On the recordJanuary 30, 2019
I thank my good friend from Maryland for his leadership on this amendment, which I support. The Secret Service do put themselves on the line, and the studies my friend from North Carolina cited had to do with bad management and bad working conditions that really affect morale and productivity at the Secret Service. The gentleman's amendment is designed to try to help that situation. The idea that an across-the-board cost of living increase doesn't distinguish between productivity and nonproductivity, performance or nonperformance, would also apply to the military. My friend has no objection to an across-the-board increase for the military, but apparently on the civilian side, that is different. We are making the opposite argument. We are making the argument that pay parity is the right thing to do, especially after this reckless shutdown. Mr. Chairman, I congratulate my friend from Maryland on his amendment, and I support it.
