What surprises me is a guy that's been paid for 32 years to hold the American people accountable is not accountable to those same people when he's documenting his own costs in his department.

And quite frankly, I find your apology today hollow. It's not enough. You know, an honorable man would do more than that.

It's hard to go back and talk to the people back home who have lost their homes, who have lost their jobs and with any clear conscience at all justify any part of this behavior.

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) add the following: Sec. __. None of funds made available by…

Mr. Chairman, 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 North Carolina will be postponed. Amendments Offered by Mr. Grayson

I appreciate the chairman for yielding and I appreciate his comments. This amendment would not stop the current bids that are out there, the current process that we have in place. It would just stop additional processes. We are looking at…

Thank you, Chairman Davis, and thank you, General Walsh, for being here.

We needed to put an emphasis to strengthen, I guess, the priority within the State Department where human rights gets the same, I guess, influence that the trade side of the State Department gets.

We cannot move forward with a GSP status as long as these issues are unsettled and Vietnam is unwilling to seriously address human rights issues.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Patrick Henry College's National Moot Court Team on their fifth consecutive national championship this year. The team boasts two two-time national champions, as well as a national orator champion…

I truly am impressed, not only with your ability to articulate the points but to get to the crux of the matter.