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

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 thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Speaker, we are here today to discuss the rule for reconciliation, which I believe we are wasting on a doomed attempt to repeal ObamaCare for the 61st time. That we are doing this again for the 61st time is a…

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.

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.

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

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.

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

There is clearly no capacity to absorb those patients.

Earlier today, I was unavoidably detained and was not able to vote on the Motion Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule for H.R. 3457, rollcall vote 529. Had I been able to vote, I would have voted ``nay.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…

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

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

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

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

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.

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 233, noes 170, not voting 31, as follows: [Roll No. 518] AYES--233…

My colleagues, I rise in rather strong opposition to the measure before us, H.R. 348, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2015, or its nickname, the RAPID Act. H.R. 348 has a number of flaws. I won't try to…

I unfortunately missed the vote on adoption of H. Res. 420. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________

I oppose H.R. 758, the ``Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015.'' This bill is substantially identical to bills that we considered in the 112th and 113th Congresses, and we have considered even earlier versions of this bill going back at…

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson).