It is ridiculous to say that Federal employees have been paid too much. They have been victims of attacks of, What do these people do? There have been charges of waste, fraud, and abuse. With the government shutdown we know what these…

I thank the managers of the resolution, both of them, the gentleman from Missouri and the gentleman from North Carolina. I thank Ms. Wexton and Mr. Connolly for capturing the essence of what this legislation is all about. It is not…

It is no secret that the threat landscape of today is constantly evolving. What we have learned from this challenge is there must be proactive measures in place at all levels of the government to track the growth of and reflect upon our…

As we put the pieces back together again, the Budget Committee had a meeting with the Congressional Budget Office director. We know that it is clear that during this shutdown, the Nation lost $11 billion; $3 billion of it will not be…

Allow me to thank the chairman for facilitating this bill to the floor and the support of our ranking member, Mr. Rogers, for this legislation and the work that we do on the Committee on Homeland Security. Mr. Speaker, before I start…

Last Friday the 25th of January, 2019, was a day of celebration for 800,000 Federal workers. They joined me at the Federal office building which my office is in, and we stood together listening to their pain and their stories of trying to…

You will begin to see the unraveling. It is unraveling. TSA officers make $28,000. Every one of you are going to see them going out and coming back in. You are counting on air traffic controllers to keep the planes aloft. You are counting…

I thank the gentlewoman from California for her years of service, appointed service, recognized service, for we have gone to the southern border many times. I am a resident of the southern border. I am committed to the people of the…

Let them eat cake--Marie Antoinette. The Secretary of Commerce has indicated that my $28,000-paid TSA agent can walk into the Nation's banks and demand a loan. Well, right now, in my district, the city and other good neighbors are opening…

What my good friends have not heard is the outrage and cry of the desperate Federal workers, some sending their children to relatives because they cannot support them, museums shut down costing $4 million, TSA officers not able to come to…

I am pleased to support H.R. 498, the ``Clean Up the Code Act of 2019.'' This legislation essentially repeals many unused statutes currently in the criminal code. It is emblematic of what is terribly wrong with our criminal justice system…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia, and I congratulate him and Mr. Chabot for this legislation. I am glad that this is one of the early bills that we are moving forward. It sets the tone for this Congress, and it sets the tone for…