Tina Smith: “Senator Cardin, I want to take a moment to thank you so much for your leadership on this and for making sure that…”

“Senator Cardin, I want to take a moment to thank you so much for your leadership on this and for making sure that Federal employees get the backpay they deserve. I know that when this issue first became clear to me, you were one of the first people I called over the Christmas holiday to talk about what we might do to fix this problem. So I greatly appreciate your partnership on this, along with the partnership of so many of my other colleagues here but particularly your help on this. Thank you very much. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland.”