Like every other aspect of government, I think it is not so much how much you spend, but how you spend the money you spend.

We need to raise the visibility, and I am not blaming other countries any more than I am blaming ourselves.

If we simplify the Tax Code, then we don't need to spend as much money on the IRS.

I guess it would be nice to have a rule to just say you can't pick out people based on their political philosophy and bully them and intimidate them and harass them.

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this omnibus appropriations bill. I think it demonstrates that even though we have a divided government, when we get together, we can sit down, we can set…

Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to honor the congressional career of my chief of staff, John Ariale. I first met John Ariale 13 years ago, right after I was first elected to Congress; and after that first meeting when I saw his keen…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, let me just simply say, as chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, my subcommittee has oversight over the SEC and is charged with funding…

Mr. Speaker, as the Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, my Subcommittee directly oversees the Securities and Exchange Commission's budget. And since 2001 the SEC's budget has increased…

Thank you. I now yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole), another member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.

I now yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), another member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee that Bill Young chaired.

Madam Speaker, before I introduce and call on a couple of my colleagues, I would like to say a brief word about my longtime friend and mentor, C.W. Bill Young. I first met Bill when he was in the Florida Senate. He was the Republican…