Darrell Issa

One that we believe could be done if done by federal workers could be done with less federal workers, better organized with better morale, paid well, trained well with good equipment.

Well, Anderson, it's a small amount of money considering the $13 billion plus dollars of expenditure, but it's part of the sort of tip of the iceberg of what's wrong with TSA.

It's an organization that doesn't seem to have ever developed their plan.

What we heard today was that in some cases two years after delivery they still hadn't identify the airports for things to go to, which means they bought them without knowing if or when they'd go anywhere.

So I'm happy to say CIA did their job. My job is to make sure that the men and women of TSA have the tools and the training they need so that we can be more confident that our fliers are safe.

We're not talking about the employees, we're talking about the morale of the employees because of bad management.

Although this is a small piece of property, it's part of a vast amount of property the Federal Government currently owns, controls, and does not use. So as we take this step today, I hope all of my colleagues in the House and the Senate…

At this time I have no other speakers, and I'm prepared to close.

I thank the gentleman. And yes, we did. Your leadership on cybersecurity matters, including FISMA reform, have been essential. When you and I served on the Select Intelligence Committee, I recognized that you put more time and effort into…

I couldn't agree with the gentleman more. Your work with our staff has been essential. I look forward to doing exactly that, and I think we have to have that ongoing effort to get to there. I saw the ranking member's head also shaking. I…

In closing, I urge all Members to support the passage of this bill, H.R. 4257, as amended. I want to make one closing statement. Often we talk about cybersecurity, and people think just about the Internet. We sit here in a room that is…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Hopefully there will be time left over also for Mr. Chaffetz, who has worked hard on this amendment. I want to thank the chairman for working with our committee on this amendment that clarifies in the…

I thank the gentleman. I do share those concerns and appreciate the gentleman's work on this. Proper organization of the executive branch is essential to the successful long-term management of technology, and particularly cybersecurity…

We have a speaker on the other side for a colloquy, so I'd reserve at this time to allow him to go next.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, the expression we often hear about success and failure is that success has many fathers, while, in fact, failure is an orphan. This bill will not be an orphan. In fact, the work of…

The American people have a right to know that taxpayer dollars are well spent. We have a responsibility to stay up with the times. As government has grown, waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement have increased. Today, however, the…

I would now like to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford).

I lived in Texas for four years, Mr. Chairman, and I absolutely love that State.

When problems are identified, the people we are supposed to work for expect corrective measures to be taken immediately.

I am stunned by the revelations that we have had today.

I think we should zealously protect the public treasury because the money was collected as part of a sacred trust.

This week we are going to be marking up on the House Floor the Data Act, literally changing the way reporting goes on so that every dollar, including Medicare, Medicaid dollars, the intention is the service providers will in fact be…

It is my intention to work with the ranking member to produce a guidance letter from this committee that would spell out an expectation.

I have got to tell you, as a guy who has only been here 14 months, thank God some of us are here now.

When you worked for Senator Obama, I am sure your Chief of Staff told you, 'No surprises for the Senator,' right?