John Conyers

I wanted to let our Committee know that we have three asylees that are present at the hearing.

The Republican National Committee recognized that the party 'must embrace and champion comprehensive immigration reform.'

The Speaker of the House, Mr. Boehner, called for a 'comprehensive approach' to immigration reform, as he said it, 'long overdue.'

I am pleased to yield the balance of my time to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher).

I am now pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler), a senior member of the committee.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Watt), the cosponsor of this substitute amendment.

I want to commend Mr. Rohrabacher for what he is doing here. This is another little guy provision that deserves support because the Supreme Court has even recently affirmed the expansive breadth of evidence that a patent applicant may…

I just want to associate myself with the gentleman's remarks and join in the support for the Jackson Lee amendment No. 6. It is a very important one.

I thank the gentlelady from Texas for her amendment. It is an important one because it limits the use of customer stay provisions to smaller businesses. This is very, very important. Mr. Chair, this amendment would improve the customer…

I thank you. I want to applaud the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Massie). This is exactly what will improve this measure considerably. Mr. Chair, the language currently in section 5 will not likely curb abusive patent litigation. It needs…

Woman, I am pleased now to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Watt), a senior member of the committee who has worked on this assiduously for a number of years.

Woman, we are ready to close on this side, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I am pleased now to yield 3 minutes the gentlelady from Texas (Ms. Sheila Jackson Lee), an effective member of the Judiciary Committee.

I am pleased to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentlelady from California (Ms. Lofgren).

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson).

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher).

I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch).

I am pleased now to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York, Jerry Nadler, a senior member of the Judiciary Committee.

Fortunately, the Dodd Frank Act reinvigorates a stronger regulatory system that makes the financial marketplace more accountable.

Basically, it was the regulatory equivalent of the Wild West.

The result of this hearing will not change the fact that Obamacare is the law of the land.

I suggest that this Committee hold a hearing on the question of why, despite immigration reform being supported by a majority of Americans, having been passed by the Senate and the President having said that he will sign it if it ever gets…

Congress continues to shirk its constitutional duties under Article I. funding the Government through short-term resolutions is not leadership and the American people deserve better.

The same Republican Party that has voted 46 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act is today ironically complaining that the President is not implementing the law quickly enough.

Congressman Conyers explained why that is true.