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

Americans are overwhelming in support of a path to citizenship.

I think it is time this morning to reveal a little bit of truth. We have had reports of trolls just running through the marketplace of America. Trolls--you know those, the ones that hang out under bridges and scare you when you were a…

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?

Thank you. Asbestos victims who seek compensation for their injuries should retain the same privacy protections as other patients, as well as other people who make claims for personal injury.

Now, there's no doubt that there is abusive behavior occurring in patent litigation and it's causing harm to large and small businesses alike.

Through executive actions, President Obama has already worked with the Patent Office to improve the quality of patents by tightening functional claiming.

Republicans have again recklessly threatened America's future by allowing the Nation, already in a Republican shutdown, to default on its debt unless the Congress votes to stop ObamaCare. The government has been shut down for 2 weeks, and…

I deeply regret that the Republicans have shut down the government. They have shut the whole thing down. Their 2-year-old plan to shut down the government over the Affordable Care Act is as harmful as it is fruitless. However, all is not…

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 Iowa will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Sessions The Acting CHAIR. It is now…