I thank Mr. Ellison for yielding me the time. Madam Chair, in support of the people's budget, let me simply say, this budget places this Nation's greatest resource, its people, as the priority. It places value on the needs and hopes of…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from New Jersey for having this opportunity for us to come and talk about the root issue, as she explained, the root issue that caused almost the potential of DHS and that Department having to be shut…

We need fair labor practices here and we need to be paid for what we work.

I think the executive order does that--shed light, and in the present tense--to begin to create some balance between the interests of the workers and the interests of the contractor.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and for your courtesy in allowing me to participate in this meeting.

the consistent practice of staff allocation is in this budget, and I concur with him entirely that 5 percent, 2.5 each year over this session is merited and justified and, quite frankly, quite needed.

I concur. I think the formation of the new Subcommittee on Oversight for resources demands that we staff up for that committee.

And I am pleased to join with Chairman Bishop today to ask for your support for the Natural Resources Committee budget request.

the volume of work, I think, merits your consideration.

This is not about making government more efficient. It is about making it impossible for many government agencies to do their jobs on behalf of the American people. In the name of regulatory reform, Republicans are intentionally cutting…

I thank the ranking member for yielding the time. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015, a bill that puts us all in danger by making it harder for Federal regulators to do their job. This…