Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

There are many of us here who think it's an illegal act. And this is a nation of laws, and even the Postmaster General of the United States has to follow the law.

The Postmaster General's announcement this past week that he intends to eliminate Saturday mail delivery is of great concern to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Beyond the fact that such a move completely disregards congressional…

We believe 6-day delivery remains a critical strength and a competitive advantage for the USPS.

I can't resist saying the Second Amendment right does not preclude background checks to protect the very people we represent. Mr. Speaker, the Supreme Court ruling last summer on the Affordable Care Act was a victory for all American…

Barack Obama was not responsible for the Benghazi attack any more than George W. Bush was responsible for the 9/11 attacks.

A more serious and sustained commitment from Congress to support State Department needs.

He actually said it stifles innovation, it sets us back in terms of thoughtful Federal IT procurement.

I am going to ask three categories of questions. And I am going to do it as fast as I can.

Might it be a fair statement that the way we are treating Federal employees is going to make it more difficult moving forward to recruit and retain, especially highly skilled sets; freezing salaries for 3 years, raiding their benefits to…

Thank you for making that point, though. Who knew that actually obsolete and antiquated systems were helping in the fight against cyberattacks? Thank you.

I do think it is other constraint we have to look at in terms of our own process in Congress...

I think the committee would appreciate it.

We are working together and our staffs are working together on a draft bill that I think can move us into the bright sunshine of this part of the 21st century.

If the entire 113th Congress can begin on the note we are beginning on today, we are going to be making music for 2 years.

Government is slow to pull the plug when we do make a mistake, much slower than the private sector.

``But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the executive and judicial officers of a State, or the members of the legislature…

I have an inquiry. How much time remains on this side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 2\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I am pleased again to join with the distinguished chairman in support of S. 3630. Again, we are honoring service to country. We are honoring bravery and the ultimate sacrifice by a young American, Captain Rhett W. Schiller. I think it is…

I would simply observe to my friend, the chairman of the committee, in talking about the 11 percent cut here in the House of Representatives, of course that does not address the lack of productivity here in the House. There are many…

In order to allow the author of the bill to speak, I reserve the balance of my time.

We are about to have a hold- your-nose vote here in the House of Representatives. And many of us are going to wrestle with the problem of making perfect the enemy of the good. We do have an opportunity to stabilize taxation for 99 percent…

Before I call on the distinguished Member from Virginia, I would simply note, of course, the productivity I talk about is the productivity of this legislative body, not the honorable men and women who serve us, but for us. And we passed a…

I'm prepared to wrap up and yield back, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I'm worried about the future of the Federal workforce's continued denigration of public service. Continued whacking away at compensation…

If I may inquire, Mr. Speaker, if my colleague on the other side has any other speakers?