Hank Johnson

I think it is appropriate that I utter this saying: Show me the money. When the money is there, projects can start being funded and work can begin. Workers can start working and getting paychecks. In that way, we will reinvigorate this…

It is now my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), the ranking member of the full Judiciary Committee.

You actually get punished for having a trial and taking the stand and testifying.

It is really a matter of what is the impact of over-criminalization on society.

It is to my horror that I would agree to this amendment, but it simply corrects a drafting error. So we do not oppose this amendment. It makes a thoroughly flawed bill slightly less thoroughly flawed. With that, I yield back the balance of…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, though I am in support of this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I think everyone can agree that the Federal agencies need the resources to be able to go back and review and rescind and repeal any unnecessary regulations, but we have been busy cutting government for the last 3 years. This legislation…

The gentleman speaks eloquently as a lawyer, and he makes excellent points. Regulations do cost. So out of a $15 trillion gross domestic product, $1.8 trillion dedicated for regulatory expenses which protect lives--I can't put a value on…

I have long supported leveling the playing field when it comes to sales tax collections.

Over the past several Congresses, I have worked closely with my colleague, Representative Howard Coble, on a common sense solution to simplify and reduce taxes for so many Americans.

I find it fortuitous that as I assume the Ranking Member position, the Subcommittee turns to addressing state taxation issues.

Just as we could predict that Karl Rove and the Koch brothers are in favor of fewer rules.

I think all would agree that retrospective review is a good idea.

I am particularly disappointed with the process and substance of today's hearing, which is my first as Ranking Member.

I have such great respect and admiration for you. You have been a vocal supporter of civil rights, being an initial cosponsor of the Voting Rights Amendments Act.

Unfortunately, the so-called SCRUB Act... appears to be a one-way ratchet with the sole aim of prioritizing costs over benefits.

If you want to cut the budget, you want to cut food stamps. But yet, last year alone, we appropriated nearly $18 billion to immigration enforcement agencies.

About 50 percent of all detainees are held in private detention centers.

I believe that our whole detention--immigration, detention setup is just a way for private industry to make money.

Americans are overwhelming in support of a path to citizenship.

Are we going to continue to sacrifice the liberty of immigrants?

This is about a moral dilemma that we face in this country.

So prior to 1934, there was something called the ``conformity principle,'' which held that Federal Court procedures should be in accordance with the States wherein those Federal Courts sat; but that proved to be unworkable, so the rules…

This hearing is pure political theater. It is a farce plain and simple.

How do you determine claimants individually with that level of information that you just described?