Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, our Republic depends on our bureaucracies faithfully implementing the laws and policies set forth by our elected officials. A misguided rule proposed by the Office of Personnel Management could threaten a President's ability to ensure that the executive branch is appropriately staffed to carry out his or her policies. During the Trump administration, some career Federal employees were either unwilling to appropriately carry out President Trump's agenda or, maybe more often, found themselves ill-equipped to make, implement, or communicate policies with which they disagreed. All Presidents, Republican or Democrat, have this problem to some degree. They have a right to staff their offices. President Biden now, outrageously, finds himself facing resistance by State Department employees who disagree with his opposition to Hamas. Mr. Chairman, I would urge that we allow this amendment to pass. It empowers a President, regardless of policy, regardless of party, to do their job to staff their offices. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.”