Jared Polis

I strongly believe that our children are our Nation's most precious resource and their futures should not be limited or influenced by a permanent government record that contains unprotected information from their earliest years throughout…

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 Colorado will be postponed.

I would like to know if anybody in this body can answer the question and tell the surviving husband, the surviving wife, a 10-year-old child who lost their father to a failed Federal policy, how many of those agents would be alive today if…

I am happy to further yield to the gentleman from Virginia. How many of those agents would be alive today with their families? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan controls the time.

I thank the gentleman from Virginia. The DEA folks on the ground in Afghanistan deal with opium and heroin production, not marijuana. My remarks were with regard to marijuana. In addition, with regard to the head of the DEA, she may, in…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 32, line 15, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $35,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from…

I would like to inquire of the gentleman from Florida if he has any additional speakers.

I would like to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Enyart).

I would like to yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from California (Ms. Speier).

I would like to yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from Maine (Ms. Pingree).

As Ms. Lofgren said, the bill under consideration is not the bill that passed committee. It is a different bill that was changed 24 hours ago in secret, behind closed doors. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from California…

I would like to yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from California (Ms. Lofgren).

I would like to yield a minute and 15 seconds to the gentlelady from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

I would like to yield 1 minute and 15 seconds to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett).

It is critical that this House reject this rule because it is impossible to have a discussion about meeting our national security needs and defense without this body's being able to issue any guidance or to even debate the ongoing war in…

Once again, Mr. Speaker, this rule does not even allow a discussion of the war that we are currently engaged in in Afghanistan. How can we have a discussion about our national defense when being prohibited from any amendments relating to…

It is time we start standing up for job creators and innovative businesses and allow them to get back to doing what they do best, growing companies and invigorating our economy.

We must shine a flashlight on these deceptive fraudulent actors who are operating behind closed doors in the dark.

It is time for the entity sending out demand letters, like their community mass mailers, do their due diligence just as we expect in just about every other area of the law.

One of the ways to crack down on patent trolls is by requiring demand letter transparency and allowing enforcement against bad actors.

Patent trolls increase the cost of doing business and cause small businesses to shell out millions in legal fees or settlement fees to address illegitimate and unfounded claims.

I deeply appreciate, on behalf of my constituents, the attention your committee is devoting to the issue of abuse of demand letters.

I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Colorado is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I would like to inquire if the gentlelady has any remaining speakers.

I am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)