There is no way--we're going to go to the ends of the earth to protect whistleblowers.

You have a right in this government, as a government employee, to blow the whistle.

It is not acceptable to withhold information.

I would like--your point is well taken, and I concur with it.

we're trying to protect whistleblowers so they get a fair hearing.

Let me mention that the bill does not require any of these agencies to provide new analysis. And I haven't really heard an example or a reason why something would be prohibited in an agency from sharing existing cost-benefit analysis. What…

We are here to consider H.R. 1009. This is a bill sponsored by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Mitchell). It is cosponsored on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform by the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Meadows) and the…

I would just point out that these independent agencies need oversight as much as any other agency; and, ultimately, what we are trying to do is provide more transparency, more information to the public. Whether or not they think they are…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 22, line 5, strike ``Public disclosure'' and insert ``Disclosure''. Page 22, after line 24, insert the…

This amendment requires OIRA to maintain records on each significant regulatory action reviewed such that it is easily accessible and transferrable when responding to congressional requests. Unfortunately, in the last Congress, Mr…

I do appreciate working with my colleagues on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. We disagree on many things, but we have good debates, and I do appreciate the spirit in which Mr. Connolly brings this amendment forward. I enjoy…

I urge a ``no'' vote on this particular amendment. I think it takes us in the wrong direction. We need to maximize transparency, and this will help us achieve that. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The…

A lot happens, very few blow the whistle, but when they blow the whistle, to have 243 people say that there was retaliation is a number that is a flashing red light and scares us.

There is no attorney-client privilege when one government agency is investigating another government agency.

I'd fire that guy. And you know what, until you clean house with the legal folks in your agency, you're going to have a lot of problems.

If you don't provide those by March 10, I will issue a subpoena, and we'll--then you'll be on the clock.

A week from Friday, or I'll issue a subpoena. And guess what? I don't need a committee vote.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Wisconsin will be postponed. {time} 1345 Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. Cummings The…