Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to congratulate the House for passing the NDAA, National Defense Authorization Act. It is a win for Pennsylvania, and it is a win for civil defense workers all over this country. Namely, Tobyhanna Army Depot in my district is a winner here, because this fixes a problem. There is a wage and salary disparity between the maps. There is a map mismatch that has been going on that I have been fighting ever since I got to Congress. This year, my bill, the Locality Pay Equity Act, got in the NDAA. Mr. Speaker, I am so grateful to Chairman Smith of the Armed Services Committee and the entire Armed Services Committee and the overwhelming vote on a bipartisan basis of the U.S. House to pass this. At long last, wage-grade workers in the civil defense industry in these particular districts will be paid fairly and equally alongside the salaried people they work side by side with. This is a great day for Tobyhanna and a great day for the people who have the backs of the people who are our warfighters all over the world. ____________________”