Justin Amash

Leaving these powers on the books is not only a dangerous threat to our civil liberties, but also undermines one of our strongest assets in trying suspected terrorists: Article III courts and domestic law enforcement. Since September 11…

The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act authorized the President to order the indefinite detention of American citizens arrested on U.S. soil without charge or trial. The NDAA says that: The Afghanistan AUMF, empowers the President to…

OSC's guidance is wrong. There is no limit that criticizing a policy of a sitting President or any other politician is a violation of the Hatch Act.

Woman, when I go back to my district, I hear from my constituents and they always ask: What is wrong with Washington? We can see what is wrong with Washington right here. We have Republicans for months saying: We are worried about FISA…

May I ask how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan has 1\3/4\ minutes remaining.

Woman, my colleague is parroting the same thing we hear each time we try to make any reforms to the government surveillance authorities. These arguments are no longer credible. Just a few months ago, the former Director of National…

Woman, how much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Woman, a vote for this amendment is also a vote to keep the President in check. For 2 years now my Democratic colleagues have spoken about the administration's violation of civil liberties and its disregard for laws passed by Congress…

Woman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. For more than a year, Republicans have been speaking forcefully about the use of FISA to gather intelligence on people associated with the Trump campaign. The concern is that some…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division C (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

The Supreme Court recognized recently that a person does not surrender all Fourth Amendment protection by venturing into the public sphere.

Face recognition surveillance threatens to shatter the expectation Americans have that the government cannot monitor and track our movements without individualized suspicion and a warrant.

Well, I think everyone knows he's lying. That's typical Kevin.

SIGAR identified up to $15.5 billion in waste, fraud, and abuse and failed whole-of-government reconstruction efforts.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I can't begin to tell you how saddened I was at the passing last month of my dear friend and colleague, Walter Jones. What a great man Walter was and what a great loss to this…

The west Michigan community is mourning the loss of Richard DeVos, a man whose spirit touched millions of lives and helped shape Grand Rapids into the thriving city it is today. Rich passed away on September 6 at the age of 92, survived by…

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the underlying bill and the USA RIGHTS amendment present a stark choice. The underlying bill allows the government to warrantlessly collect an astounding…

My amendment protects the rights of Americans consistent with the Constitution. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Davidson).

My amendment protects the rights of Americans consistent with the Constitution. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe). {time} 1030

I encourage everyone to support this amendment. We must defend the Fifth Amendment and we must protect property rights. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division C (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ____. None of the funds made…

With great sadness, the people of west Michigan learned of the recent passing of former Congressman Vern Ehlers. Vern was a humble man who served our community with honor. Early in his life, Vern moved to Grand Rapids to attend Calvin…

The Federal Government's budget problems are no secret. But hearing that the U.S. national debt will soon exceed $20 trillion still shocks the conscience.

I am convinced that it will take a binding rule, a constitutional amendment to accomplish it.