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Investing in A New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act

Floor Speech

Date: June 30, 2020
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation Employment and Affirmative Action Government Operations

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Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. As amended by the manager's amendment, this bill includes language identical to my bill, H.R. 1140, the Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020.

For over a decade, Representative Nita Lowey and I have worked to provide TSA frontline security workers the basic rights and civil service protections they deserve.

On March 5 of this year, this body passed H.R. 1140 with 230 ``yes'' votes, including all Democratic Members present and 14 Republican Members.

Transportation Security Officers remain among the lowest paid Federal workers, and they do not receive regular salaries or basic civil service protections afforded to most other Federal employees.

In recent years, TSOs have faced government shutdowns, staff shortages, increased passenger volumes, and increasingly difficult job responsibilities.

Mr. Speaker, this is a good deal. I thank Chairman DeFazio for including this critical language in the manager's amendment. I urge support of the bill.

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