Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, FITARA, would make a number of improvements to the management and the acquisition of IT systems in the Federal Government. I…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 6 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly), a man who has worked very hard on this legislation with Chairman Issa.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as I close, I urge all Members to vote in favor of the legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

If we had stayed on the 3-percent growth initiated by Arlen Specter, where would we be now? At about $40 billion?

Mr. President, as we speak, the 22nd Winter Olympics are well under way in Sochi, Russia. Let me first congratulate the organizers on a fantastic opening ceremony. It really was something to see the depth and breadth of Russia's rich…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering Willard Hackerman

Madam President, there is an epitaph on the wall above where Sir Christopher Wren--one of England's greatest architects--is buried. The epitaph reads in part: Here . . . lies . . . Christopher Wren, who lived beyond ninety years, not for…

Madam Speaker, the train wreck of the President's health care reform just continues. This week, there have been two developments: the first one, the CBO announcing their study that shows that 2\1/2\ million full-time equivalents--that is…

I just hoped you would be very visible with those agencies that are not meeting the goal and certainly not complying with the spirit, that we want prime contracts for small businesses just not subcontracts.

I think it is critically important that we do a long-term surface transportation reauthorization, to give predictability to our transportation program in this Country.

I have been disappointed by the results on loans being made to small businesses.

I want to just join in recognizing your extraordinary leadership as the chair of this Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Colorado for yielding. I thank my colleagues from Florida for being on the floor, and I rise to urge my colleagues to defeat the previous question so that instead we can call up a bipartisan bill to…

I thank the gentleman. It is simply a vote by which it says that, if the previous question is not approved, we can offer the bipartisan legislation to give the relief that is so desperately needed now, not 90 days from now--now. So defeat…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I share my friend's view that we need to be worried about the solvency of our Nation. We haven't done such a good job at that. We are, by the way, going to have a bill on the floor pretty…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New York and I thank the gentleman from Michigan. Let me start by saying this issue ought not to be subject to debate. America, the greatest land on the face of the Earth, and one of the most…

So we come to this time with not many people on the floor, although we have demagogued this issue in the past. We, both sides. Let's be clear. On our side, we said that the Republicans cut revenues; therefore, they were responsible for the…

I will conclude because my friend is running out of time. This is not a partisan vote and should not be viewed as such. Republicans and Democrats have voted to protect the American people, provide for the national defense, and provide for…