Steve Lynch

The distinguished veterans of the United States Armed Forces have enjoyed veterans' preference for hiring in Federal positions since the Civil War.

I think it is disgraceful that we are squandering this opportunity to get to the bottom of this because of partisan bickering.

The viability of the Postal Service depends on our willingness on both sides to set partisanship aside and work together

As you may know, both the House and Senate are actively considering legislative proposals to reform the GSEs, and I think most of us on both sides of the aisle realize some reform is necessary.

I thank the gentlelady for yielding, and I appreciate her gracious remarks. I do want to point out, though, that, since 2010, we've cut $688 million from this account. Now, we all have great respect and admiration for the Army Corps of…

First of all, I want to thank the chairman, the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey, and also Ms. Kaptur from Ohio, the ranking member, for the great work they've done. In spite of the fact that many Members are coming up with refining…

I would just like to raise an issue here with the amount of money in this bill that we are appropriating for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction account. I have heard several of my colleagues here speak earlier on individual…

We lurch from scandal to scandal and it is the same when the Republicans are in the majority versus the Democrats.

I am however concerned that the subcommittee's recommendation underfunds the SEC, underfunds the present request by $300 million.

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Let me just make one final point on this. What this bill will do now is to give the Cayman Islands or London or some other jurisdiction the ability to write derivatives rules that cover U.S. affiliates…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I rise today in strong opposition to the bill before this House today, H.R. 1256, the Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act. It should be called the Wall Street Bailout Certainty Act because that's 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 19, line 1, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $15,676,000)''. Page 3, line 13, after the…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all, I would like to associate myself with the remarks of the gentleman from Georgia and the gentlelady from New York who spoke previously on this, and I rise in strong opposition to the gentleman from…

I want to thank OPM for making some progress in elimination of retirement claims backlog. They've made it a top priority.

This is not just a matter of principle. I am keenly aware of the financial hardship that a backlog and long delays in claim processing cause some of our Federal retirees.

I think it's important to evaluate the progress made by the Office of Personnel Management in addressing the backlog of Federal retirement claims since we last had a hearing on this issue in November of 2011.

Without question, I think his opinion and the respect that his experience and authority in all matters in Libya... was unquestioned.

The DS bureau showed a lack of proactive leadership with respect to Benghazi.

These were American heroes and they were our very best.

I thank the gentleman from Maryland for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want to get away from the abstract here about studies that talk about who's making what. I've got three VA facilities in my district: the Brockton VA Hospital, the Jamaica…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this so-called ``Federal worker pay freeze.'' As the ranking member of the Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, we have witnessed a deliberate effort over…

The easiest way to strengthen embassy security is to get on the same page

The best way to honor the memory of those American heroes is to address the general and global issue of embassy security

We have to get to the bottom of this.

This is crazy. This is crazy.