Last year alone, classification is estimated to have cost $16 billion.

The Department of Defense found $125 billion in savings over 5 years by simply streamlining bureaucracy.

The Pentagon imposed secrecy restrictions on the data, which ensured that no one could replicate the findings.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Passage Vitiated--H.R. 5602, S. 3336, and Calendar Nos. 675 through 683

Notwithstanding the order of the House of September 22, 2016, I ask unanimous consent that the veto message of the President on the bill, H.R. 1777, together with the accompanying bill, be referred to the Committee on Oversight and…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this bill, S. 795, a bill to enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee employees. It is a bill with good bipartisan support in both…

I ask unanimous consent to vitiate passage of H.R. 5602, S. 3336, and Calendar Nos. 675 through 683. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise today to pay tribute to Jim Lyons, a longtime staffer on Capitol Hill--my staffer--and a fixture in tax policy here in DC, who passed away on September 29 of this year. James Tancill Lyons was born on March 7, 1973, to Stephen and…

I rise today, December 5, 2016, in commemoration of the 89th birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand and in recognition of the National Day of Thailand. In remembrance of the extraordinary life, steady leadership, and…

I thank the gentlewoman from Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strident opposition to H. Res. 933. Madam Speaker, we have heard so much about fake news lately, and now we are being asked for taxpayer funding for fake congressional…

Despite all this, Republicans want to waste more taxpayer dollars for their smear campaign, money that could be used on meaningful measures to reduce infant mortality, feed hungry children, or improve early childhood education. What we…

How much did you pay him? How much did the taxpayers pay this guy?

Explain to me why it takes so long to go through these harassment issues.

I thank Chairman Nunes for allowing me to speak in support of the Intelligence Authorization Act. Mr. Speaker, sometimes it is easiest for us to forget that the primary responsibility of the Federal Government is to help to keep us safe. I…

Is he going to get a bonus?

I thank the gentleman from Nebraska for the opportunity to speak on behalf of my bill, the Veterans TRICARE Choice Act. Mr. Speaker, it was my honor to serve for 14 years as a pilot in the Air Force, and for my family--my wife, my…

today, the Senate is voting on S. 2873, the ECHO Act. In April, Senator Schatz and I introduced this bill to highlight the impressive work of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity-building models. One such model that has…

he said to me because of these grandchildren I could never vote for Donald Trump, he's against everything I believe in.