[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 19 (Monday, February 6, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H479]
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                             PASS H.R. 1734

  (Mr. DENHAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, there is a lot that tends to divide this 
House. Tonight, in a rule, and tomorrow morning, in debate, we will 
address a bill, H.R. 1734, which can pull both parties together, 
something that can address the waste in government, getting rid of a 
lot of the expenses that we have in the ongoing maintenance of 
properties that we just don't need, getting rid of a waste of 
properties that we can sell off, and actually bringing in new revenue, 
not by raising taxes, but new revenue by selling off the properties 
that are underutilized or excess or have yet to be declared excess 
properties. We can also bring in local tax revenue by putting private 
development back in these properties.
  And most of all, if you really want to create jobs, not only do we 
have 30 jobs bills sitting over in the Senate right now, but here's yet 
one more, with bipartisan support, to sell off properties we don't 
need, reinvest in properties that we can redevelop, rein in the abuse 
by leasing authority from other agencies, and get government 
accountable again.
  H.R. 1734 will be on the House floor, and we'll be looking forward to 
bipartisan support.

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