Everyone knows that a federal job is a lifetime job, and for many in Congress, it seems they have a lifetime job, too.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime.
Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire.
But I do know this: that the two and a half years that I've been at HUD, I am absolutely convinced that some of the best workers in the world are in Federal Government.
The Fed is the major U.S. firefighter. It's not the Treasury. It's not the Congress. We certainly saw that vividly in 2008.
There's no other job in public life that is like chairman of the Fed.
This has been a trend for a long time; the days of lifetime employment are long since over.
If Congress is unable to do its job and pass a federal budget, then I do not believe we should receive a salary.
The retirement system that is in place for members of Congress and other federal workers features what is known as the Federal Employment Retirement Plan.
Most successful politicians don't let the job swamp their lives.
Most senators are just going to work and trying to do a job.
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