Susan Davis

And I certainly want to commend them for opening up the opportunity for us to ask the questions that we needed to ask and to have access to a number of the MTIs, particularly who spoke with us.

And if anyone sees something that is not reported, then they have to answer for that nonreporting as part of the process of accountability that we have for the standards that we have put in place.

I want to note, Mr. Speaker, that the bill continues to recognize the sacrifices of those who serve our Nation in uniform. During a time when many young Americans of all stripes--male and female, gay and straight, from every ethnic…

I am pleased to offer my bill, H.R. 6166, for consideration to designate the new courthouse at 333 West Broadway Street in San Diego as the James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse. First, I would like to thank Chairman…

As a Nation, we are gaining momentum as our economy gets back on track. For my constituents in San Diego, home prices are on the rise and most employers are adding jobs and hours instead of cutting back. We cannot afford to undo the…

I certainly want to thank my colleagues from Connecticut for the way in which they've conducted themselves through this horrific tragedy that the whole country has experienced. Mr. Speaker, I came to sit and listen and to be here to…

As I said, I'm certainly prepared to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to again thank my colleague for his kind words. It has been an honor and a privilege to be part of this and to have worked with our female…

I have no more speakers, so I reserve the balance of my time to close. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume to close. I want to thank the gentlelady for bringing this issue. I think it is something that we can…

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews). I want to thank him for all of his support as well. (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky). I want to thank her, as well, for her bold leadership in preparing women for democracy.

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kucinich). I want to thank him for his outspokenness and for his strong belief in peace and in the role that women play in those initiatives. (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given…

I now yield 3 minutes to Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, as I know that she has been very involved in developing democracies and working with women. {time} 1020

I certainly want to thank Mr. McKeon for his leadership and for his remarks this morning because this has been a bipartisan trip, and I can say that we have many hours together on these trips. To experience it with the Afghan women and…

Five years ago, I led a congressional delegation of female Members to Afghanistan on Mother's Day to visit our troops and meet with Afghan women, and I've continued to participate in this trip every year since. On that first trip, we flew…

Last week the San Diego Chamber of Commerce sent its largest ever delegation of community and business leaders to Washington. They came because they know Washington can help them spur the economy, innovate, and employ local workers if we…

I think that the other issue is whether or not the information that they are looking at necessarily reflects information that is required, which is problematic.

San Diegans are very sad today because they learned yesterday that two of the Libya victims were from the San Diego area. As we know, they were killed in the consulate in Benghazi, protecting fellow Americans there with Ambassador Chris…

I will close by saying that every day, our troops lay their lives on the line to defend freedom and it is our job to make sure that they are not denied the right to vote.

And I certainly look forward to hearing from our witnesses, Ambassador Kenneth Moorefield, Deputy Inspector General for Special Plans and Operations and Ms. Pamela Mitchell, the Acting Director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program.

Thank you. I rise today to express my strong support for H.R. 1410 and also for H. Res. 484. This bill and resolution really embody a great concern of many of my constituents at home as well as of Americans across this country. As…

Yesterday the House unfortunately passed a tax bill that will raise taxes on 25 million families, including many military families. And that is, in a word, outrageous. We see strenuous objections from the majority to fairly tax the…

Our democracy flourishes when every citizen who wants to, votes--but just once. And luckily, there's just not much evidence that anyone's voting more than once. Look at Pennsylvania, where one of the Nation's strictest voter ID laws is on…

I would challenge my colleagues on that as well because that is the one way that we can begin to give some certainty, I think, to the economy as a whole.

Everything has to be on the table.

If we don't address the top 2 percent paying their fair share, then we are not going to get where we need to go.