Political Quotes

“Madam Chairman, according to recent media reports, the Department of Homeland Security is the top civilian agency conducting insourcing, which is converting private contractor services to government employees. My amendment would strike section 514 of this legislation which, as drafted, would prevent any funds in this bill from being used to conduct public-private competitions or to direct A-76 conversions for any program, project, or activity within the Department of Homeland Security. The A-76 process has been in existence since 1966. The original intent was to require the government to use private-sector services when obtaining goods or services and assist with services from within the government. I believe that the A-76 produces quality competition that leads to great service and a more cost-efficient result for the taxpayer. The bottom line, Madam Chairman, is that the government does not need to perform all the goods and services that might be in the Yellow Pages; that is for the private sector to do. A-76 cost competitions between the public and private sector brings the best value to the taxpayer. According to Americans for Tax Reform, the average cost of each new Federal employee for salary, benefits, and pensions totals $4.27 million. Without competition, government-run monopolies of commercial activities duplicate and price out the private sector, resulting in inefficient expenditures of taxpayer money.…”