Political Quotes

“I respectfully note that when we talk about debating issues, I have waited 6 hours because I think this is important, this particular amendment, which is at the desk. It is very simple and I would like to explain it. It would allow agencies to use their own salary, their own expense accounts, to help Federal employees pay for child care. I have worked with the Office of Personnel Management to develop this legislation, and I have been requested to do that because several agencies, including the Social Security Administration, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense and the Office of Personnel Management, have requested such authority from OPM. OPM cannot grant this authority so we must legislate this very simple change. Now, this amendment does not require any additional appropriation. It would be up to individual agencies to determine whether or not to use funds from their salary and expense appropriations to help to provide child care. Agencies, and not the employees, would make payments to child care providers to help lower-income Federal employees pay for their child care.”