Political Quotes

“Fair enough. Reclaiming my time, since I didn't yield it, but reclaiming my time, I said, clearly, I don't think this should be part of the private sector. I think working for the Federal Government is a privilege, it is an honor, and I take great exception, Mr. Speaker, to the idea and the notion that we treat Federal workers so poorly that if we were a company everybody would quit. Well, they can quit. They don't. You look at the turnover rate in the private sector versus the turnover rate in the Federal Government, we treat them pretty darn well. Can we do things better? Yes. Part of that is weeding out the bad apples. If you are sitting there watching pornography on your computer 4 hours a day, then you should be fired. If you are a DEA agent down serving in Colombia and you have sex slaves coming before you paid by them, then you should fire them. If you are a Federal worker thumbing your nose at the Federal Government, not paying your taxes, then you should be eligible to be fired by the supervisor. That supervisor, don't we trust them to make that decision and say: You know what? This person is so vital, they do such good work, we are going to keep them? But you know what? 24,833 Federal employees didn't even file a Federal tax return, didn't even file one last year. Is that too small a percentage to worry about?…”