Annie Kuster

I would like to hear more about the PC3 FAR-based contracts and then not chase every last one down a rabbit hole with 600 new employees.

Federal and VA acquisition regulations exist for a reason.

I want to try to go forward, where we go from here.

I am not asking you about the requirement. That is up to us.

If we're going to have a non-FAR system, then let's put a non-FAR system in place.

But I want to make clear that neither I nor my colleagues view this laudable intent as a blanket rationale for not following laws, regulations, or proper procedure.

Today I rise to underscore the importance of increasing access to higher education, including crucial workforce development programs that help our students gain the high-tech skills they need to succeed in our 21st century economy. In New…

I just want to focus in. I had the opportunity just recently to visit the White River Junction, Vermont, hospital...

I would be very interested in looking into bipartisan legislation to bring the PAs in line with both the debt reduction and the scholarship programming too.

The recent VA Inspector General findings, while not as shocking as the DoD and DHS scandals, are still troubling.

Today I rise to honor the achievements of an extraordinary educator from my district. Michael O'Malley will retire next month after 40 years of service, 30 of which he spent as a social studies teacher and soccer coach before becoming…

Purchase cards simplify the often-cumbersome practice of procurement. The use of purchase cards by Federal agencies, including the VA, is estimated to save these agencies $1.7 billion per year.

I am concerned about the VA's lax oversight over purchase cards, and the lack of accountability for purchase card holders.

I want to follow up on a visit that I had last week to White River Junction Hospital in Vermont serving most of my district in New Hampshire.

I am happy to work with you. I think, in a bipartisan way, there are folks that want to work with you to make this work.

I want to thank the chair for her leadership on the military sexual assault issue and we continue to work on this as a bipartisan issue and one that men and women on both sides of the aisle care a great deal about.

I just want to commend to my colleagues the notion that when these were being designed, they actually brought in women veterans, worked very, very closely particularly around I would say sort of mental health and level of comfort issues.

I have worked with the chair on her concerns on military sexual trauma and I just wanted to follow-up with all of you about the availability of care for sexual assault survivors and what more we could be doing.

we want to create jobs, we want to have sustainable forests, but we want to make sure that we are getting what we can out of the forests for energy and all other purposes.

I want to share with you are some concerns with you, though we may have to leave for a vote soon so I am going to just cut to the chase.

I am very grateful for the work that you do, and to your Forest Service staff in New Hampshire and the work that we are focused on.

This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. Mr. Speaker, I would first like to commend Congressman Pittenger…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the bill, if ordered. The vote…

I support the effort in your bill.

I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Kuster moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1195 to the Committee on Financial Services with instructions to…