I do not believe that mandating through Federal legislation, the conduct of sheriffs and police chiefs is the way to go.

Of the 276 so-called sanctuary cities where they have publicly taken a position to not cooperate with ICE, last year, some 8,000 criminal aliens were released by those communities onto the streets of their communities and of this country.

Private ownership of property is vital to our freedom and our prosperity and is one of the most fundamental principles embedded in the Constitution.

It appears that the economic development that brought about the takings in Kelo was a failure.

I'm sure that these other gentlemen pride themselves on their intellectual integrity as well.

At this time, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson), the chairman of the pertinent subcommittee in the Agriculture Committee.

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…

May I ask how much time is remaining on each side. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentlewoman from Maryland's time has expired.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for holding this hearing and for introducing H.R. 320, the Rapid DNA Act.

We are very dedicated to searching for the right answers for how to get accurate information as quickly as possible.

There are few issues more important than making sure that innocent arrestees are promptly released and that culpable suspects are not re-released to strike again.

Parties to mergers should receive comparable treatment and face similar burdens, regardless of whether the FTC or the DOJ reviews the merger.

I sincerely hope that we can work to find an evenhanded solution that promotes competition in the market and protects the public interest.

Mergers should not be treated differently depending on which agency happens to review it.

I want to thank the chairman of the Agriculture Committee, Mr. Conaway, for his leadership on yet another important issue for agriculture this week in the Congress. I rise in strong support of the Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act…

I have no speakers remaining, and I am prepared to yield back. I reserve the balance of my time.

I have only one speaker remaining. I believe I have the right to close, so if the gentlewoman has additional speakers, I reserve the balance of my time.

In closing, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Al Green) and the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Cleaver) for their hard work on this, for coming to see me and others on our side of the aisle about this important issue, and for…

At this time it is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot), a member of the Judiciary Committee and chairman of the Small Business Committee.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me the time. As someone who has worked very hard to ensure that this CFTC reauthorization process is transparent for commodity purchasers, users, and the markets that facility these transactions, I was…

I thank Chairman Conaway for yielding me this time and thank him for his leadership on this important legislation. I rise today to support H.R. 2289, the Commodity End-User Relief Act, a bill to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading…

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I would like to begin by thanking the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Al Green) and the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Cleaver) for introducing this resolution and commend them for their work on this important issue. Policing is an inherently…

I want to thank the chairman of the subcommittee for joining me in opposition to this amendment. Shield laws for reporters are not a bad concept at all, but this is hardly the way to go about doing it. No State has a law like this language…

I thank the chairman of the committee for yielding, and I rise to join him in opposition to this amendment. Madam Chair, this amendment would undermine diversion control and thereby potentially increase drug abuse by creating a significant…