The President can do it now. And there are so many other laws, unjust sentences that he could take care of by commuting sentences, and he needs to do it.

The main way that we can deal with this is through pardons, by the pardon power of the President, which he has not used.

I think that is one of the biggest problems this country has. And the problem is not marijuana; it is the enforcement of the marijuana laws...

It's a critical issue and one I hope we can find some common ground on.

In our society, even a conviction for a minor, non-violent offense can effectively be a life sentence...

It should be, in my opinion--and I am far from a member of the tea party--but it seems like the tea party should grasp this issue.

I wish that we were concentrating on antitrust and airlines and what they are doing to the American consumer and employee in this country.

H.R. 1493 threatens to undermine rulemaking by tilting this playing field in favor of anti-regulatory forces at taxpayers' expense.

I ask that we unanimously support this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 7, after line 23, insert the following: SEC. 9. OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLAN DISCLOSURE. (a)…

This amendment would require that TransCanada and any future owner-operator of the Keystone XL pipeline, if there be one, submit its oil spill response plan to the Governor of each State in which the pipeline operates. I'm well aware that…