mr. chaffetz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah, one minute. mr. chaffetz: earlier it was referenced there was another study showing that 26%, the compensation was 26% lower than the private sector. i would point out that that did not include compensation for benefits. certainly when you look at some of these total compensation, you look at the benefits. i would also point out the c.b.o. study on page 10 and 11, the total compensation is actually more off -- more askew for the lower educated people. people that are earning high school diplomas or less are getting a 36% more than they would in the private sector. it's actually the entire, what people with professional degrees, are probably being undercompensated according to this study. they only account for about 7% of our work force. if you look at the bulk of our work force, 93%, you are going to see double-digit percentage increase versus the private sector. this is not an attack on our federal work force. be grateful you have a job. which we have to understand it's the taxpayers' money and we ha

mr. chaffetz asked you about the medical devices tax and the indoor tanning service -- >> can i make one ten-second comment. the president has cut middle class taxes by $300 billion. >> except for everything that's on this list. >> $300 billion. >> again, except for everything that's --n i guess you don't get to say, listen, i'm going to raise it some place and reduce it some place else. my question focuses on something you said early cher is on the next slide which deals with -- >> there is actually no way i'll be able to read it. >> it's right out of your budget table. s-4. you mentioned several times this is a response from the budget as to deficit. and then you are -- loathe at times talk about nominal dollars. i agree when you are talking in 2012 about a dollar, it's not the same thing in 2012 but i would suggest you can talk apples to apples nominal dollars when talking about net interest payments in 2015 versus, say, medicaid payments in the same year. 2015. and i would suggest to you that the budget you offered to us today has net interest payments in 2015 exceeding what we'll sp

mr. chaffetz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. chaffetz: thank you, i want to thank the gentleman from wisconsin for bringing forward this bill. i want to refer to some facts. we do have good, hardworking federal employees, they're just as patriotic, if not more, as everybody else in our country they work hard and deserve a just compensation but the compensation trajectory we're going forward in this country, madam speaker, is not sustainable, nor is it fair. i was hoping that when the majority leader was addressing us, he would yield to the question. one of the stat he is threw out is that none of these people are earning as much as members of congress. i would point out that, for

mr. chaffetz, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. attorney general. i had an opportunity to ask you questions on december 8 of 2011, i'd asked you if you had spoken to president clinton -- president obama, secretary clinton or secretary knoll low. you said -- napolitano. you said you had not spoken to any of those three about fast and furious. is that still true today? >> with regard to secretary napolitano, yes. secretary clinton, yes. and the -- >> i'm sorry. secretary clinton, you have spoken with her about fast and furious? >> no, i'm saying -- i should say, no. secretary napolitano, no. secretary clinton, no. and i've had passing conversations with the president just about the fact of my testifying in connection with fast and furious. >> on wednesday, february 16th, you issued a press release along with secretary napolitano saying that you had met together. this is on the heels of jaime zapata, he had just been kill inside mexico. there were questions as to whether or not there were ties to fast and furious. you say you didn't have any interactio

mr. chaffetz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah, one minute. mr. chaffetz: earlier it was referenced there was another study showing that 26%, the compensation was 26% lower than the private sector. i would point out that that did not include compensation for benefits. certainly when you look at some of these total compensation, you look at the benefits. i would also point out the c.b.o. study on page 10 and 11, the total compensation is actually more off -- more askew for the lower educated people. people that are earning high school diplomas or less are getting a 36% more than they would in the private sector. it's actually the entire, what people with professional degrees, are probably being undercompensated according to this study. they only account for about 7% of our work force. if you look at the bulk of our work force, 93%, you are going to see double-digit percentage increase versus the private sector. this is not an attack on our federal work force. be grateful you have a job. which we have to understand it's the taxpayers' money and we ha

mr. chaffetz: we are paying more than $333 million a day in interest on the national debt. we deficit spend something like $4 billion a day. ladies and gentlemen, we cannot sustain the spending that we have. our nation is going bankrupt. it is imperative that this congress get a grip on its fiscal future and put forward a budget that is responsible and over-the-course of time will actually balance our books and pay off the national debt. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. mrs. capps: mr. speaker, i rise today in opposition to the extensive attacks made on women's health in recent weeks. we have seen an almost unprecedented number of attacks on women's access to health care, reproductive options, and even prenatal care. from a hearing on women's health that included a panel with no women witnesses, to public statements diminishing the importance of women's ac