On the recordMay 9, 2013
I have reservations about the constitutionality of this amendment. What I will say is I would gladly give my pay if it meant that these guys don't get paid. I will give my salaries to the defenders of this country, the men and women who are the front line, if their pay was in question. If all the money in the Congress in our pay could do that, I would gladly do that. But I say we should definitely pay these guys before we pay these guys. That's what your bill does. The overriding bill would have these guys get paid before these guys. Forget about us guys. This amendment is a farce. It's to divert attention from the fact that you want to pay these guys before you pay these guys. At the end of the day, that's what the overriding bill is about--putting China first, paying China first, putting our troops last, putting the American people last. It's about putting them first and us last. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin) has 15 seconds remaining.
