Political Quotes

“I support H.R. 6302, the Overtime Pay for Secret Service Agents Act of 2016. The bill would authorize an increase in the annual salary and overtime limit up to level II of the Executive Schedule so that Secret Service agents would be eligible to receive additional back pay for the considerable hours of overtime they worked in 2016. Last year, the Committee adopted a bipartisan report concluding that the Secret Service, and I quote, ``is experiencing a staffing crisis that threatens to jeopardize its critical mission'' due in large part to ``significant cuts imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011.'' The unanimous report recommended that Congress, quote, ``ensure that Secret Service has sufficient funds to restore staffing to required levels.'' Providing this much-needed relief in the highly demanding 2016 presidential campaign year is a first and essential step towards fulfilling the Committee's recommendation. I appreciate the efforts that Chairman Chaffetz and his staff have made to address this issue, and I believe we are in agreement that we must pay the dedicated men and the women of the Secret Service for the overtime they worked in 2016. However, addressing just this one year retroactively does not go far enough.…”