Howard Berman

I want to talk about the quote ``rush to judgment.'' Quite a long time ago, well over a year and a half ago, the Chair and the ranking member of the committee and the staff of the committee were aware of articles talking about indictments…

I oppose the motion of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LaTourette), who is a very diligent and very valuable member of the committee, who joined in the unanimous vote to recommend expulsion. A word about the testimony before the committee of…

Mr. Speaker, like the chairman, I rise in sadness, but in strong support of the motion to expel. The gravity of the offenses of the gentleman from Ohio against the rules of the House compel us to impose the most severe of sanctions, and…

The logical conclusion of a process which says we wait until all appeals are exhausted means that the provision of the Constitution which provides that we expel Members for the most egregious behavior is rendered a nullity. I do not think…

P2P networks represent as much of an opportunity as a threat to copyright creators. P2P represents an efficient method of information transfer, has the potential to greatly reduce the costs associated with server-based distribution…

For me, as a Member of Congress, one of my priorities is to work for the survival and the security of the State of Israel, and I say that and I do that with no embarrassment because I very much believe that that position is a position that…

I ask my colleagues and I ask those people who care about Israel's survival and security, to understand the context in which this present incursion is taking place, the critical importance of it being completed in a fashion that enhances…

Mr. Chairman, just on the good chairman's last point, he wants to give people a day in court. As the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank), the author of the amendment, just pointed out, without this amendment, there is no day in court…

I rise to join the distinguished chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary in supporting House passage of H.R. 2336, as amended by the Senate. This bill allows a Federal judge to request redaction of her financial disclosure forms, but…

I rise in support of H.R. 1886 and urge my colleagues to vote for it. It is largely noncontroversial. The Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property passed it by a voice vote on May 22, and…

I rise in support of H.R. 2048. This bill was marked up and favorably reported by voice vote by the Committee on the Judiciary on July 24. It is wholly non-controversial. It requires the Attorney General in consultation with the State…

Madam Speaker, I would like to take a moment to try and address the arguments made by my friend, the gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher), because I think that the thrust of his argument is actually served and met by our bill, not…

I rise in support of H.R. 1866, and I urge my colleagues to vote for it. The Committee on the Judiciary favorably reported this legislation by voice vote on June 20. Prior to that, the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual…

I rise today to honor Justice Stanley Mosk, who died last month after serving 37 years on the California Supreme Court. He was California's longest serving Justice, a highly respected, even revered judge who delivered almost 1,700 opinions…

Today marks the 86th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian genocide. I rise today to commemorate this terrible chapter in human history, and to help ensure that it will never be forgotten. On April 24, 1915, the Turkish government…

H.R. 741 is an important piece of legislation because it implements the Protocol to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks. It will allow U.S. businesses and trademark owners to become part of a low-cost…

Mr. Speaker, concerning H.R. 860, the circumstances which this bill applies to are so narrow and unique, and because so many civil actions which arise out of a single action are already subject to Federal jurisdiction, there really are in…

I would like to commend a number of colleagues who have played pivotal roles in moving this important legislation, most specially the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Coble), the chairman of our judiciary subcommittee. He deserves…

today, Representative Howard Coble and I have introduced H.R. 5107, the Work Made for Hire and Copyright Corrections Act of 2000. Because of the very important nature of this bill, I believe it merits an extensive explanation. Section…

this is a change in the law. The debate, the argument that the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) has put forward, among other things, was referring to the H-2A program, but the amendment deals with the migrant and seasonal…

If there is one group of workers in America who are not able to get the services of the private bar because they do not have anywhere near the income to possibly retain them, it is migrant and seasonal agricultural workers. They are…

this amendment and the law that it seeks to amend have no application to H-2A workers. None of the regulations, none of the laws affecting them are covered in this law, and the H-2A workers are excluded from coverage under this law. The…

I must regretfully vote against the Coble amendment. I say regretfully because, while I fully support the objective of the amendment, I cannot support the program cuts it uses as offsets. The objective of the amendment is to restore to the…

It simply says that PNTR is automatically revoked if China attacks, invades, or blockades Taiwan. Now, when we talk to people in the administration or even outside in the academic world, people who are China experts, they all say, but if…

the scare is unlimited indemnification by the United States in the case of a North Korean light-water nuclear reactor. But the amendment does not address the scare. The amendment sweepingly prohibits any and all indemnification or…