I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Utah will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Tierney

I want to quote President Obama in his first remarks as President of the United States: Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this Presidency . . . I will also hold myself as President to a new standard of openness…

I find it fascinating that only the TSA seems enthralled with these machines.

the single best way to find a bomb is through a dog, a bomb sniffing dog.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I appreciate the bipartisan nature in which this is moving forward. I appreciate specifically Chairman Rogers, Chairman Issa, and the ranking member. I stand in support of this amendment. I think FOIA is…

I appreciate Chairman Issa and his foresight and leadership on this issue in driving this forward. This is so, so important to our country and our nation, and for the Federal Government to operate properly. Madam Speaker, I also want to…

That is where there is frustration just steaming out of our ears.

There are a lot of good federal employees who work hard. They're patriotic, and they're frugal with their money. But when you see this widespread abuse of money, and then you as the former administrator said, 'Well, they were entitled to…

For the President of the United States to look the American people in the eye and say, well, we got a pay freeze in place while you are getting bonuses and going on trips is totally unacceptable.

It is totally unacceptable.

the lack of nominations, and we will continue to work on that, because I think ultimately our goal is the same.

And the cost? You don't anticipate this is going to have an increase in cost?