I want to thank Chairman Young and Ranking Member Dicks for their commitment to the troops and national security, and I know Mr. Dicks is especially concerned about cybersecurity. With that, I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment…

I would like to ask Subcommittee Chairman Young if he would enter into a colloquy regarding the Department of Defense's future plans for data storage. {time} 1950

Thank you. As the chairman is aware and as you are aware, the Department of Defense has many cybersecurity goals and challenges. With the daily reports on cyberattacks and intrusions, I feel that Congress needs to express its concerns…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be…

I thank the ranking member very much for yielding. I thank the chairman for his comments, but I think there has been a little bit of confusion, and I just want to clear this up. This speaks specifically to a contract that the USDA has…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Flake

I applaud the administration's leadership in looking for ways to save money and simplify our Federal IT infrastructure by moving data to storage in cloud computing, but the critical question is where will this data actually be stored…

I'm greatly concerned that we are under-investing in research and teaching laboratories, instrumentation, and shared-use facilities.

As a result of that bill, the Federal Research Agencies now have broad, new authority to offer prizes for innovative research or solutions to critical problems.

I am greatly concerned that we are underinvesting in research and teaching labs, instrumentation and shared-use facilities.

I have drunk the nanotech Kool-Aid. I believe that it is critical in so many different areas to the future economic growth and jobs.

I was pleased to see in the President's 2012 budget that the funding for nanotechnology research was modestly increased.

As one of only a handful of engineers in Congress, I am proud again to sponsor a resolution honoring our Nation's engineers during National Engineers Week. This is my seventh year introducing this resolution, and it has a special…

As a proud graduate of St. Symphorosa Grammar School and St. Ignatius College Prep, and as a strong supporter of Catholic education, I am again introducing a resolution to honor Catholic Schools Week and highlight the contributions to our…

As unemployment remains painfully high, and we see our students falling behind in math and science, Americans are asking: What can be done to make our future better? Although today's bill won't gain big headlines, it is a critical step…

I'd like to thank the gentlelady from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum) for organizing tonight's Special Order. I said 4 years ago, no one in the history of Congress became chairman of a committee who was better prepared than Jim Oberstar. From the…

I wanted to thank him again for really putting forward this make it in America, sell it to the world. That is what we need to do. You ask any American. They know that is what we need to do to keep this recovery going and really get us out…

I rise today in strong support of three Buy American amendments that I've offered, I along with Ms. Donna Edwards and Mr. Chris Murphy. These amendments would bolster national security, and they would create American jobs--two critical…

Investing in transportation and infrastructure is one of the best ways to put people back to work while increasing our global competitiveness. These investments must be made not just publicly but also by private companies. So we need to…

With no investment, we have no gains. It's as simple as that. We cannot lose the race of competition to other nations. America's future depends on that. We must have the jobs. People are asking every day where are the jobs going to come…

Section 404 of the bill reorganizes the NIST laboratories, including creating an engineering laboratory for manufacturing and construction research. As you are aware, NIST currently performs important research on fire safety. Will this…

Father Coughlin's devotion to his faith and spiritual welfare of his fellow men and women is an inspiration. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this resolution.

After 4 decades of service, Father Coughlin was appointed House Chaplain by Illinois' own former Speaker, Dennis Hastert, on the recommendation of Cardinal Francis George. In announcing his choice, former Speaker Hastert predicted that…

We have all heard of the tragic events that occurred over the weekend in Russia where an official delegation from Poland, including President Lech Kaczynski, the First Lady, and 94 others, were killed in a plane crash. This tragedy is made…

I have a background as an engineer. I actually have a master's degree in systems engineering. I understand the need for understanding how systems work and for understanding what can be done in preparation so that, in the case of Mr. Wu's…