Mark Meadows

I would suggest that we quit looking at the political motivations and start taking care of people.

Should that be the number one priority?

Wouldn't you think the major component for FEMA would be to get people in housing and make sure that that housing is safe, and it has nothing to do with political consequences?

So if that's the case, I guess one of your partners would be the transit union...

However, I guess my concern is, is we need to put it in separate buckets...

There is not a time that goes by where she doesn't urge me, I will say it in a nice term, to actually stay engaged with regards to the transit system.

I'm willing to support his efforts to make sure that we get this right, and that means potentially expending political capital in ways that I wouldn't normally spend them.

We believe that the best approach is to actually start over and do something that actually lowers premiums. We need changes to the underlying bill before we vote on in the House.

There still are not enough votes to pass this particular bill.

I thank the two colleagues opposite for their gracious remarks and understand their reluctance to support it based on their concerns with the underlying bill. I, again, reaffirm my commitment to work in a bipartisan way to make sure that…

I thank the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands, and, as a gifted orator, and certainly a gifted attorney, I appreciate her compliments. And although not all might agree with her assessment of the reasonable fashion of which I craft…

I appreciate the leadership of the chairman of the full committee on matters of transparency and accountability. I can tell you that there is no one who has a greater definitive desire to make sure that we hold our government accountable…

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 12, line 8, insert after ``action.'' the following: ``OIRA shall maintain a log of each agency…

What I will not do is have a premeeting that went really well, and then have you...suggest that it's not okay.

All we want is to make sure that Ms. Lerner can get her job done and not be stonewalled.

I was very clear yesterday. In fact, in ways I was a little bit more blunt than I wanted to be.

Well, I've got a lot of veterans who would disagree with you, Mr. Cox.

We have a responsibility to serve our veterans, and any abuse of a system is not only not tolerated but is going to be looked at in such a finite way that we will correct it.

I fully believe that he will, and I look forward with working with you to make sure that we get this done.

The time for proper accounting is now.

You're moving in the right direction over a 4-year period...

So your sworn testimony, it is your belief that they are.

I have not been able to encourage--

If we do not act, this is really going to affect jobs.

Well, the only competition you really have in market-dominant is the internet.