On the recordAugust 1, 2013
Mr. Speaker, I would like to address the gentleman from Maryland as he talks about its being about all employees. Indeed, it is, because, if we allow this continued behavior to go on, it will tarnish the good reputation of Federal workers who day in and day out serve this country and the citizens so well. What we are talking about is giving a tool, a management tool, to let managers manage. We are talking about not giving bonuses to those who are of the very highest--the 1 percent--while the rank and file goes so many times without being recognized or compensated for what it deserves. We are talking about employees who make an average salary of $168,000 a year, and yet we are talking about a privileged few whom we need to make sure we address. So, Mr. Speaker, it is about all of the employees, and it is about being fair.
