Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I was not going to speak. I was constrained to speak, to come to the floor, when we had this chart about 2 million employees. But only adversely affecting just a small sliver. The premise seems to be you can undermine--as long as they're a small minority--the rights of people. And those Capitol policemen of which the gentleman spoke, and the people at the desk of whom the gentleman spoke, people who serve in our committees of whom the gentleman spoke, people who serve as nurses--not necessarily in VA hospitals because they're exempt--zero COLA 4 years in a row. All 2 million have been affected. {time} 1700 Every new employee has been affected--everyone--not just that small, little sliver that apparently the SES is. They don't get rights. If it were 1.98 million, well, then, that's a different story, but as long as it's only a small sliver, undermine their rights. I came to the floor to say that, if we undermine the rights of one, frankly, the rights of all are soon at risk. We have learned that throughout history.…”