I'm deeply concerned by this cynical mind-set, and I would be deeply disappointed if it turns out that the government is found to be exploiting a national tragedy to pursue a change in the law.

Did encryption exist before the invention of the iPhone?

Thank you, Chairman Goodlatte. And welcome, again, to our forum here, a very regular visitor to the Judiciary Committee.

What is the functional difference between ordering Apple to break its encryption, and ordering Apple to bypass its security so the FBI can break the encryption?

I believe it is in all of our interests to work together to rein in any excesses of the executive branch, whether it is Democratic, Republican, or even Libertarian hands.

The government's assertion of power is without limiting principle, and likely to have sweeping consequences.

This Committee, and not the courts, is the appropriate place to consider those consequences.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 229, noes 189, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 89] AYES--229…

Somehow the gentleman from Virginia has misunderstood what I said or has mischaracterized what I said. This bill makes it too difficult to remand cases back to State courts to the point at which federalism concerns are raised and…

Members of the House, H.R. 3624, the so-called Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act, is not really about fraud. Rather, this measure is just the latest attempt to tilt the civil justice system in favor of corporate defendants by making it…

Members of the House, I oppose the manager's amendment, something I rarely ever do. While I don't take issue with the changes to the bill that the manager's amendment makes, this amendment fails to address any of the concerns that I raised…

The mutual legal assistance treaty system was written for a different era, and struggles to keep pace with the scope and pace of modern communications.

It is important for technology to protect both privacy and security.

I am also a co-sponsor of H.R. 1174, the 'Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act.'

In the case pending before the Second Circuit right now, the Department of Justice and Microsoft differ on the application of the law to data stored on servers outside the United States.

The Honorable John Conyers, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, and Ranking Member, Committee on the Judiciary

Steering investments to projects in our cities' wealthiest neighborhoods at the expense of urban and rural communities that need it most is not what Congress intended when it established targeted employment areas and the lower investment…

Now, we have a situation here where, Mr. Colucci, The Wall Street Journal estimates that 80 percent of all EB-5 projects need gerrymandering to qualify as high unemployment targeted employment areas.

I believe the EB-5 program can have a positive effect on distressed urban and rural communities by providing a source of jobs and investment.

However, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, as well as many other news sources, the vast majority of EB-5 investment funds are going to projects in some of America's most affluent areas that qualify as targeted employment areas only…

Thank you, Chairman Goodlatte. And I appreciate the testimony, the varied testimony from our four witnesses.

Let me be clear. Nowhere does the law include this authority.

Members of Congress, like Ranking Member Conyers, actually voted against the law, because those specific exemptions were not included.

I cannot overstate how serious I believe this issue is, as a separate, but equal, branch of the Government.

The Executive should implement that law according to the will and intent of the Congress.