It's my father's legacy. My father's view was that the public is the employer of these government employees and has the right to know what they're up to.
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I wasn't really aware that my father was working for quite a while. I thought it was my mother who had all the money!
My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director.
Being president of too many well-meaning organizations put my father into an early grave. The lesson in this was not lost on me.
Dad often told me, 'My job is to help my boss do his job and make him look good.' That was my dad's objective. Everything about the way he conducted himself was to communicate support for his superiors and respect for his coworkers. The way he dressed was his starting point in that communication.
I think it's unrealistic for public-sector employees to believe that they are immune from modifications to their pay and benefit packages.
Public sector employees are the eyes and ears on the ground for the communities they serve.
I respect my father as a father, but I also respect him as an honorable chairman.
As a member of Congress, I believe it is the responsibility of those elected to represent the people at every level of government to ensure that our government works to ensure that every person who wants gainful employment has it.
I respect public employees and school teachers. They deserve a secure retirement.
Our dad was just a congressman for 27 years, and if you live in Washington, D.C., everybody's dad works for the government. We grew up just like everyone else.
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