Political Quotes

“Thank you, Representative Hanabusa. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment and in support of the over 5,000 men and women who work at the Tobyhanna Army Depot who support our warfighters. The OMB circular A-76 process, which this amendment seeks to reinstate, has been prohibited because it's unfair to Federal employees and wasteful of taxpayer dollars. The OMB and the Pentagon, who have historically been the biggest boosters of this process, both acknowledge that A-76 is flawed and they oppose its revival. The DOD acknowledges it's still improving its statutorily required improvements, and it would be rash for us to jump past their internal procedures for improvement. Lifting the moratorium would eliminate the incentives the Department needs to fix the A-76 process, and we would not be doing our jobs if we rushed to allow a flawed procedure to lay off our dedicated civilian workforce and, in many cases, hurt the taxpayers in the process.”