Zoe Lofgren

I think that it's important to not only listen to what our witnesses say but to consider the source.

The 14th Amendment was adopted and the citizenship clause was included as the very first sentence of that amendment to repudiate Dred Scott.

Material submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren, a Representative in Congress from the State of California.

I'm still against them.

I'm not actually for infringement. But I am for eliminating monopolistic practices that hide behind copyright.

The violent institution of slavery itself was clearly an incredible injustice.

I think the answer is clearly yes and that, in fact, no other policy would be worthy of this country.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would just like to thank him for his amendment. It prevents this bill from becoming like the CFAA, which treats noncriminal activity as something wrong. This and the Katko-Lofgren amendment that…

I would ask unanimous consent that we place in the record of this hearing the report entitled 'Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report Summary for Policymakers' from the IPCC.

I would also ask unanimous consent that the report entitled 'Climate Change: Evidence and Causes, An Overview from the Royal Society and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences' be placed in the hearing record.

the GOP seems to think that Orwellian language is going to work on the world's smartest people.

A lot of discussion has been that, somehow, the President has acted unconstitutionally or unlawfully. Nothing could be further from the truth. There is ample legal authority for what the President has done. Prosecutorial discretion is a…

The 113th Congress is considered to have been one of the most do-nothing Congresses in history.

The biggest symbol of the Republican failure to govern was the unnecessary and irresponsible shutdown.

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeSANTIS. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

I yield myself 2 minutes. Madam Chair, this amendment is premised on a mistake in the understanding of how USCIS actually works. Here is a fact that some people may not know: the USCIS is funded not by the taxpayers, it is funded by the…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. DeSantis The Acting CHAIR. It…

I believe I have the right to close, so I reserve the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois has the right to close. The gentleman has 15 seconds remaining.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Salmon The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

Some claim the President's actions are unconstitutional. That is not true. I submit for the Record a letter signed by 135 law professors and confirmed by four former chief counsels for Immigration about why his action was lawful. 25…

The final amendment also creates problems. It says that USCIS should adjudicate petitions of individuals in lawful status before adjudicating petitions of individuals in unlawful status. But that is too broad. There are many petitions…

I note also that a lawsuit is currently pending to challenge the constitutionality. Why don't Republicans just wait and see what the judicial branch has to say, what they decide? The amendments being offered are poison pills and should be…

I am honored now to yield to the gentlewoman from California, Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader.