This bill will allow front line supervisors to better manage agents work schedules. saving taxpayers millions of dollars each year. In fact. according to the Congressional Budget Office. this bill will save taxpayers up to $100 million a year. Last year. the Office of Special Counsel issued a scathing report about the misuse and E1761 abuse of the current overtime system by Customs and Border Protection. This legislation will end such abuse in the future. at the same time increasing the number of hours the Border Patrol can secure the border. which is the equivalent of adding an additional 1.500 Border Patrol agents. With additional hours on the border. our nation will be more secure as additional agent hours will help gain control of the border. carry out additional law enforcement missions. and apprehend dangerous criminals. Mr. Speaker. the mission carried out by the men and women of the Border Patrol is extremely dangerousmore than one hundred agents have given their lives protecting our nation. We owe it to them to give them a stable. predicable paycheck that takes into account the irregular nature of the arduous work they do every day on the border. So. I want to commend the leadership of the Chief of the Border Patrol. Michael Fisher. and the Deputy Chief of the Border Patrol. Ronald Viteillo. for their commitment to finding sustainable reforms for agent pay. while also improving the security of our border. I urge my colleagues to support this common sense bill that saves the taxpayers millions of dollars.
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