Political Quotes

“I begin by congratulating Howard Coble of North Carolina, a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, who is the sponsor of this bill, and agree with him entirely. It was reported by our committee by voice vote and no amendment. His explanation was thorough, and I appreciate his inclination for detail which had us make this important modification of appeal time clarification. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2633, the ``Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011,'' as amended. This noncontroversial legislation simply clarifies the time for filing an appeal in federal civil cases. It does so by amending section 2107 of title 28 of the United States Code to provide that current or former officers or employees of the United States who are sued in their individual capacities for acts or omissions in connection with the performance of their federal duties are entitled to 60 days from the entry of a judgment, order, or decree to file their appeals, rather than the normal 30 days. The bill resolves an ambiguity in current law as to whether officers or employees of the United States who are sued in their individual capacities--as opposed to their official capacities--are entitled to the 60-day period. The amendments made by H.R. 2633 would make it clear that they are indeed entitled to the longer appeal period.…”