"Unfortunately, Congress has increasingly resorted to criminalizing actions as the solution to various problems over the past several decades."
"I agree with you. But if there were trials--and in one case, there may have been, and in another there wasn't--that's for the court to determine."
"We gather today at a time when the Nation stands at a legal and political crossroad."
"In the past week, many in the Administration have implied that because they have briefed the Congress and this Committee, that we are all complicit in the use of these surveillance tactics."
"I am a cosponsor of H.R. 1123, the 'Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act,' because it would restore the ability of consumers to unlock their mobile phones so that they can readily sw..."
"I am disappointed at the subject matter of this hearing. I am saddened to think of all the things that we need to be doing."
"The bill addresses a nonexistent problem. There is no evidence of collusion between agencies and private entities."
"But there are some problems here. Our research on this so-called sunshine in regulatory decrees and settlements has a simple goal, and that is to discourage the use of settlement agreements and consen..."
"H.R. 1493 is simply unnecessary as its proponents offer no evidence of the problem that it purports to address."
"I urge my colleagues to oppose it."
"H.R. 1493 would needlessly slow down an agency action and open the door widely to almost anyone who wants to impede agency action."