Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to my distinguished colleague from the State of Florida (Mr. Ross).

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas for his foresight in bringing forth this bill. I certainly appreciate the fact that we need to be providing better customer service to those who call in and talk to employees on a…

Mr. Speaker, we have had some vigorous debate. Really what this is about is the American people back home. It is about doing the responsible thing for them to see that government actually works and that we are willing to stand up with the…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection…

Mr. Speaker, I yield as much time as he may consume to my distinguished colleague from the State of Texas (Mr. Farenthold).

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Last year, the public became aware of the now-infamous GSA Las Vegas conference that cost taxpayers some $820,000. In the wake of that public outcry, the Office of Management and…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 313) to amend title 5, United States Code, to institute spending limits and transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures, and for other purposes…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1660) to require the establishment of Federal customer service standards and to improve the service provided by Federal agencies, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his candor and his passion with which he rises and debates it. I do want to point out, though, that what we are talking about here are apples and oranges. When you start to look at contractors and the…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to address a few of the comments that the gentleman opposite made. When he said not a word has been mentioned about bonuses for contractors, I would remind the gentleman that in the NDAA we addressed this very…

Well, if I did this in the private sector I would go out of business.