Darrell Issa

The United States took Palau and the other Micronesian Islands that became the territory I mentioned from Japan through some of the bloodiest battles of World War Two.

I have observed from the front line the relationship between the United States and Palau all my life.

This proposal will designate our exclusive economic zone as the Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States.

The Compact of Free Association negotiated by the Reagan Administration approved by law under the George H.W. Bush Administration preserved U.S. strategic authority over the lands and waters of Palau.

This proposal will designate our Exclusive Economic Zone as the Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States.

The only problem with approval has been how to offset the cost. We should do our part and act to facilitate House passage as soon as possible.

I want to begin by thanking you for calling this hearing so expeditiously after Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman Ros-Lehtinen made the decision to discharge H.R. 6040 from the Committee.

The United States took Palau and other Micronesian Islands that became the territory I mentioned from Japan through some the bloodiest battles of World War II.

I would like to start by thanking Chairman Fleming and Ranking Member Sablan for bringing up my bill H.R. 6147, the 'Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States,' for consideration.

It is unfortunate that the Department of Defense decided to submit only written testimony.

The EEZ extends U.S. sovereignty over all waters, animals, the seabed and the subsoil, up to 200 nautical miles off America's coast.

While my colleagues on the other side of the aisle may not share my views regarding the detrimental affects that ObamaCare will have on our Country, surely they will agree that the framers of our Constitution were clear in giving Congress…

So you are only telling people, the IRS is only telling people about the good news and not telling them about tax increases.

President Obama's health care law, which was hastily written here in the House, so much so that it was once said we have to pass it to find out what's in it.

It appears that the Commissioner made a political decision, which was the new W-2 reporting requirement has been delayed until after this Presidential election, hasn't it?

Well, most Americans have no idea that health care costs as much as it does.

Okay. So I will take that as yes, it is a half a trillion dollars to the taxpayers or, more specifically, half a trillion dollars we don't borrow from the Chinese.

Aren't tax increases more something you need to know about in advance for planning than windfalls of money?

But you are not sending any indication to small businesses about the tax increases they are going to see under ObamaCare?

President Obama said you could keep the health care you wanted, but, of course, that is not happening.

Our duty on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee is to protect these rights.

To promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for a limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.

The reason you said that it would not necessarily result in lower costs is because so far this practice of patenting, and suing, and stopping the importation or manufacture of parts is not widespread.

So what you are really saying is this about the money the auto companies want by having it exclusive, and that is all well and good.

Issa's bill helps create the competition that will save money, preserve safety, and I think also help create a more vibrant aftermarket industry in the United States.