Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. First, before I close, I want to thank my friend for the debate and for his thoughtful remarks. Not surprisingly, there will be a couple of areas in my close where I disagree with my good…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I just want to quickly respond to my friend's point and, number one, thank him for his hard work in getting us to this position on this very important Customs legislation. I…

Mr. Chairman, I would like to start by noting how much I respect the sincerity and good intentions of my friends from Texas and their desire to settle this issue of landownership along the Red River. I want to particularly thank Chairman…

Mr. Chairman, I want to begin by acknowledging what my friend said. I appreciate Mr. Thornberry and him working with us. This is a long and complex issue. I will just say, we don't see the 1923 Supreme Court decision is where it started…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 246, noes 183, not voting 4, as follows: [Roll No. 684] AYES--246 Adams Amash Ashford Bass Beatty Becerra…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 6, line 13, strike ``landowners'' and insert ``federally recognized Indian tribes with…

Mr. President, I just found out that supposedly the big party that is taking place in Paris--it is interesting. For those people who are not familiar with this issue, the United Nations puts on a big party every year. This is the 21st year…

Mr. President, I am here today to speak a bit about Burundi--something the Presiding Officer is familiar with. I had occasion to be in Burundi at their request some 16 years ago. At that time, the President's name was Buyoya. He is not…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized for such time as I might consume. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Alicia Kielmovitch, an education legislative fellow in Senator Hatch's office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this calendar year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

Creating a responsible, efficient government is something we all can and should agree on.

Despite these important and impressive results, agencies consistently fail to implement roughly 20 percent of what GAO recommends each year.

If the first call is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or to the IGs or something, this suddenly blew up in a hurry, it should be resolved within chain of command most of the time.

The mission is particularly vital today as we face a Federal debt approaching $19 trillion.

I believe we need a paradigm shift.

I would absolutely agree, and this hearing is not about legislation because we do not try to come with a pre-set piece on this.

How are we doing on oversight, both selection of individuals to make sure that our agencies... have good oversight?

I think the IRS could do it.