Thank you and Mr. Chairman, I hope you will join us in that legislative effort because I think it is a good bipartisan piece of legislation that could actually save us some money and codify what Mr. Kundra has so ably begun.

For the last seven months this nation's economy has stagnated while the Republican majority has passed a litany of bills repealing environmental standards on behalf of oil and coal companies. Today we have another anti-environment bill…

I deeply regret that because I think you could provide enormous visionary leadership in protecting the consumers of America, and I deeply regret that one party decided to make that a partisan issue rather than try to come together and find…

The fiscal year 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations Act is an assault on any rational, scientific basis for public policy. It would decimate American manufacturing, impoverish American consumers, and allow polluters to sully our water…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 23, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $46,000,000)''. Page 24, line 18, after the dollar amount…

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 Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Harris

I am offering this amendment on behalf of Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hinchey, and Mrs. Capps, who were unable to arrange flight schedules to get back here for this consideration. Mr. Blumenauer's amendment would increase funding for the…

First, I want to thank Chairman Young, Ranking Member Dicks, and their staffs for coordinating with my office on this amendment and for their work to address operational energy challenges faced by DOD. According to the Department of…

At the same time, I think we also need to recognize we need to preserve people's individual liberties...

I certainly agree that cybersecurity is perhaps the largest growing single threat both to American infrastructure and to national security.

I hope the chairman heard that, very good and extremely important questions, Mr. Chaffetz.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''. Page 31, line 17, after the dollar amount…

Is there a mechanism within the Federal Government for exchanging best practices, experiences, tapping into the private sector expertise and the like?

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 Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $15,000,000)''. Page 31, line 17, after the…

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 Virginia will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Kucinich

We want to break down the stovepipes here so that we are sharing experience and intelligence across agencies to try to deter the threat.

I am a member of the full committee. I have a statement I would like to enter into the record as a long-time supporter of Metro expressing my support for management endeavors to enhance public safety and to encourage the Federal Government…

I have a statement I would like to enter into the record as a long-time supporter of Metro expressing my support for management endeavors to enhance public safety and to encourage the Federal Government to do its fair share in support of…

I would like to enter into the record as a long-time supporter of Metro expressing my support for management endeavors to enhance public safety.

I listened with great interest to my friend from Florida berate you for not being here previously.

I am not a member of the subcommittee, but I am a member of the full committee.

What is the Federal Government doing to ensure equitable distribution of grant moneys?

Thank you for holding this hearing which might at first glance appear relatively mundane but actually raises some important questions about the disbursement of Federal funding.

I would remind us of the fact that, for example, the successful crash effort to make sure the United States had the atom bomb before the Nazis was not competitively bid.