Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I want to take this time to thank the ranking member, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), and many Members on his side of the aisle, including Mr. Polis. I especially want to thank Mr. Yoder, who has worked long and hard on this legislation for which he is the chief sponsor. I most especially want to take note of the fact that we have very disparate points of view from a whole array of people around this country, from law enforcement, to technology companies, to civil liberties organizations. It took a long time to sort through that and find the common ground that is the legislation we have before us today. That ground would not have been found without the outstanding work of our staff, most especially Caroline Lynch, the chief counsel of the Judiciary Committee's Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee, and her able team of attorneys, and Aaron Hiller, minority counsel as well. They deserve a great deal of gratitude for the years of work to bring us to this point where we can pass this important, important legislation by what I believe will be a resounding majority. I yield back the balance of my time.”