So is there a Federal guideline on what you would recommend to States in terms of how to secure their system?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I want to thank both of you for working in a bipartisan way on this particular piece of legislation.

How much time do I have left? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from North Carolina has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Before I get into my amendment, I want to thank the chairman of the subcommittee and the entire staff for not only a very thoughtful bill that really requires very few amendments, but really working with Members of all different…

I want to applaud my good friend from Alabama, Mr. Palmer, and my colleague from North Carolina, Mr. Walker, for their work on this particular amendment. I couldn't disagree more with the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia. This is…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division B (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I appreciate the gentleman opposite with his articulation of opposition; but I find it interesting because the last time I checked, he is not from Arkansas, which is the only State that actually is benefiting from this. And yet, his State…

I thank the gentleman for his leadership and tenacious spirit on this, and I reserve the balance of my time. Parliamentary Inquiry

I thank the gentleman for his comments. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

I would make one comment. It is interesting, when the gentleman opposite, Mr. Speaker, is talking about motives and what is designed by this when we have not had a conversation about that. It is also interesting, when we talk about those…

The reality of this is the very document that the gentlewoman from Texas put up, that 500-page report, is actually investigative conclusions based on 1.2 million documents, of which this body--this body--has received less than 24,000 pages…

I thank the gentleman for his leadership on this particular issue, and I reserve the balance of my time.