It is time for the European insurance companies to step up, to honor their claims.

I really want to thank the chairwoman for bringing this bill back for a second, maybe even a third time and never give up, never give up.

There is strong exception to that by me and by many others that the court erred.

This is an issue of simple justice, and it is also an issue of contract.

I come before this committee today in support of H.R. 890, the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011

I view any proposed changes in IP and copyright law as an opportunity to examine whether changes will expand opportunities for women and minority entrepreneurs.

I am a very strong believer in the 10th Amendment, but when it comes to Federal preemption, look, we hand these States a lot of money.

It is interesting that it was Government officials who interceded, people who make less than a quarter of a million dollars a year because of the failure of multiple nearly $3 million a year general counsels.

I think some today have sort of written off, I think, serious criticisms of this bill as hyperbole.

The big tech companies were not the ones who said this bill would cause the U.S. to lose its position as a global leader in supporting a free and open Internet.

It was not the big tech companies who said the bill would kill our best hope for securing Internet.

I do not think it is a balanced effort, and I am sorry that we do not have any technical expertise on this panel.

Let me make it clear. This committee believes that 2008 law requires you to minimize losses to the taxpayers.

Do you agree with President Obama's sentiments that bonuses should not be paid out to anyone until the American people have been paid back in full?

Our solemn responsibility is to hold Government accountable to taxpayers, because taxpayers have a right to know what they get from the Government.

We cannot solve the problems of today with the failed approaches of yesterday.

The practices of our community banks had little to do with causing our financial crisis. Therefore, while I believe that we should take a smart approach toward the regulation of small banks in order to spur economic activity and produce…

I am waiting for my Republican colleagues to convert to Democrats. It is not that hard.