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John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5690) to ensure the Government Accountability Office has adequate access to information. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5690…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 5690, the GAO Access and Oversight Act. As stewards of the Federal Government, we have a duty to make sure that taxpayer money is spent appropriately. We…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I urge the adoption of this bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter) that the House suspend the rules and pass the…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4419) to update the financial disclosure requirements for judges of the District of Columbia courts, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 4419, the District of Columbia Judicial Financial Transparency Act, which was introduced by my colleague from the District of Columbia, Delegate Eleanor…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5625) to provide for reimbursement for the use of modern travel services by Federal employees traveling on official Government business, and for other purposes, as amended…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include any extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of H.R. 5625, the Modernizing Government Travel Act, introduced by Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts. Federal employees' options for transportation on…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5037) to authorize the establishment of a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts and employees of the…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of H.R. 5037, the District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act, introduced by my colleague from the…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Curbelo of Florida). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter) that the House suspend the…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 1550), to amend title 31, United States Code, to establish entities tasked with improving program and project management in certain Federal agencies, and for other purposes, as…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
John Rice Carter
@johnricecarter· Republican · GA· Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, S…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-20
Alma Adams
@almaadams· Democratic · NC· Sep 20, 2016

I am a former State legislator and I think many of us are, and understanding that need to send that message that these Federal dollars are not to replace your K-12 investment.

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Bill Johnson
@billjohnson· Republican · OH· Sep 20, 2016

The government's own studies indicated that Head Start, by the time kids reach the fourth grade show no impact.

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