I am the head of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

What a crime. What a terrible thing for the head of the Park Service to want to promote the Park Service on its 100th anniversary.

My sense in Central Asia is deep anxiety about Russian intentions.

This hearing is exactly the type of oversight, it seems to me, that we can agree on on a bipartisan basis.

I'm proud to cosponsor the Information Technology Modernization Act, which would create a revolving fund for updating outdated IT systems under the bill.

When someone wants to block grant something or give the authority to regulate to Richmond rather than directly to the recipients, say, in my corner of the world, northern Virginia, we get nervous because formulas change and urban and…

I support the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which I think has proven to be an effectively managed program that does, in fact, reduce fraud and misuse.

I thank my good friend from Pennsylvania (Mr. Cartwright) especially for his leadership on this bill, the MEGABYTE Act. Mr. Speaker, as has been indicated, we spend over $80 billion a year on IT procurement across the Federal Government…

I thank my friend and colleague from Oklahoma for his leadership and his support on this important bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of a bipartisan bill, H.R. 4906, which I am pleased to cosponsor with Chairman Meadows of the…

I thank my friend, Ted Deutch, for his leadership, and also my good friend, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the Florida twins who have so steadfastly brought this matter of conscience and history to the floor of the House of Representatives. It was…

We have had a series of hearings where we hear the same story, and we are very worried that the Federal Government is so vulnerable.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX and the order of the House of today, this 15-minute vote on adoption of the motion to recommit will…

I have listened with great, rapt attention this afternoon to my friends, Mr. Chaffetz and Mr. Meadows, who have gone on eloquently about protecting the Constitution of the United States at, of course, the collateral expense of the people…

I am seeking reassurance.

I condemn it. I voted for sanctions on the other behavior.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I thank the ranking member for his ongoing support that has allowed us to elevate this issue in this committee and actually created enormous common ground.

We are not prohibited. We could entertain other sanctions for their support for Hezbollah, for example?

But the fact of the matter is --anecdotally, right?--we've had, maybe we still have, Federal agencies with multiple email systems ---- not all of which are compatible; multiple HR systems, not all of which are compatible; huge numbers of…

What did the agreement address?

These arguments are, you know, to me, a smokescreen for not addressing the main issue.

The challenges facing Metro are significant, and I welcome collaboration between our two committees to ensure robust oversight over Metro's management of Federal dollars and adherence to Federal safety standards.

I want to start by commending this committee for your efforts, through MAP-21 and then the FAST Act, to create a comprehensive framework of safety standards for Metro and all of the Nation's transit systems.

There is a serious lack of accountability or transparency at EPA when a manager is the problem.

setting metrics in advance, to me, is really important.

We were going to stick with this, and we were going to provide oversight.