He has adopted policies to solicit significant input from the minority. And he has listened to our concerns and comments.

the sources of these hackers could be anywhere in the world.

the number of reported security incidents involving PII at Federal agencies has increased significantly in recent years.

Well, we will take it, I can tell you that.

I think one of the things that I talk about a lot in my district is low expectations

if there is anybody in this Congress that fights harder for employees of the government, it is me

I cannot begin to tell you how much this is a breath of fresh air.

99 percent of all hospitals in this country have drug shortages.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 250, noes 173, not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No. 64] AYES--250…

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 Maryland will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Connolly The Acting CHAIR. It is…

May I inquire as to how much time we have on this side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 2 minutes remaining.

My amendment strikes section 12 of the bill. Section 12 would require an agency to perform a retrospective analysis of any existing rule any time a committee chairman or ranking member asked for it. Under this section, any one of nearly…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 12. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 78, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr…

I just want to be clear. Many things concern me about this legislation. We need to be very careful about this. We have a situation here where this is clearly an effort to give Big Business an advantage. All the speakers on our side have…

I just want to remind the gentleman before he leaves the Chamber that there is truth here. The truth is that the CBO has already estimated that this bill will cost some $18 million. There is also truth here with regard to what has happened…

I am not going to really oppose this amendment. This amendment would add a requirement that agencies evaluate the impacts of a rule on private property owners. I do not object to this requirement in isolation. The problem is that this…

One of the things that we have to keep in mind, the President is the President. You are talking about 100 Members of Congress, as opposed to the President. The President has done this, and the chairman admits that they are already behind…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.

How much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 2 minutes remaining.

I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from California (Ms. Waters), the ranking member of the Committee on Financial Services.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this commonsense amendment. The legislation we are considering today has been sold by supporters as a jobs bill. Give me a break. This amendment simply says that if the…

Our Inspector Generals do a phenomenal job on behalf of the American people, they make our government work more effectively.

I do believe that at times there can be, I guess, legitimate disputes.

Let me be clear. We have never, ever tried to veto the chairman's subpoena power.

Democratic members have grave concerns about the partisan path this committee has taken over the past year.