Political Quotes

“I rise because many people want to paint Federal workers and contractors as unskilled bureaucrats who waste taxpayer dollars. However, the reality is the opposite. I know this because Virginia is home to hundreds of thousands of our country's Federal workers and contractors, and I have heard from many of them. These Federal workers actually save taxpayers money, and they keep all Americans safe and healthy, despite all the regulations imposed on them by Congress. That is the bureaucracy. In almost all cases, they bring critical skills or expertise that are hard to replace. One GSA employees says firings in her department, which is focused on threats to America's crops, could cost us hundreds of millions of dollars down the road. One contractor who supports anti-terrorism efforts overseas was fired despite his track record of success countering extremism. These firings even threaten border security. A contractor who vets refugees has to lay off 100 security experts because of the cuts. No one will want to serve our government if Federal workers and contractors are treated this way. The attacks on Federal civil servants will cost taxpayers money and make all Americans less safe and less healthy. ____________________”