Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, earlier it was referenced that there was another study showing that the compensation was 26 percent lower than the private sector. I would point out that that did not include compensation for benefits. Certainly when you look at someone's total compensation plan, you have to look at the benefits they are achieving. I would also point out that in the CBO study on pages 10 and 11, the total compensation is actually more askew for the lower-educated people. People who earned high school diplomas or less are getting 36 percent more than they would in the private sector. It's actually the higher end, people with professional degrees or doctorates who are actually being undercompensated, at least according to this study. And they only account for about 7 percent of our workforce. So if you look at the bulk of our workforce, some roughly 93 percent, you're going to see a double digit percentage increase versus the private sector. This is not an attack on our Federal workforce. Be grateful that you have a job. What we have to understand is that it's the taxpayers' money, and we have to be frugal with it.”