William M. ``Mac'' Thornberry: “I support this amendment. I rise just to make two points. Number one, unfortunately, there are a lot of Federal agencies…”

“I support this amendment. I rise just to make two points. Number one, unfortunately, there are a lot of Federal agencies that can't pass an audit, and I hope that all the other committees of the Congress are as diligent as our committee is about making sure they get their agencies to where they can. Our committee in particular, led by CPA Mr. Conaway of Texas, we have pushed this issue, held many oversight hearings, and will continue to push this issue. I think the gentleman's amendment helps that effort. But I want to be really clear that this is a high priority of the committee, and it needs to be a high priority for the other departments besides the Department of Defense as well.”