Again, I want to commend the sponsor of this bill, Ms. Lofgren, and, most importantly of all, commend the recipients of this prestigious award and thank them for their contributions to the betterment of our entire society, our economy, and…

I have no further speakers, requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Baird) that the House suspend the rules and agree…

Last week, I spent a lot of time back in the district, talking to my constituents, and they asked one simple question: Where are the jobs? Folks in Macon, Kirksville, Kahoka, and throughout the district remember all too well the promises…

For more than a year, the people back home in the Ninth District of Missouri have expressed their anger about the way our government and this administration are spending their hard- earned money. They are even angrier today after learning…

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I urge all Members to support the passage of H.R. 3892. I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

As noted all year, oversight and accountability are critically important. This bill provides GAO additional process authorities regarding access to information and enhances GAO's ability to carry out its mission. The GAO has done a…

No, I am not. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Ohio will control the time in opposition. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Lynch) and the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kucinich) each will control 20 minutes…

I'm concerned, first of all, I think, at first blush, it potentially is an Antideficiency Act (ADA) violation.

I think we have to really do a much better job of getting a handle on all that.

What can happen on the ground with these security contractors, in terms of undermining our relationship with the Iraqi people.

Until we hold those commanders responsible, I have a feeling we're going to be, it's going to be all foam and no beer in terms of what we're really accomplishing.

It worries me that this is not further up, and I have a man from Missouri who was kidnapped as part of a convoy attack last November.

I would certainly appreciate your take on how we begin to engrain in our military training for commanders, the responsibility of contractor oversight.

I'm a little concerned that I would know more about it than you would, honestly, since we have more contractors on the ground than we have military.

I just, until someone at the highest levels of the military embraces the idea that we are now fighting this war with private contractors, in terms of logistic support.

We're cutting off our nose to spite our face.