Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, I commend Mr. Perry for his work on this important bill. I had the opportunity to serve on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, where this horrible expense issue was brought to our attention. I also thank the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Perez), my bipartisan co-lead, for her partnership on this amendment and the greater standalone bill. Mr. Chair, I am here today to urge support for my amendment to H.R. 6276, the USE IT Act. {time} 1445 I introduced the Federal Use it or Lose it Leases Act, or the FULL Act, back in November to bring accountability to the practice of maintaining high telework levels while maintaining expensive office leases and to reduce wasteful government spending on unused office space. My bill was drafted in concurrence with Mr. Perry's USE IT Act to ensure that our language was synonymous and could work together to establish strong Federal building policies and procedures to reduce the Federal footprint. The FULL Act unanimously passed out of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee by voice vote during the full committee markup on November 15. As you well know, a GAO report found that 17 of the 24 major agency headquarters in D.C. were less than 25 percent occupied during the first quarter of 2023. Even the few agencies above 25 percent reported right around or below 50 percent occupancy.…”