Political Quotes

“we acted earlier this week to create a buyout for Federal employees. It involves in so many cases, a modest amount of money, a sum up to $25,000, for people who have dedicated their lives as civil servants for Federal Government. It was associated with what I consider to be a very responsible and a sincere effort on the part of the President to reduce the Federal payrolls. It is one strongly endorsed and joined by Members of this Congress, both the Democrats and Republicans, to see if there is not a way we can save funding through reduced payrolls. I believe that many of these areas of Government will be able to be performed well and perhaps even more efficiently with fewer people. As we go through that difficult process, I believe that effort will have strong bipartisan support. It will have support because it means that we will not only save money, but we will focus our resources on better alternatives. However, I am concerned about the bill that was before us. It received overwhelming support from this Chamber, so its passage was never in doubt. Part of the reason it had such overwhelming support is it not only provided welcome financial assistance to Federal civil servants who will be leaving their jobs, but it also was accompanied by revenue and budget estimates which indicated that it would ultimately save this country money. Those estimates were done by sincere people who honestly believed in the results.”