[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 3, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

  (Ms. BYNUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BYNUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because I got this message from 
an Oregonian named Donna. She says: ``Please fight to protect Federal 
employee retirement benefits. They should not be slashed. Federal 
employees are currently putting up with so much to keep this country 
running.
  ``Immediately reducing our pay and benefits on top of everything else 
is a kick in the teeth. It is also a bait and switch. It should not be 
legal. I was promised certain benefits when I started, and they should 
not be taken away from me when I am less than 2 years from retirement.
  ``Who is going to run the government? You know, provide services that 
keep the planes in the sky, the power flowing, the food safe, and warn 
of pending major life-threatening events, events like hurricanes and 
infectious diseases? Who will want to work for the American people 
after this latest attack? Stop abusing us.''
  Mr. Speaker, I challenge you to explain these cuts to Donna.

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