Jones Secures Language To Block Feds From Surfing Porn On Taxpayer Dime | Eastern NC Now

Jones thanks Chairman Harold Rogers (KY-5) for acting on Jones' March 17 request to include language in federal spending bills to ensure that computer networks in federal agencies block the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography

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    Washington, D.C.     Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) thanked House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (KY-5) for acting on Jones' March 17 request to include language in federal spending bills to ensure that computer networks in federal agencies block the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. Eight of the nine spending bills introduced so far this year have included the language requested by Jones. Only four of last year's spending bills included the language.

    "We are over $19 trillion in debt, and taxpayers are paying for federal employees to waste time at work surfing porn. This is a well-documented, government-wide problem. It's time to put a stop to it, and I am grateful for Chairman Rogers' assistance in support of that cause," said Congressman Jones.

    Click here to read Congressman Jones' letter to the House Appropriations Committee thanking them for taking action on his March 17 request.

    You can see Congressman Jones' March 17 request here.

    For additional information, please contact Sarah Howard in Congressman Jones' office at (202) 225-3415 or sarah.howard@mail.house.gov.
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( June 5th, 2016 @ 10:14 pm )
 
Great one. And very true ... in a very real sense.

I have complete first hand knowledge of this.

But many folks in Beaufort County, and especially around Washington desire higher taxes from wasteful spending and bad policy, so, they get the government they deserve, which they also desire.

When that attitude changes, they will get better governments.
( June 5th, 2016 @ 9:23 pm )
 
Stan, I have a joke for you beaufortcountynow.com
( June 5th, 2016 @ 6:03 pm )
 
I am surprised that Rep. Jones had to seek legislation to stop this abhorrent behavior.

Regardless of your position on pornography, there is no place on the public payroll, at all levels of government, where the employees are not pushed to perform. This is more a case of terrible management than the evils of pornography, and it is inherently wicked.

My overall solution for the Federal government, and this does not include the military, is to decimate the workforce; in the pure literal sense, you cut the workforce by 10%. After that first slice, you look for additional cuts and get another 10%.

Then you tell the remaining 80% to get to work, and then they will know you mean it.



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