Let me start off on a positive note. The positive note is the regular order in which we bring this important legislation. We have held 11 full committee hearings, 30 subcommittee hearings, produced three full staff reports. Between the…

We don't often find in this body the kind of consensus behind something that, as the ranking member said, has gone both ways under different Presidents. I am a proud Republican, but I believe that the order given by President Obama was the…

Can I inquire as to how much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 12 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Maryland has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

As I close, I want to thank my partner in this legislation, Mr. Cummings. In order to get this kind of legislation, you do need to make sure that you have dotted the i's, and I believe we have done so. The minor modification that was made…

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Chaffetz), a man who has worked diligently on the subcommittee to ensure that national security includes Internet security.

This bill, the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, or FITARA, is a slightly modified version of the one that left committee. It was changed only with my cosponsor's concurrence in order to make it more likely to easily pass both bodies…

In closing, first, I urge all Members to vote on this important legislation to send a strong message that this is a do-something Congress when it comes to problems that have been around for a very long time. Secondly, I would like to take…

I will be brief. When our committee works together in the way they have, particularly under the leadership of Chairman Lankford, we can do some amazing reforms. This is, in fact, more amazing than people might at first gather. For example…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, when I was alerted as to this change, like Mr. Polis, I asked, What will be the impact? And, at first glance, I was concerned that it could be a poison pill, that it could limit the ability, for example…

Famously, Franklin Delano Roosevelt said, We have nothing to fear but fear itself. That is not true here and, sadly, the last speaker is entitled to his opinion, but the facts do not bear out his conclusions. The truth is that actual…

My colleague from California a few moments ago spoke eloquently on behalf of the small inventor, but he didn't speak for me, and I am a small inventor. When I patented my first product, all I had were a couple of employees and an idea. I…

It is now my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor), the leader of the House, and a supporter of big data reform.