Bill Timmons

I have always been a huge proponent of fully funding Congress and all of its support agencies.

We can't have 65 working days every year and think that we are going to solve problems.

We really have to figure this out, and I think that this committee has the potential to make recommendations that will make Congress work better for the American people.

This is our third hearing on civility and how we can get Congress to actually do the job the American people want us to do.

We should leave the committee jurisdictions alone, and it doesn't really matter if we try to because they are not changing.

I think in order to facilitate these policy conversations, we need to both incentivize collaboration...

I can promise you that the people on the edges of this Congress are not going to solve our problems, and I can promise you Twitter is not going to solve our problems.

Can you help us understand the formula used to award funds, and did HUD approve that formula?

I have a feeling that the government would settle for far more than the Equifax breach. So, it's a bad idea.

I am opposed to the bill to create a public credit registry, and I believe it is a big government solution in search of a problem.

Creating a one-stop shop of consumer credit information and a brand new Federal agency that has no experience in this particular area is just asking for trouble.

I mean, this is crazy. And, you know, I like the idea of restructuring committees and empowering Members.

Without fixing the process, giving people opportunities to get to know one another and spend time together, we are never going to be able to have these conversations.

We are not going to fix immigration that way. We are not going to fix our debt. We are not going to fix healthcare.

I think that this is possibly the most important work this committee will do.

I think that is huge.

I think that the United States Government in our seat of power here in the Capitol probably should be leading by example and should not allow these problems to persist.

A modern Congress is one that is accessible to and accommodates all Americans.

As I said last week, when we talk about modernizing Congress we are talking about investing in and developing a diverse workforce that accurately reflects the communities we represent.

I actually was an intern in 2006. I was fortunate enough to transition to a job as a staff assistant.

A robust Capitol internship program is crucial to the success of not only Members of Congress, but those young people who make up that program.

By adopting these recommendations that both Chair Kilmer and I have spoken about, we can begin to remove the roadblocks that have only further delayed and polarizations in this body.

The congressional budget appropriations process, as it stands today, is in desperate need of reform.

Simply requiring a biannual budget resolution does not immediately fix the problems that we face in Congress, but it is a step in the right direction.

The Stay on Schedule Resolution changes congressional procedure to prohibit the House from taking a recess in August unless it has passed all 12 appropriations bills individually by July 31 of 2021.