"I want to find a solution to the problem, not keeping having hearings here where the four distinguished jurists who all know a lot about the law are not going to decide the case."
"religious freedom, of course, was one of the core principles upon which our Nation was founded."
"La Raza has not received a single penny from these settlements, and it did not proactively seek to be designated as a recipient of these funds."
"The gentleman from Michigan, Congressman Conyers."
"This hearing today provides an important opportunity to consider the impact of recent Supreme Court cases involving abusive patent litigation."
"I believe it would be unwise for Congress to push additional fee-shifting legislation as the Federal courts assess the ramifications of these Supreme Court decisions."
"It has become increasingly apparent that the procedures in Federal law governing civil asset forfeiture are inadequate from the perspective of fundamental fairness."
"E-Verify is an important tool. But I have also said, and the witnesses appearing before us have agreed, that E-Verify cannot be made mandatory for all employers without comprehensive reforms to our Na..."
"H.R. 526, the 'Further Asbestos Claim Transparency Act,' commonly referred to as the 'FACT Act,' gives asbestos defendants new weapons with which to harm asbestos victims."
"In fact, I am not aware of a single victim who supports this bill."
"I continue to hope, as I have in past Congresses, that we will be able to work together in this Committee to address important challenges and advance the cause of justice."
"Bipartisan reform bills in the House and Senate received no action at all."