John Conyers

Thank you very much, Chairman Goodlatte.

Rather than use these events as an excuse to advance policies that otherwise betray our values, I urge the intelligence community... to focus on the most effective tools in our toolbox.

I urge restraint in these matters, Madam Attorney General.

I am struck by the unanimity among the five witnesses today, and I commend them all.

Without one, we cannot fully address eliminating restrictions on cross-border data flow.

I think this is a more important hearing than a lot of people appreciate it.

The growth of our economy relies on the expansion of the global digital economy.

I was proud to be a cosponsor of.

For the record, I would like to enter into the record an ACLU report concerning the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet hearing dated November 2, 2015.

I hope that the Bureau will step away from its litigating position and give the Office of the Inspector General the access it requires and deserves.

Trust in the executive branch to respect and secure our privacy and our civil liberties.

The FBI's mission is a complex undertaking to protect the United States from terrorism, to enforce our criminal laws, and to lead the Nation's law enforcement community.

Poor women, low-income women in this country, women in rural areas would be the ones who would suffer most.

There is clearly no capacity to absorb those patients.

It is imperative that abortion remain safe and legal in this country.

He also wanted us never to forget that our government exists through the consent of the governed with the purpose of preserving, and not eroding, our rights.

He was a progressive, principled man who never stopped believing that the coercive power of the government should be subject to the highest levels of scrutiny.

The first, of course, is that the bill attempts to solve a non-existent problem.

This so-called Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act would flip on its head the century-old standard governing when a Federal court must remand cases.

I want to thank the Chairman and welcome all the witnesses.

What are some of the negative effects of existing high levels of concentration in health care markets?

Prior instances of consolidation among health insurers led to increased premiums for consumers.

According to the 2015 study of competition in health insurance markets conducted by the American Medical Association, health insurance markets in seven out of 10 metropolitan statistical areas are already highly concentrated.

We are talking about what we do with the second largest health insurance company and the fourth largest health insurance company.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Nolan).