Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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 Tennessee will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment…

I have, and it refers specifically to the term ``illegal alien.'' That is how it is referenced in the United States Code.

I thank the gentleman. Will the gentleman point out to the House of Representatives what is referenced in the U.S. Code to which the report refers?

First of all, I want to acknowledge the presence of Chairman Graves' lovely daughter, because it is always nice as a parent to have your children with you while you are doing your work. So welcome to the House of Representatives. I yield…

I agree, Bernie Sanders should stay in the race, that's what I said all along until the last vote is counted.

This is unacceptable behavior, and the Sanders campaign and Senator Sanders himself should not only outright condemn that specific conduct but they also need to take steps to prevent it.

We have not had unpledged delegates decide the outcome of our nomination since they've been in existence, which was way back in 1984 when I graduated from high school.

Well, I do expect that to be a little more intense, which is OK, but the stakes are not only high, but you have a lot of passion on both sides, and we want to make sure that -- and I'm confident that we will see a robust and substantive…

To large copyright holders.

I also want to acknowledge that we are not talking about the future status of the office here, but the confines of the Library.

Thank you for bringing it up.

So could you share with the subcommittee your insights, both of your insights, on CRS' culture and how any change to those policies related to releasing reports could change that culture.

I would like you to prejudge what we are likely to hear from, large versus small copyright owners.

Seems to me that that, Mr. Chairman, is a way that we could provide transparency.

Let's get them more money, Mr. Chairman.

My concern with basically making CRS like GAO, where you post your reports on a Web site, is that it would basically bring all the work that you are doing to a screeching halt.

Your request is $114.4 million. That is a 7 percent increase over last year, which I don't find excessive.

I hope they will do so in a timely fashion.

So if we could expand the availability, that would be great.

And we have the ability to terminate their contract for cause?

I would like Mr. Plaster to give us an estimate of the total cost that has been reprogrammed.

There is no agency that knows exactly what litigation they are going to enter into.

I would just request, respectfully, that if we could lengthen this meeting, because I don't think the next meeting is going to be quite as long.

It is like charging for toilet paper. And we certainly wouldn't want to do that.

These are essential items that are just as essential as toilet paper is, and it is absolutely a necessity to remedy this situation.