Read the transcript, President Trump says. We have read the transcript, and it is damning evidence of a corrupt quid pro quo. This is corruption and abuse of power in its purest form.

We have a hater in the White House, the birther in chief, the grand wizard of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

By direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 57 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are hereby, elected to…

By direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows H. Res. 46 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are hereby, elected to…

This is day 26 of the reckless Trump shutdown. Coast Guard officers and their families are suffering; Border Patrol agents and their families are suffering; TSA agents and their families are suffering because the President has decided to…

By direction of the House Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 42 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are hereby…

By direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 31 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are hereby, elected to…

By direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows H. Res. 26 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are hereby, elected to…

By direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 24 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are hereby, elected to…

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee, for yielding and for her tremendous leadership on the criminal justice reform effort over the years. I also want to thank all of the members of the House Judiciary…

That was the sole purpose of Dodd-Frank to make sure that we got it right so this couldn't happen again.

Do you think that that singular notice is a step in the right direction?

Copyright infringement is not a victimless crime. Photographers, illustrators, visual artists, writers, individual songwriters, musicians, all rely upon their creative works in order to put food on the table and support their families.

The CASE Act will help fill this void by establishing a voluntary alternative form for small copyright owners that will enable them to enforce and protect their content in a fair, timely and affordable manner.

I thank my colleague, Mr. Collins, for his tremendous leadership on a whole variety of issues we have worked on together, and certainly as it relates to the CASE Act.

It represents meaningful progress, true?

But with respect to many of the companies that you represent, you have these contracts of adhesion where the same internet users that you are saying you are here before the committee to defend are waiving their rights to participate in the…

Unfortunately, under the current system, these creators are given a right without an adequate remedy.

Because at the end of the day, what we are really fundamentally talking about is that you have a situation that has been set up, consistent with the United States Constitution, Article I, section 8, clause 8, which talks about promoting…

Today, we are considering H.R. 3945, otherwise known as the CASE Act, which would create a fair and balanced forum for small creators to be able to vindicate their copyright under law.

Is it a step in the right direction, to use your language?

Once again, the do-nothing Republican Congress has outdone itself. Here in America, we have a wage stagnation problem, an underemployment problem, an infrastructure problem, a retirement insecurity problem, and a corruption problem right…

Wages are down; gas prices are up; and the culture of corruption here in Washington, D.C., is out of control. And all the while, the 45th President of the United States of America spends more time on the golf course than any other…

the figure is 3 percent of Planned Parenthood's activities are abortion related.

it's amazing how we get concerned about all of these other entities, but somehow we can live through what we witnessed yesterday as it relates to the President of the United States continuing to play footsie with Vladimir Putin.