This has to be one of the prime poster child for government contracts spun out of control.

We will work tirelessly in partnership with citizen watchdogs to deliver the facts to the American people and bring genuine reform to the Federal bureaucracy.

It is not like we just went to war for the first time. We spent an awful lot of time in Iraq and we have been in Afghanistan ten plus years.

My concern is I wonder if we actually learned any of those lessons.

We exist to secure two fundamental principles. First, Americans have the right to know that the money Washington takes from them is well spent.

This kind of stuff going on has to be brought to a halt.

If we are not going to use them, why have them?

I appreciate the opportunity to talk about H.R. 250, which would reform the Antiquities Act of 1906 by requiring congressional approval of any national monument designated by the President.

Congress passed the Antiquities Act in 1906 with the intent of preserving archeological sites, mainly Indian ruins and artifacts on small parcels of land that required immediate protection.

I'd like to harken back to the comments of President Obama on January 20, 2010. Make no mistake; the President was talking about delinquent contractors, not specifically about Federal workers. But I want you, as you listen to the…

For example, just weeks before the 1996 election, President Clinton designated more than 1.7 million acres--that is a lot of land.

Actually, at this time, what I would like to do is yield back and respond based on the other comments.