On the recordMay 21, 2014
I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, let me tell you that, when I first got here, people said: Kelly, you expect the government to work as a business. I said: No, no, no, that is not true because there is no way any business can work as the government works. This bill is a commonsense way of taking care of people who don't perform at a level that is expected. The taxpayers--the citizens of this country--should expect nothing less and to be constantly told that, gee, you can't touch these folks even if they perform so badly-- and, instead of doing that, we give them a bonus--that doesn't make sense. Accountability is absolutely needed at this time. We give people authority. We give people responsibility. When they don't do their jobs, they need to be held accountable for it. I represent not only the State of Pennsylvania, but over 1 million Pennsylvanians who are veterans. If we can't fix this now with a commonsense approach, then--my goodness--what are we doing on the floor of this great House? This just makes sense. I thank the chairman for bringing it forward. It is long overdue, and it needs to be done now.
