. The bottom line here is service to our veterans. That is the bottom line--that they get the services they deserve. So I ask unanimous consent that the Senator modify her request so that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 240, S. 627; that in lieu of the committee-reported substitute and title amendments, that the Cardin substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed; that the Cardin title amendment be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate.…”