mr. chaffetz: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. chaffetz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of senate bill 1508, the improper payments elimination and recovery act of 2010. the amount of waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars by federal agencies is absolutely staggering. the office of management and budget, the o.m.b., has reported that nearly $100 billion is wasted each year as a result of mistakes by our federal agencies when paying for products and services. last year nearly -- roughly $98 billion was lost to improper payments. $98 billion. the result of fraud or poor financial management. half of this came from medicare and medicaid programs alone. $98 billion is more than double the budget of the department of homeland security. at a time when our country's facing record budget deficits we cannot afford to lose billions of dollars each year to mistakes and fraud. mr. speaker, in april of this year, the hous

mr. chaffetz: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield as much time as he may consume to my colleague from michigan, mike rogers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. rogers: thank you. i'd like to thank the gentlelady from the district of columbia for her help and support. i'd like to thank mr. dingell from michigan. it's great to know that the leadership and statesmanship is still alive in the people's house in washington, d.c. you know, it is fitting, i think, that this great body, this great deliberative body stop along the way of its important business of nation-changing business to recognize some of the greatest acts happen locally. they're just reflected here and the great things do happen in communities like brighton, michigan, and every other state in this great union. and today is really that day. very, very few times do you get to come to the floor and talk about some great community leader that you have such personal relationship, my mother. and this post office is

mr. chaffetz: mr. speaker, i support h.r. 5751, the lobbying disclosure enhancement act. the purpose of the bill is to have flexibility in the lobbying disclosure act of 1995. h.r. 5751 directs the attorney general of the united states to establish a task force. it is given the responsibility to investigate and prosecute possible violations of lobbying disclosure act. the task force is also directed to collect and disseminate information in compliance of the act. it specifies the information gathered by the task force, the attorney general may make recommendations to congress with regard to improving enforcement over the lobbying disclosure act, and the resources it needs. . we expect this to be a become a new point of contact. we rely on the attorney general to locate where the task force is. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: mr. spea

mr. chaffetz, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the district of columbia. ms. norton: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered, the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. norton: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. norton: on behalf of the committee of oversight and government reform, i am pleased to present h.r. 5341 for consideration. this measure designates the facility of the united states postal service located at 100 orndorf drive in brighton, michigan, as the joyce rogers post office building. h.r. 5341 was introduced by our colleague, the gentleman from michigan, mr. john dingell, on may 19, 2010. it was referred to the committee on oversight and government reform which waived consideration of the measure to expedite consideration on the floor today. it enjoys the entire support o