Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I will close with this. The language of this resolution is very clear. It is the sense of the House of Representatives: ``the United States should develop a national strategy…

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Tonko).

Mr. Speaker, I rise today because this is a bipartisan day where we have a number of pieces of legislation we agreed to. I will talk about each of them, but I do want to say that I am a bit disappointed that my chairman decided to focus on…

I think that case shows just how important the PTO post-grant proceedings are, particularly the inter partes review process.

Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. Cardenas), the cosponsor and coauthor of this resolution.

When we look at the array of agencies and departments within the Federal Government, only a certain number carry out a mission that is explicitly called for in the Constitution.

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch), a cosponsor and coauthor of this legislation, as well as my good friend.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me congratulate Mr. Lance, Mr. Welch, Mr. Latta, and Congresswoman Clarke for their work on this important legislation. The Internet of things is an area of great innovation that…

Mr. Speaker, it is now my pleasure to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the cosponsor of this consumer-friendly legislation.

Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of seven bipartisan bills originating out of four of our subcommittees that are direct evidence of a very busy and productive session in the Energy and Commerce Committee. This package includes several…

There's so many matters that we have to come forth and could come forth in this Subcommittee, but we're not dealing with them.

I feel that it does raise State sovereignty concerns in a very significant way.

I'm deeply disappointed we are wasting our time on our limited time that we have in this Congress, in this Committee on this hearing.

Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 496.

We should be focused on restoring voting rights.

I remember how awful I felt being in that cell and how un-American that felt. I had not crossed an international border . . . yet was detained, questioned, and searched without probable cause. And that's a shitty feeling. And a lot of…

Mr. Speaker, as a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, I believe that the week of our Annual Legislative Conference is an appropriate time to reflect on the progress we have made as a group and the challenges we face in…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to thank Mr. Lance and Mr. Kennedy for cosponsoring this bill, and I am pleased to join my colleague in support of H.R. 5111, the Consumer Review Fairness Act. This bill…