It was a handful. How many have been debarred? And I believe I am correct; it was zero. Unacceptable.

Today, we passed a fix for the FAA and for air traffic controllers because of a problem created by sequestration. But we only have 10 fingers. There are many more holes in the dike than 10. We've already plugged the hole on the Pentagon…

I thank my dear friend from New York, the ranking member of the Rules Committee. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleague to oppose the previous question so we can bring up a proven jobs bill for consideration, rather than rehash the same old…

We have to have a better narrative on success.

I very much welcome your statement because we want to make sure aid is part of the process.

We really want to work with you. We see it as something we hope will streamline efforts and more logically align the goals and directives.

the Taiwan Relations Act has been that bastion of making sure that the people of Taiwan are fully protected in that regard of their right of self-determination and democracy.

We must be cognizant of the impact of reforms that may do good, but that also fracture that coalition.

The coalition for foreign aid is very fragile.

we will have a chilling effect on the ability of America to innovate

I actually believe we need to blow apart the current system. It doesn't work.

What are we focusing on in the efforts you are making, which I do applaud, I think they are making progress?

The accusation was made that this was an administration that was stonewalling and the least transparent in history.

Would you concede they are fairly complex and sometimes subjective?

I think you have really made some progress. But I guess what I want to hear is simplicity, clarity and, frankly, focus.

The American people were having none of it. This is an honorable President and his Administration has conducted itself honorably.

So the current system is spread across seven primary departments, is that accurate?

In my view, this is not how an honorable congressional inquiry ought to be conducted.

The bottom line should be efficacy.

Woman, I just want to thank the distinguished chairman and the distinguished ranking member of the committee for their leadership and for their cooperation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I would inquire of the Chair how much time is remaining. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 2 minutes remaining.

Woman, this amendment represents a commonsense improvement to H.R. 624, which I support, that simply narrows the scope of the authorization for the intelligence community to share classified--I stress, classified--cyber threat intelligence…

Woman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 15, strike ``and''. Page 2, line 18, strike the period and insert ``; and''. Page 2, after…

Woman, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished ranking member of the committee, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Ruppersberger). {time} 1540

Woman, I yield 1 minute to my distinguished colleague and our friend from Georgia (Mr. Johnson).