I thank the gentleman for yielding. And yes, all of these TSOs that are working outside of our Nation's airports, as I said, they were originally put in place as airport security officers. As the gentleman well knows--

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) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We all know that the TSA is out of control and Congress does have an institutional role to rein them back in. In 2005, the TSA administratively reclassified airport security screeners' title to Transportation…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. One point where I think we all agree is that there are many good people that work with the TSA. I have some good friends that work with the TSA. But to my colleagues here on the floor, I would remind…

I want to say welcome to all of our witnesses.

I want to thank the committee for its hard work in identifying ways to cut spending in this appropriations. The fiscal year 2013 proposed funding level is $32.1 billion. Now, that is $965 million below the President's budget request. But…

I thank the chairman for the acceptance, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment Offered…

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) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available under this…

Since 2009, the Department of Energy has used title 17, and specifically 1705--section 1705--to create a government-run venture capital firm using taxpayers' hard-earned funds. Unfortunately, in this zero-sum game being played and led by…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

I think that picking winners and losers is a very bad idea, and frankly, this administration just really hasn't been very good at it.

I like competitiveness, and I like the marketplace making these decisions rather than a group of people that have been self-identified as being pros in this.

Giving authority to an international governing body would put our Nation's sovereignty at risk.

this was going to be the most transparent administration in history and here we get to an issue that is very important to a lot of my constituents and they feel blocked out of this process.

I thank the gentleman, and I do rise to support the Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act. It's a commonsense piece of legislation, much like Mr. Walden's process reform bill for the FCC that was passed in this House…

how do we go about this if the FCC doesn't have an open docket for comments? Don't you think that would be a good idea to have an open docket that these individuals, these small business operators would be invited into for comment?

shouldn't we close that docket immediately?

The last notice that I could find was January 11.

I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for her leadership on the rule. I also want to thank Congresswoman Sandy Adams from Florida for her leadership on the issue. I think it is so instructive to all of us as women of the House that…

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), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

This is a very straightforward amendment. What it says is that you cannot use taxpayer funds to defend ObamaCare, PPACA, the Affordable Care Act. And there is a reason for doing this, for bringing this amendment forward. If you will look…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Ms. Lee of California

It is our responsibility to come back and to exercise some oversight on that.

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), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount made available by this Act…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed.