The unethical conspiring against Egyptian civil society is in no way a national objective or in the national interest.

I think that it created something in terms of a dynamic that improved productivity and morale.

For those watching on television and here in the House, I assume my friend from Texas was talking about President George W. Bush. Certainly he was not talking about the current President, Barack Obama. But I want to talk today about…

Everything you just described could have been said in 1979 about Iran.

I particularly wanted to welcome my home state Senator, soon to be the senior senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, Mark Warner.

I think it is important for the President to be putting his marker down to say that we need to examine the form and shape of government.

I thank my colleague from Maryland and I thank my colleague from Wisconsin for their bipartisan effort today. I'm pleased to be an original cosponsor of the Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act, and I urge my colleagues…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 259, noes 164, not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No. 38] AYES--259…

Export controls must be calibrated to serve academic and technological excellence and support U.S. high-tech jobs.

Here we have improper payments that are $125 billion plus every year which would exceed actually the goal of the Super Committee if somehow we could get it to zero.

Both the Transportation and Infrastructure and the Oversight and Government Reform committees have marked up legislation to save money through the disposal of Federal property. We've identified bipartisan common ground on the subject in…

As we are having a political talk about let's shrink the Federal Government by 5 percent or 10 percent in terms of workforce, strategic investments in certain parts of the Federal Government in terms of personnel can have huge return on…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas The CHAIR. It is…

I heard the eloquent cry for bipartisanship from the gentleman from California just a few minutes ago. Here's an amendment that passed unanimously, without objection on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. It, by no means, grants…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 28, line 15, insert after ``the Administrator.'' the following: ``The Administrator may also exclude property…

Programs like the Post-9/11 GI Bill, passed by Congress in 2008 and used by over half a million veterans, are essential.

The Administration's efforts to lower veteran unemployment by providing hiring tax credits and securing private sector commitments to hire service members separating from the military are not only good for veterans, but actually good for…

But I guess I am trying to get at, as the Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee here, what is the extent of our problem.

Max Cleland represents the finest tradition of service to his Country and left an awful lot of himself physically back in Vietnam.

But it sounds like, as the Chairman was pointing out in terms of suspension and debarment, and, frankly, what the statistics you just gave, Mr. O'Neill, in terms of the prosecution, it doesn't sound like a very vigorous effort.

Last May I introduced H.R. 2004, the Technology Security and Antiboycott Act, to succeed the EAA.

We have, in my view, a sacred obligation to support those who chose to wear the uniform.

I wish everybody had to take that course in Congress to better understand what a Byzantine world we have created with the best of intentions in terms of export controls.

But, Mr. Williams, with due respect, that was not my question. My question was, is it efficacious?

Along with my colleagues Don Manzullo and Gerry Connolly, I introduced H.R. 3288, the Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act, last November.