Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I rise in strong support of this and the other two bills that we will vote on, the Oversight and Reform Committee bills that we are considering this week. Not only will they make government more accountable to the people it serves, they are also a testament to the extraordinary work and dedication to service of the committee's chairwoman, my friend, Carolyn Maloney. She leaves Congress at the end of this year after an accomplishment of three decades in office. During that time, she has been a champion, not only for New York, but for all those across the country who cherish good government and the causes of justice, opportunity, and equality for which she has worked so very, very hard. Few in the history of the Congress have worked on behalf of the consumers in a more dedicated and effective fashion than Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney. Today, she continues that service by offering, on behalf of her committee, these three bills. I make particular mention of the bill authored by Chairman Gerry Connolly of the Government Operations Subcommittee, which has been strongly supported by Chairwoman Maloney and their colleagues and the committee's majority. I, too, strongly support this effort, which would protect the nonpartisan nature of our civil service by ensuring that Presidents cannot simply fire Federal workers by reclassifying them as ``schedule F'' employees. That is what the previous President suggested.…”