On the recordJuly 15, 2014
I just got this amendment a little bit ago. I don't quite understand what the gentleman is trying to do. As I read the amendment, it basically says you just can't pay Federal employees. If I am a Federal employee and somebody says you can't pay me this wage, I guess I can either come to work and not get paid or I can just decide that you decided not to pay me so I don't think I will come to work anymore. I don't know how many people are affected by this, but I have got to believe a lot of people would look at this and say: Gee, the gentleman from Florida says we are just not going to pay you. I guess on behalf of the Federal employees, I have to oppose that, because I think all Federal employees ought to be paid. I don't think we should pass legislation saying they can't be paid. So I would urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
