I do not oppose this amendment. However, like the manager's amendment, it does nothing to improve the bill. This amendment, in fact, really does not move the needle at all. Agencies, including the Office of Management and Budget, are…

The fact that the esteemed gentleman of North Carolina is willing to work with me means that it has been a wonderful day for me, and I am just so glad because I understand, although I don't always agree with everything that he says, and I…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Meadows The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

I cannot support this amendment because it is duplicative of requirements already in place and will waste limited agency resources through additional burdensome requirements. On January 18, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order…

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands is recognized for 5 minutes.

This amendment would require agencies to report on their efforts to coordinate with State, local, and tribal governments throughout the regulatory process. I agree that it is important that State, local, and tribal governments are properly…

I claim the time in opposition, but I do not oppose this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I am just so grateful that my colleague is interested in making investments, monetary investments, with taxpayers' dollars. I will be looking to him and his other cosponsors and supporters when we are looking for investing in working class…

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands is recognized for 5 minutes.

We would say that this bill is not necessarily about transparency so much as it is about the executive branch, and specifically the White House, being able to reach into these independent agencies. There are already mechanisms in place for…

We are opposed to the bill because we have received letters and concerns from a cross section of Americans, a cross section of organizations, who recognize that this is not really a codification of an executive order, but this is overreach…

We want to look before we leap.

That's mind boggling and it's hurtful to the people of the territory.

I agree with that wholeheartedly.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for calling today's hearing concerning barriers to infrastructure development.

We can't keep up. We can't compete.

Those were great ideas. Those were important ideas, and they were necessary.

My amendment is simple. It rescinds the authority to spend up to $30 million on a commission to do what Congress and the agencies already do. If you want duplication, look no further than this bill. It seeks to reduce the size of…