I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, this amendment should be roundly opposed for the simple reason that not only does it not protect any victims, but it also victimizes innocent local parties in the types of cases…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, in many cases a trial lawyer's main target is a national business, but if the only defendant in the case is an out-of- State business, the case can be heard in Federal court rather than in a local State…

This manager's amendment simply makes a few technical changes to the bill; namely, striking references to multiple defendants and replacing them with references to single defendants to make clear that even if one instate defendant has a…

I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Cartwright). The question was taken; and the Acting…

For years, our Nation has limped along from debt crisis to debt crisis. Every time, we say to ourselves ``just a little more spending today, and we will fix this mess tomorrow,'' but tomorrow never seems to come, and the ocean of red ink…

do not give foreign nationals seeking entry into the United States more rights than American citizens have.

the U.S. Constitution does not apply to foreign nationals seeking entry into the United States.

I'm really disappointed by this hearing. And I was hoping that I wouldn't be.

I think you should subpoena the Department because my constituents expect me, particularly after the changes that we've made to the Visa Waiver Program.

And I would just mention to the gentlelady from the Virgin Island that Dr. Beck and I live close to each other, and we would be glad to go to the Virgin Islands this time of year to look at the seaweed and ----

This is also an organization that seems to have exorbitant travel expenses.

What I don't like, what I don't want to tolerate, what I don't want to become numb to is wasting those taxpayer dollars.

I want to thank Representative Ken Buck, a Member of the Judiciary Committee, for introducing this legislation.

I don't understand why.

President Obama negotiated with a band of villains. The President believed Iran would change their ways because of his kind and forgiving nature, but we have seen Iranian hypocrisy far too long to believe they can change. It is time to…

I would urge my colleagues to check that out, H.R. 2793, and cosponsor.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

My amendment would prohibit paying any Federal employee for the time spent not working for the taxpayers but working for a third party, a labor union. This practice is known as ``official time.'' {time} 1915 Unlike any other type of…

My amendment bars the EPA and the Department of the Interior and any of its agencies from requiring mandatory donations to third-party groups as part of any settlement agreements the agencies enter into. In agencies across the government…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act…

My amendment appropriates up to $50,000 from the retention bonuses of Senior Executive Service personnel at the EPA to conduct a study of whether Agricola Americus, the American farmer, should be classified as an endangered species. This…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: study Sec. __. Of the amounts made available by this…

I thank the gentleman and my friend from North Carolina for putting this together and for yielding to me. Many of us know that today marks an important anniversary in world history. Eight hundred years ago, following a populist revolution…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 33, line 25, strike ``none of the'' and insert ``such''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 287, the…

My passion for this comes from the idea that government should be open and transparent.