John Conyers

Aren't these the two places that deny pro-bono fees to lawyers who win awards?

But they were disqualified before this bill. They are disqualified now, aren't they?

Is there any possible rationale you could suggest for this many people that work in the same field that you do, or did work, in having so different a view from you about the bill that we are discussing today?

This proposal may prevent those who are most--the most needy in our society from securing legal representation

I will give you that list to take home with you.

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

Thank you, Chairman Smith.

Article submitted by the Honorable John Conyers, Jr.

I just want to let us all know that we are coming back to a debate that we have been in--I think it goes back to 1980 sometime.

I hope that you are all prepared to answer that question.

I have rarely met a merger that I liked, but this is one that I like more than the ones that I don't like.

Nonetheless, I recognize that the bill was enacted last September, so I recommend that a year from now we come back and look at this issue to see what has developed.

I recognize the sensitivities that surrounded the prior user rights debate and do not believe we should wait until 2015 to reevaluate the economic impacts of the prior user rights defense as the United States Patent and Trademark Office…

I supported the major bill signed September 16, and I think that our leader here of the intellectual property trademark office--and by the way, I am glad that there is one coming to Detroit, which we are looking forward to help develop and…

The EB-5 program gives green cards to immigrant investors who invest at least half a million dollars towards projects that create jobs for Americans.

I'm glad we're finally having a hearing on how immigration can create jobs for Americans.

The single biggest issue facing the American economy is the current lack of jobs available for U.S. workers.

I begin by commending my colleague on Judiciary, Trey Gowdy, for introducing this bill and being the sponsor of it. I agree with everything that has been said. I would like to ask my colleague about a shooting I read about just today--it…

This is the most insane bill I have heard of in--well, I can't think of one that was less rational than this one.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan will be postponed. Amendment No. 10 Offered by Ms. Speier The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I am proud now to yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentleman from Kansas, Mike Pompeo.

I would like to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Massachusetts, Ed Markey, of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. Baldwin The Acting CHAIR. It is…

The reason that both these bills were combined is that they're trying to mask all the defects in the patent bill, and that's why they put this great new jobs, supposedly, creating bill together.

I thank you, my friend. We are not criticizing the Rules Committee. The CutGo violation, which you have not even seen the CBO letter that described the $1.1 billion----