On the recordJanuary 30, 2019
Let me say this, Mr. Chairman. Yesterday we had our organizational meeting, and I made it clear that the distinguished gentleman from North Carolina has been truly a person who has worked very hard in a bipartisan way trying to come up with commonsense resolutions. So in no way do I want the gentleman to feel as if that is not being recognized, and we appreciate it. It is just that we have a lot of employees who aren't making those very high salaries. They are the ones who are living from paycheck to paycheck. Mr. Chairman, one of the saddest parts is when they go from paycheck to paycheck it is almost like no check because when they look at their bills, the bills are so much higher than their net pay. All we are trying to do is make sure that they keep up with the cost of living. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Lynch), who is the distinguished chairman of our Subcommittee on National Security.
