On the recordMay 2, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds. Mr. Speaker, there was mention about the legislative history back in the 1980s. The fact is there was no mention in legislative history that Congress passed the comp time legislation to be family friendly or to provide flexibility. The legislation was passed purely to respond to States' and localities' concerns about fiscal pressures created by the Supreme Court case Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transportation Authority. So I think it ought to be clear that these are entirely different issues. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Espaillat).
