For many of these whistleblowers, doing the right thing and disclosing violations of law and fraud, waste, and abuse comes at a high price.

they came forward, they pointed out deficiencies, and those deficiencies were changed.

I am pleased to join my colleagues from Ohio and Michigan in the consideration of H.R. 4919, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 715 Shawan Falls Drive, in Dublin, Ohio, as the Lance Corporal…

I think we all agree that Federal agency Web sites must be secure in order to protect taxpayers from being the victims of an information security breach. For that reason, I support the measure before us, the Safe and Secure Federal…

I just--I don't think this whole dispute, this whole hearing is appropriately before us.

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding the time and also for his kind words. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, H.R. 3802, to extend the legislative authority for the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 5, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $3,339,000)''. Page 67, line 16, after the dollar amount…

I thank the gentleman from Maryland for yielding and for his kind words. Mr. Speaker, as ranking member of the Federal Workforce Subcommittee, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4193, the Smart Savings Act. This legislation, as has been…

I thank the chairman. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Lynch). The amendment was agreed to. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will read. The…

I thank the chairman and ranking member. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would increase the funding provided to the Treasury Department's Office of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, also known as FinCEN, by $3.339 million so that it…

I would like to thank you for holding this hearing and the purpose of examining issues concerning performance, management, and accountability in the Senior Executive Service.

I intend to introduce legislation in the House here that would revoke the bonuses paid to VA employees in the manipulation--that were culpable in the manipulation of appointment wait times but also ensure that the performance of these…