Gerry Connolly

And I think, Mr. Geiger, you're quite right to raise the flag on, what does privacy mean as we move toward the future?

Whoever were the hackers, presumably an agency of the Chinese government, according to published reports confirmed by U.S. officials

It might even be personally devastating, Dr. Ozment, not just a terrible outcome.

Well, let me confirm for you. It was a rhetorical question, really. It is correct.

In essence, Americans mailing to foreign countries are subsidizing foreign mailers who send mail to the United States, would that be a fair statement?

The concern I think all of us have is not that this is a postal issue, but that we are inflicting harm on American commerce.

Is there any rhyme or reason for providing that kind of effective subsidy for parcels going back and forth with China in today's day and age?

I am concerned that the significant imbalance between our Nation's domestic shipping rates and the incredibly low international shipping rates we charge so-called transitional countries may be providing an artificial and unfair competitive…

However, there appear to be serious shortcomings in the current system that may be harming American business interests.

I look forward to an in-depth conversation today to explore how our Nation can work to level the playing field for American small businesses.

I think you have done a grave disservice to all of those American children who have been abducted and to their left-behind parents.

I think that threatening countries is often an unsuccessful way to get them to cooperate with us.

I believe passionately in the bilateral relationship with Japan--security and economically.

We don't treat technology as a commodity to be purchased and managed, we see it rather as a transformative process.

We can identify billions of savings that currently are inefficiently used.

We need to resist that temptation because I agree. It was designed to be a useful management tool that can save you money and make you more efficient.

The FITARA is, "meant to strengthen the role of each agency CIO and executive responsible for all IT systems in the agency as well as to increase transparency in how IT funds are spent."

We have to make sure that the FITARA implementation is not Clinger-Cohen 2.0.

As the co-author of FITARA, I'm committed to doing everything on our part to guarantee that we do not repeat the implementation mistakes of the past.

No private corporation would tolerate that. I don't care how big.

Legislation was introduced by Representatives Joe Walsh and Gerry Connolly to restrict SBA's practice of relying on common size standards.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 34, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,,000,000)''. Page 42, line 24, after the dollar amount…

Today, with a record number of FOIA requests and with record low FOIA staffing, the answer from the Republicans is that we are going to withhold two-thirds of a billion dollars.

If we want FOIA to work, we need to restore adequate funding, staffing, and training so agencies can handle the increasing workloads they will continue to face.

So, by virtue of adoption of the First Amendment, we also set up, whether we intended it or not, a dialectic.