Political Quotes

“in an effort to meet the changing needs of the Federal work force, I rise in support of a provision contained in the Treasury postal appropriations bill which authorizes the General Services Administration to begin work on a series of flexiplace work telecommuting centers. Currently, many Federal employees from both the legislative and executive branches are enjoying the convenience and efficiency of six completed telecommuting centers located throughout the Metropolitan Washington, DC area. While Federal employees enjoy the advantages of working at these telecommuting centers, their employer, the Federal Government, reaps the benefits of increased productivity and improved work quality. As the Senate accepts the important responsibility to reign in Federal spending and control our Federal debt, we surely realize that these telecommuting centers must be economically self-supporting or they will not succeed. For that reason, I, along with my friend in the House of Representatives, Congressman Frank Wolf, have asked our respective Appropriations Committees to insert language granting much needed flexibility to the General Services Administration in regard to telecommuting centers. In order to maintain these centers as self-sufficient entities, the Congress must allow non-Federal employees to fill any vacant slots in the telecommuting centers.”