Tom Marino

But just as a prosecutor, promise me this, that we are following the law, that you are following the law, that these are genuine fraud cases that are not manipulated to look like fraud cases, and that we, as prosecutors, have a…

I have the utmost respect for U.S. attorneys and prosecutors.

I do. I am going to do that in my closing, sir. I thank the chairman for his support of the principle of my amendment. While I recognize this would be legislative language in an appropriations bill, I welcome the opportunity to work with…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

The less Federal Government in my life, the better.

H.R. 1587 grants such authority, and represents a long-overdue amendment to the law.

This bill addresses a process problem rooted in statute that affects permitting for natural gas pipelines.

The bills we are discussing today will clarify and streamline the natural gas infrastructure permitting process.

This legislation would give the Department of the Interior explicit authority to permit natural gas pipelines over Federal lands.

H.R. 1587, the 'Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act,' sponsored by Congressman Marino, will update the U.S. Code to reflect modern energy developments.

I think he was wrong.

He is an embarrassment to the United States and the only way that he can redeem himself is to publicly... condemn Kim Jong Un.

Dennis Rodman does not represent the United States, any part of it, when it comes to North Korea.

It is about time that more world leaders step up to the plate with the United States.

I think that is where our focus ought to lie.

We don't seem to get the support and the cooperation from the U.N.

I think that he should put together a task force.

That is another failure on the part of the Obama administration and that he could very easily put a stop to that.

Many of you have heard me say this, but when it comes to creating a solution, those of you in the private sector need to get more involved in the discussion for a solution.

Today, the current laws and consent decrees that stakeholders must operate under to negotiate their copyright licenses and royalties are simply not working.

I would like to give each member of the distinguished panel an opportunity to respond to this question, following question, in writing.

I am disappointed that the administration isn't taking more of a role, let alone they are not taking an aggressive role that I would like to see.

I have been critical of previous administrations both Republicans and Democrats concerning this issue.

Many of us and my colleague and I in the House will continue to fight this battle until we have won.

Nonpracticing entities or patent trolls have created a new business model that takes advantage of our patent laws in our court system.