John Conyers

Our communication companies must be allowed to innovate without technological constraints if they are to continue to develop products and services that successfully compete with foreign companies.

I believe further that requiring back doors in all communication systems by law runs counter to how the Internet works.

What is it that two solicitor generals, Fried and Dellinger, don't understand about the constitutionality of the issue that brings us here this morning?

States can and do require citizens to purchase car insurance.

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney featured an individual mandate as part of his successful health care reform law in Massachusetts.

As a universal single-payer health care advocate, I was not enthusiastic about all of the benefits that accrued to the insurance industry under the Affordable Care Act.

Now, I enjoyed our first reading of the Constitution on the floor in the Congress in all of my career here.

It looks like there is a constitutional problem as big as this room involved in that Supreme Court case coming up.

Look, everybody is working toward it. All of the States are trying. Please.

There are only two that are in compliance out of 212.

Most tribes are doing so?

The tribes are going to get it in the neck.

Look, you must know, I found out in 5 minutes that the tribes don't get out of anything.

Despite the many problems that with the Adam Walsh Act, I believe the intent behind the bill was laudable, namely, to protect our children.

This is an unfunded mandate. Nobody has used that term this morning, and so I will.

I find myself in the position of, first, hoping someday that we will have a clear examination of this law and make the changes that importantly need to be made.

There are concerns. There are, I think, 40-some-odd States who are in jeopardy of losing part of their Byrne JAG grants in July.

I opposed this too a few years back, only I didn't have the courage to say anything and speak up about it.

I am glad that you were generous enough to allow me just to make a small comment about the hearing today

I would love to be able to avail myself of such remedies.

I think that a case could be made for the FCC becoming stronger.

I can't deny that I said that, but I can tell you that I have modified my view somewhat and I will not use that kind of terminology today.

Let's begin to see if we can thread together where we have areas of agreement here.

You mean I just make a choice. Since I can only do one or the other, it is on me and not on the Committee.

No, that is unacceptable.