Darrell Issa

I believe it is time to modernize the way the government does business.

Mr. Connolly held a forum in his district last May that explored many of the very same issues.

Our acquisition community needs to have the tools necessary to effectively oversee increasingly complex systems.

Today we're doing the important thing, the critical thing. I wish today that this had been what we'd voted on in the previous session, to recharge the flood insurance that needs to be there so that men and women in Connecticut, New Jersey…

I reclaim my time to say the gentleman is absolutely right. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.

Had we been able to pass what we intended to be the House bill and send it back to the Senate and the Senate would have then taken that up, although they had left town, we could have done this in the previous Congress. The gentleman from…

I'd like to be speaking for this bill, but I can't. In the 12 years, almost to the day, that I've served in this body, I've voted for every tax cut, every tax cut. And I remember many of my colleagues, many of them friends to my right…

I urge all Members to vote for S. 3630, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Issa) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill…

I note, once again, that this is a half a percent that will not be increased by this action--half a percent--so on $100,000 it's $500 of a pay raise that will not occur for Federal workers, and, in fact, the sky is not falling if we choose…

The ranking member made a good point, and in this body you should always go along with that which is true and oppose that which is false. The gentleman made an excellent point: we do have hundreds of thousands of hardworking Federal…

I would trust that the gentleman was unaware that Mr. Fitzpatrick also does have a bill that only freezes our pay, and it does not bear the gentleman's name as a cosponsor. Perhaps he can correct that today. I yield 4 minutes to the…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

I might note for the gentleman, it was posted last night, which means it was actually posted before the cliff bill. The technical dropping is a different rule. But it was posted, so it was available to all Members last night. And, of…

I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick).

I know my friend from Virginia means well, but, once again, he talks about a lack of accomplishment. Apparently, he hasn't looked at the work that the clerks have done here on the floor. He hasn't looked at the work that CBO, the…

I wish I could say that this was a proud moment, a moment in which we started the year off right, in which the 1st of January was the first of a great many good things. It isn't. We're kicking the can down the road. Worse than that, when…

I also urge support and yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Issa) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, S. 3662. The question…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in closing, this bill is going to pass, and it's going to pass likely on a bipartisan basis because it would be the ultimate in inappropriate behavior by this body to allow our pay to…

Shame on this body. We have a $10 trillion hole in the difference between our spending and our revenue, and we can't find a way to compromise? The gentleman from Maryland said that it didn't receive a single Democratic vote. This is the…

I want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, particularly my friend, Mr. Clay. It is not often that we get to come here as a committee and talk about something that, in fact, affects perceived government cronyism and…

The Honorable Darrell Issa, a Member of Congress from the State of California, Hearing Preview Statement.

As I previously said, more than 12,000 African citizens will be eligible under this today, and more than 1,500 Nigerian citizens will be eligible under this today. Out of 1 million people who get to come to this country today, it's amazing…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, if we were to have a discussion on outcome, my distinguished colleague from Detroit, Michigan, and I could endlessly quote figures. I'm going to quote a few because I think they're…

It is now my honor to yield 1 minute to my distinguished colleague from the State of Virginia, the majority leader of the House, and a strong advocate for this and other immigration reform, Mr. Cantor.

In response. There we go again, looking at the numbers rather than the merit. Mr. Speaker, the merit of this piece of legislation is to get America working, to use the opportunity that is being squandered to get America working again. For…