[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 63 (Tuesday, May 7, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H2448]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    WORKING FAMILIES FLEXIBILITY ACT

  (Mr. SESSIONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, today I rise in support of H.R. 1406, 
the piece of legislation that we will be debating today, the Working 
Families Flexibility Act of 2013. I am proud of the work that my friend 
Congresswoman Martha Roby has done on this important bill. This 
legislation makes life easier for American families by giving them an 
additional tool to balance the demands of their family and workplace 
life.
  As the father of boys, I know it takes a lot of time to help not only 
raise them, but to prepare them for their future. But I also had a job 
in the private sector; and I know that there are times when people in 
the private sector need the flexibility to do like I did, to take their 
boys to a Boy Scout campout or a wrestling tournament.
  Currently, public sector workers have the flexibility to convert 
their overtime into comp time off. Labor unions include similar 
provisions in collective bargaining agreements with their employees. 
America's private sector workers deserve the same option that union 
workers have.
  I look forward to supporting this legislation on the floor and 
encourage my colleagues to do the same.

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