The Federal Government currently employs more than 2.5 million Executive Branch civilians.

600,000 Federal employees will be eligible to retire by September 2017.

Thank you. Ms. Leo.

It seems like every year or two there is a new initiative.

Unfortunately, there are many obstacles we must overcome in order to attract the key demographic millennials into the Federal workforce.

Do we have a sense of how long it takes to do a hire in private industry?

Mr. President, this is a long-term issue. This is not something new. I am amazed at the number of times I run into people in Oklahoma who say: Why can't we seem to get the budget done now? What has happened? I have said: Let's back up for…

You can pull out a laptop and fake it.

I think that would be very helpful for us to be able to get, because I would say that is something I hear frequently from different groups.

In the delays that are out there, how long does the background check part of it typically take?

Part of the challenge we have is the removal of individuals that should not have been hired or that are a problem.

Our length of time to actually get there is getting longer.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I want to begin by thanking my good friend for her debate and her cooperation and her hard work in this exercise that has been genuinely valuable and significant. And I want to agree with…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 901 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 901 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be…

Mr. Speaker, earlier today, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 5325, the Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by congratulating my friend and thanking her. I know she is committed to the resumption of regular order, and she has worked that way tirelessly. That is…

Mr. President, I realize that many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle just voted against the short funding resolution because it doesn't include critical funding for Flint. Unfortunately, I believe this is a misguided…

Mr. President, I believe I actually had the floor anyway, and I am glad to yield the floor, which I will do to my colleague from Michigan. But I want to make sure I am clear in the statement I made in that I don't disagree and that my…