Michael Burgess: “You and your team have been responsive to our requests for information and input, and you have made yourself available…”

This is a national emergency. This is something we have got to address and save Americans, 200 every day.

I urge adoption of the amendment. It is important, with $31 trillion in national debt, that we be good stewards of taxpayer dollars. The gentleman is right. I have pursued this for a number of years, but it is because it is a noble cause…

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Alford) for his comments.

It is now my great privilege and high honor to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Arrington), the chairman of the Budget Committee, as we debate the first bipartisan budget bill to pass the floor of the House I think in the…