Political Quotes

“this is my 21st year in the Senate, and I have had the privilege to work with my good colleague and other members of the delegation from Maryland and Virginia through these many years. I think we have done our duty as trustees to protect the parity of the civil servants who are just as key players in defense and other areas as any other individuals. So many of them have made their lifetime careers serving the country. Many of them are very highly technically qualified. Mr. President, I rise today to co-sponsor a sense of Congress amendment to S. 4 along with my colleagues Senator Sarbanes, Senator Mikulski, and Senator Robb on behalf of the hard working federal civilian employees. This sense-of-Congress amendment states that there should continue to be parity between the adjustments in the compensation of members of the uniformed services and the adjustments in the compensation of civilian employees of the United States. In the past, military employees and federal civilian employees have received equal pay adjustments in compensation. Throughout my tenure in the Senate, I have fought to ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all of our federal employees. Our federal employees play an important role in the efficient and intelligent operation of our government. These dedicated public servants should be compensated justly.”