Congressional Research Employees Association

 
President Roth was among the legislative branch representatives invited to testify at the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch hearing Wednesday, February 24.

Among the issues he addressed were telework, COOP planning, outside speaking and writing concerns, and labor-management relations. In a limited question and answer period following his testimony, Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz focused on telework. She asked about the differences between management and union proposals, and asked whether management’s proposal only allowed telework on fixed days. When President Roth replied only fixed days, the Chairwoman went on to ask whether it allowed employees with home emergencies to work from home, or whether it allowed for employees to work from home during the recent snow closures. President Roth informed the Chairwoman that it did not.

At the end of a Roll Call report about the hearing, a “troubled” Ms. Wasserman Schultz was quoted as saying, “CRS doesn’t appear to be taking the directive [the FY2010 appropriation report language] seriously…I’m frustrated because we were very specific about what they needed to make happen.” She added that she must still hear the agency’s side of the story.

Read President Roth’s complete testimony.