Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, first I would say to the gentlewoman that just spoke, yes, in the public sector it can be a condition of employment but in the legislation, if she would read it, she would find that no way can it be a condition of employment. This is not some wild Republican idea. The President himself endorsed the concept. He has not sent us any legislation but endorsed the concept. Since most people apparently that I have heard speak over there have not read the legislation since we made 20 changes all geared to protect the employee, and there will be some more offered in an amendment to do the same, I would like to just tell my colleagues what is in the bill so if the American public is confused, at least they will know what is in the legislation. The legislation has no effect whatsoever on the 40-hour workweek for the purpose of calculating overtime. Employers who are covered by the FLSA, the Fair Labor Standards Act, will continue to receive overtime pay for any hours worked over 40 in a week. If an employer decides to make comp time available as an option, then the employee will have the choice of taking overtime pay in the form of paid time off or overtime wages.”