The Honorable Steve Cohen, a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee, and Ranking Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Material submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen, a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee, and Ranking Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

I want to thank my friend from the Hoosier State for working with me on this. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis) to address his support.

class actions do benefit society by providing plaintiffs access to court.

All the benefits of class actions outlined would not be possible but for the hard work and dedication of the lawyers who are willing to fight such actions on behalf of victims.

I offer amendment 18. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 240, line 15, strike ``or'' at the end. Page 240, line 20, add ``or'' at the end. Page 240, insert the following…

There are simply too many examples of the good that class actions have done for people to discuss in detail here.

In the process of thanking Chairman Kline and Ranking Member Scott and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and Chairman Sessions and Ranking Member Slaughter and the rest of the Committee on Rules, I yield the balance of my time…

the Hobby Lobby decision was aberrant, and that's why I and many other people who have deep--thought and felt commitments to religious liberty oppose Hobby Lobby decision.

The freedom to practice one's religious free from undue governmental influences is particularly special in American history.

It was an activist court, activist in the worst way, activists that gave powers to people that we never envisioned; not activists that went far to give minorities opportunity and minorities rights.

I want to thank Ms. Sewell for having the foresight to bring this proposal. This is most fitting that we honor the foot soldiers. They were Americans, all races, who came together and saw injustice and wanted to right it. They risked their…