Rob Woodall: “Reclaiming my time, the gentleman knows what bills we are discussing, the gentleman knows it well. I had constituents in…”

“Reclaiming my time, the gentleman knows what bills we are discussing, the gentleman knows it well. I had constituents in the office today. They brought their young children in. They are in town for the Fourth of July. And the dad said: Rob, sometimes I think folks are just trying to pick a fight up there. They are not even trying to find a solution or a pathway forward. My friend knows what FISMA requires, and it has nothing to do with the topic that the gentleman is pursuing. The gentleman knows what the labor act requires, and it has nothing to do with the topic that the gentleman is pursuing. And the gentleman knows that this bill is not trying to address a frivolous issue. It is an important issue that ought to be a uniting issue. {time} 1315 I understand that, as Members of this Chamber, we all have different axes that we have to grind, that we all have different topics that are hot in our districts back home, and that we all have different ideas about how to move this country forward. What ought to be number one on that list for me is the FairTax, Mr. Speaker. This doesn't happen to be FairTax day, but it is civil servant improvement day; and there is not a Member in this Chamber who believes we got it right the first time. There is not a Member in this Chamber who doesn't believe that we can do better both for civil servants themselves and for the taxpayers who fund them. Mr.…”