I have no further speakers, and so I yield back the balance of my time.

I must observe that it is a little bit unusual, maybe unfortunate, that in the year 2012 we are still debating how and when women can have access to birth control.

the President's decision and the Administration's action is fully supported by legal precedent.

It is unfortunate that in 2012 we are still debating how and when women can have access to birth control.

I believe that the President, and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius have crafted an reasonable and balanced approach that respects the rights of conscience and the right to equality under the law.

Finally, there isn't any credible evidence that regulations have any substantive impact on job creation.

Congress should act to make it a crime for businesses to recklessly expose consumers or workers to deadly products or working conditions.

H.R. 4078 represents the ultimate in legislative foolhardiness.

Regulations play a critical role in ensuring the health and safety of Americans.

The whole idea of strengthening the economy, creating jobs, safer--safer conditions for citizens, the unintended impeding of everyday government action, and the strengthening of America.

This is legislatively unwise because the measure fails to acknowledge the fact that regulations play a critical role in ensuring the health and safety of Americans as well as through the economic well-being of our Nation.

I enjoy this conversation quite a bit, because it is almost as if no one here in the room recognizes that this matter is going to court.

The American people are paying for fully staffed courts and are getting obstructionism and vacant benches. Reckless behavior such as this is irresponsible and a waste of taxpayers' dollars.

never before in the history of the United States Senate have 44 Senators written the President of the United States to tell him that they would not support the consideration of any nominee to be the director of the Consumer Financial…

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

Well, I thank the gentleman because there are some Members on the gentleman's side of the aisle that say, if Congress delays action on the political intelligence industry, we will stay in the shadows, just the way Wall Street likes it. So…

I am pleased now to recognize the original author of this bill, and because of her deep concern about this matter, I am going to yield the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter) as much time as she may consume.

I am pleased now to yield as much time as he may consume to the distinguished gentleman from Minnesota, Tim Walz, who joined with the ranking member of the Rules Committee in introducing the original bill.

I am pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Virginia, Bobby Scott, the ranking member of the subcommittee to which this measure would have gone had we been able to hold hearings.

I am pleased now to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee, Steve Cohen, a member of the Judiciary Committee, one who has worked on this matter even though we couldn't hold hearings. {time} 0940

I'm prepared to close, and I do so by yielding the balance of my time to the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Texas is recognized for 2\1/2\ minutes.

I want to thank the gentleman for bringing us this information. I will take back to everybody on this side of the aisle not to rush out and try to do any last-minute deals because it is already illegal if you will do the same with the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, Members of the House, we come here this morning as the leaders of the Judiciary Committee, and I have to assume that the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Mr. Smith, like myself…

I thank the gentleman very much. I'm pleased now to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings), the ranking member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Because we've got the 16 from our distinguished Judiciary colleague Mr. Lungren. These are merely technical errors that are corrected by the enrolling resolution that surely he must have heard about. These aren't errors that would have…