I think it is interesting that this amendment is coming up, as it has in the past, because it simply proves the point we have been trying to make. The larger point is that this bill is simply too broad. It covers every possible mineral you…

I acknowledge my colleague from Colorado. However, his silence on the point I was making is deafening. The point I made is that cutting out EAJA from this act means that you are attacking successful claims. If your point is to attack…

The report found that more than 1,500 black lung claims since the year 2000 were handled--

We can argue about the prevalence level, you know, the amount of black lung that is out there, but nobody would disagree that we want to make the process fair.

I filed--I am the author last month of the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2015, and I am proud to say I have original co-sponsors, Ranking Member Wilson and Representative Scott, on the bill.

The investigation revealed that in more than 1,500 black lung claims since the year 2000, Wheeler had never once in more than 3,400 x-ray readings interpreted an x-ray as positive for complicated black lung.

Republican presidents from Roosevelt to Bush, and many in between, recognize the importance of the Antiquities Act in creating a balance between the use of U.S. public lands and waters for resource extraction and protecting those areas for…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to thank, particularly, Representatives Sinema and Benishek for bringing up this Special Order hour. For my own part, I speak for the northeastern part of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is home to…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The answer is that, every time somebody with damages proves his or her case in front of a jury, the jury has the discretion to award whatever they think is proper damages. For example, if they accept…

I will say, with due deference to respected colleagues from Virginia and Texas, this is a misguided piece of legislation. I speak as not only a Member of this House, but also as somebody who has practiced civil litigation for the last 25…

This is not something that is denied. Judges have discretion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.

The bottom line is that this is misguided legislation. More ominously, it disproportionately hurts the people filing claims--civil rights claims, consumer rights claims--and it has a chilling effect on legal innovation. It was legal…