1.0Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairshttps://www.hsgac.senate.govTim O'Connor Fraserhttps://www.hsgac.senate.gov/author/tofraser/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="sutFFcNTJR"><a href="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/reps/statement-by-senator-collins-on-the-introduction-of-the-sunshine-in-iraq-reconstruction-contracting-act-of-2003/">Statement by Senator Collins on the Introduction of the “Sunshine in Iraq Reconstruction Contracting Act of 2003</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/reps/statement-by-senator-collins-on-the-introduction-of-the-sunshine-in-iraq-reconstruction-contracting-act-of-2003/embed/#?secret=sutFFcNTJR" width="600" height="338" title="“Statement by Senator Collins on the Introduction of the “Sunshine in Iraq Reconstruction Contracting Act of 2003” — Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs" data-secret="sutFFcNTJR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> I am pleased to join Senators Wyden and Clinton in introducing this legislation. Our bill requires the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and other federal agencies to make public their justification for any decision to waive normal requirements for open and fully competitive bidding. And this requirement would apply to existing USAID contracts […]https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/HSGAC_Logo_Social.jpg1200630