If the Department has nothing to hide, why not provide Congress with the requested information?

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to a member of the Financial Services Committee, the gentleman from Connecticut, the Honorable Jim Himes.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlelady from Colorado, Diana DeGette, who serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee. Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Chairman, do we really want to bind Congress to more votes so we can play…

I commend our New York colleague Carolyn Maloney, who has sponsored a very good idea in this regard.

I am pleased to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Virginia, a member of the Government Oversight Committee, Mr. Gerry Connolly.

Is there anybody here that can justify what they did in suggesting that--the court suggesting that antitrust law is trumped by communications law?

I want to give you some compliment for that.

Only action will protect American consumers and jobs, and so I am aware of enforcement efforts have increased over the last couple years.

Weak antitrust enforcement stifles job creation and weakens the economy.

I am pleased to yield as much time as she may consume to the distinguished gentlelady from Houston, Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), a senior member of the committee.

Members of the House, under the Constitution, article I, section 10, clause 3, these kinds of interstate compacts must be ratified by the House of Representatives. Senate Joint Resolution 22 gives congressional approval to an agreement…

That's a totally unacceptable answer. I just want you to know that between us, and we'll be getting back to it later.

I appreciate the excellent description of the chairman, Lamar Smith, on H.R. 1021, the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act. This is a very bipartisan piece of legislation, extending by 5 years the authorizations for 30 temporary…

I am pleased to yield the remainder of my time to a distinguished magistrate from Georgia (Mr. Johnson), now a member of the Judiciary Committee. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for 2 minutes.

I thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) for his excellent presentation. I agree with him that what probably triggered this bill in 1988 was Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork's video rental history in which his privacy was…

What bothers me, Chairman Goodlatte, is the reopening just the door a small way on a massive problem...

Strong antitrust enforcement is critical because free markets and competition, which are supposed to be the foundation of our system, can only thrive when there is a strong enforcement in this area of the law.

It's worth noting that both of your agencies have done more to enforce our antitrust laws than in previous years, but that doesn't give me much comfort. American and transnational conglomerates are getting away with incredible violations…

I yield such time as he may consume to the distinguished gentleman from Georgia, Mr. Hank Johnson, a member of the committee.

I am pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from North Carolina, my friend Mel Watt of the Judiciary Committee. He is the ranking subcommittee member of this part of the Judiciary Committee.

I have never heard or read about him saying anything about prenatal nondiscrimination in the course of it.

This measure would provide an opportunity for a conservative court to attack the very legal underpinning of Roe v. Wade.

I think this bill is a--the names are complete misnomers.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The CHAIR. The gentleman has reclaimed his time. Does the gentleman from Michigan now yield to the gentleman from Georgia?

I thank the chairman for yielding to me because we want to acknowledge the committee's parliamentarian, Allison Halataei, on her last day of service to the committee. Allie has been an expert on House and committee rules, has ruled fairly…