Political Quotes

“Today we are zeroing in on Federal workers whose average pay is $60,000. We are zeroing in on folks who are, in many instances, barely making it. I don't want us to get it twisted. We have a situation where a lot of times we discuss a whole lot of other things but don't necessarily concentrate on the subject matter at hand. Yesterday, Mr. Chairman, in our committee, we had a lady who came in and told us that her daughter died. She died because she couldn't get $333 worth of insulin a month. That happened in America. What is my point? These dollars mean a lot to these Federal employees. I am not going to pit our military against our civilian employees. They are all very important. I want them all to be well paid. But right now, we need to concentrate on, again, building people and making a difference in their lives. Speaking of building people, Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Virginia (Ms. Wexton), a cosponsor of this bill.”