I hope that you will discuss both those matters.

I believe that meaningful oversight of the Department of Justice requires us all to be good stewards of taxpayer funds.

the Ninth Circuit is as well-organized as any in the country.

With all of our efforts to fight the various forms of child exploitation, it continues to be a threat to our young people.

I want to thank our witnesses today. This is a very important and sensitive subject.

These constitute my closing observations on this measure. Mr. Chairman, H.R. 720 would turn back the clock to a time when rule 11 discouraged civil rights cases, restricted judicial discretion, and engendered vast amounts of time-consuming…

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

It is my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson).

I ask that my amendment be brought forward at this time. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add, at the end of the bill, the following: SEC. 3. PROTECTING ACTIONS PERTAINING…

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. 4 Offered by Mr. Jeffries The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I am very concerned that H.R. 720 may have a serious, deleterious impact on the ability of individuals to protect their civil and constitutional rights in Federal court. This is a point that has been emphasized on this side ever since we…

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler), the senior member of the House Committee on the Judiciary.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 230, noes 188, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 158] AYES--230…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 224, noes 194, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 152] AYES--224…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 220, noes 201, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 7, as follows…

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. 7 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The Acting CHAIR. It…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 25, insert after ``Civil Procedure.'' the following (and amend the amendment to the table of…

There is no substitute to a meaningful legislative solution.

I remain confident that we can accomplish these important legislative reforms this Congress, and I look forward to working with you on this, Chairman Goodlatte.

I am pleased that the Subcommittee's first hearing of this new Congress is on H.R. 372, the 'Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017,' which repeals the antitrust exemption in the McCarran-Ferguson Act for the health insurance…

There are several important reasons why Congress should repeal this antitrust exemption. To begin with, there is no justification for continuing such a broad antitrust exemption for health insurance insurers.

Congressman John Conyers introduced the WATER Act which, by taxing corporate offshore profits, they would be able to fund $37 billion a year for infrastructure across the U.S.

For many years, I have advocated for such a repeal, so I am heartened to see the bipartisan nature of the support for this position.

Earlier this month, the President disparagingly referred to a member of the Federal bench as a so-called judge and criticized his decision as ridiculous.

Most recently, President Trump, in opposing a decision rendered by the Ninth Circuit, said even a bad high school student could understand that his immigration ban was authorized by law and that it was a political decision.