Eleanor Holmes Norton

This bill is not only an attack on our own LGBTQ community whose rights we have gone very far in protecting, but it is an attack on the sovereignty of the District of Columbia itself.

This law that they are discussing today would not apply to Mr. Cochran, but I would like to welcome my friend and colleague Congressman Frank back to the table.

I personally find it shameful that we are holding this hearing that is looking at legislation that would further discriminate against the LGBT community on the anniversary of such a tragic, tragic event.

I really resent the fact that you're having this hearing. You're singling me and a lot of other people out who don't deserve this from you.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia will be postponed. Amendment No. 20 Offered by Mr. Amodei The…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 193, beginning on line 23, strike section 817. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 794, the…

I remind the gentleman that SES employees already have fewer rights than other employees because they are management and that we have invested millions of dollars in them. We have gotten them into the SES, a very competitive service, in…

These hearings are so often accusatory that they yield no guidance as to how to conduct business in the future...

I appreciate your conduct of this investigation in a nonpartisan way, in keeping with the sterling reputation...

It is time that Congress stopped beating up on agencies when the Congress itself is at the root of the problem.

It distresses me to hear that the Park Service has what appears to be a systemic problem of sexual harassment.

We should all be grateful to the authors of the Clean Air Act for the progress we have achieved. The way to express our gratitude is to use an occasion like this to expand, not to retract, that act. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following new section: SEC. 5. LIMITATION. If the Administrator, in…

I also want to say for the record some of us have a tradition of trying to live for a week on SNAP benefits.

I do want to congratulate all of you involved in the program for what you have been able to do at a time of sequestration with what resources you have.

Well, first of all, I think that the error rate speaks for itself and answers much that was raised in that regard.

I was interested in this very low fraud rate because it is among the lowest if not the lowest in the Federal Government.

The benefits of breastfeeding are well documented. Children's immune systems build up. Studies have shown that even risks of asthma, diabetes, and the like are reduced in breastfed babies. There are benefits also to nursing mothers as…

I do know that in the FAST Act, there was a 25-percent increase for older systems. And that was something that as the ranking member, I fought very hard for.

Ms. Norton. But you don't have a timeframe on when you might be able----

I want to thank all of you at FTA for the new financial discipline you are instilling upon Metro.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I ask that this chart be entered into the record, as well.

The word 'safety culture' is thrown around. What does that mean? It is a really scary word, because it means that something is embedded in how the WMATA operates that somehow has to be dug out.

We want the public to be safe, and we want the public to be able to get where they are going quickly.