Hakeem Jeffries

And that was the American people expressing their opinion in terms of petitioning the government, correct?

If we can just pick up on that discussion, Commissioner Pai, you indicated that you thought it was public pressure brought to bear by President Obama in connection with what resulted in terms of the FCC order, is that correct?

So did the President engage in wrongdoing by articulating his position?

When the Obama administration came into office in 2009 the President and the administration inherited a train wreck of an economy as a result of the Great Depression.

If you put more money in the pockets of everyday Americans they will spend more. If you spend more you are going to yield economic growth.

We heard that when Dodd-Frank was passed it was going to end Wall Street productivity as we know it.

We were told it was going to end health care as we know it. Instead, more than 16 million previously uninsured Americans now have affordable health insurance.

I want to explore this issue of trying to help through the Innovation Act startup companies, tech entrepreneurs, young inventors, and others, the small inventor, which is of particular importance to me.

Now, in terms of the enhanced pleading, I would note that when the Private Securities Litigation Reform action or Act was passed...

I am sensitive to the concern as it relates to separation of powers, one that I think the Judiciary Committee should take seriously...

I just want to thank the Department of Justice for the tremendous work you have done in securing these robust settlements.

This collapse was in large measure triggered by the reckless behavior of some financial institutions.

In 2008 our economy collapsed, correct?

We have got, of course, three branches of Government, all of which are coequal and all of which are incredibly important to our democracy.

I thank Congresswoman Jackson Lee, and I thank Congressman Gohmert for the time. {time} 2030

I thank Congresswoman Kelly. We are here today to begin a conversation about a fair, equitable, and colorblind criminal justice system. That should be something that all Americans embrace, and that is what we are going to work toward as we…

As we prepare to conclude, let me, again, thank Mr. Gohmert for this gracious act of bipartisanship, and I yield to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Kelly).

I thank my good friend, a very important member of the Judiciary Committee, for graciously yielding a few moments for us to close this very important Special Order. I yield to Congresswoman Joyce Beatty to finish her remarks as we prepare…

We have come a long way. We still have a long way to go. We look forward to marching toward a more perfect Union. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Maryland. I now yield to one of my colleagues in the freshman class, soon to be a dynamic sophomore, the distinguished gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Beatty).

I thank the distinguished gentleman for his eloquent remarks. Mr. Speaker, let me now yield to the distinguished gentleman from Maryland, the great Elijah Cummings, for his remarks. {time} 2015

Thank you, Congresswoman Clarke. Mr. Speaker, Akai Gurley in Brooklyn did not deserve to die. Tamir Rice in Cleveland did not deserve to die. Michael Brown in Ferguson did not deserve to die. The Congressional Black Caucus is determined to…

It is now my honor and privilege to yield to the gentlewoman from New York, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, my good friend. She is a distinguished Congresswoman who represents the neighboring district at home in Brooklyn. She is a fighter for…

I thank my friend, the distinguished gentleman from New York, for his very eloquent and thoughtful remarks, as always. And now it is my honor and my privilege to yield to a great civil rights leader, a former judge, the distinguished…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from New York for his always eloquent and poignant observations. Let me now yield to one of my dynamic colleagues on the Judiciary Committee, the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas, Representative…