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 35, after line 7, insert the following: ``(G) Locally designed assessment system.--Nothing in this…

If there is no injury on the part of an individual, I think we need to look at making sure that that happens.

This legislation corrected a serious flaw in our Federal jurisdictional statutes that forbid Federal courts form hearing most interstate class actions.

I hope that through this hearing, the Committee can begin to examine some of the current problems in Federal class action litigation.

With increasing regularity, Americans are being witnessed to the depravity of terrorists claiming the mantle of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.

the successful solution for nutrition assistance is not just the government and not just the charitable sector, but instead a combination of the two.

If Congress doesn't oppose President Obama's Executive orders on immigration, it will be writing its own institutional obituary.

Since when are we on such familiar terms with our Commander in Chief? I cannot recall a previous Administration during which Members of Congress from either side of the aisle showed such a persistent disrespect for the Office of the…

When a President takes it upon himself the power to change a law he doesn't like, we have no democracy anymore.

You may well like the fact that the President has abused prosecutorial discretion and conferred benefits in an unprecedented way.

The President's duty under the Constitution is not to fix a law that he thinks is broken, but to faithfully execute that law.

this Committee will not stand silent, nor will, I am sure, the Financial Service Committee, and you can expect that this will escalate if you do not provide the documentation that we requested over 2 months ago.

the Constitution very specifically provides in Article 1 that no money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law.

It is a lot of money to most people.

it is the Congress' responsibility to appropriate funds, and the Congress' responsibility to be picking and choosing who gets appropriations for expenditures.

I was unavoidably detained during the last vote of the second series on February 11, 2015. Had I been present, I would have voted yes on H.R. 431, legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in…

There is no presumptive shifting of fees in this law.

I think this will be a big help, and many startups have told me just that, that it will be a big help to stop these kinds of predatory actions taking place against them.

Only Congress can strike the balance that you want.

Addressing abusive patent litigation, particularly the reforms set out in the Innovation Act, are critical to our Nation's future economic competitiveness.

Small is a relative term when you are talking about $150 million, right?

This hearing opens a pattern or practice investigation into the Justice Department mortgage lending settlements.

In the new farm bill, there is a key bipartisan compromise that I was proud to spearhead with Congressman David Scott that protects dairy farmers, as well as restaurants, food processors, grocery stores, and consumers.

it violates principles of federalism.

I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi) for organizing this Special Order for 1 hour to talk about the blight that we face here in America, and I am sure in many other countries around the world, known as Alzheimer's. I note…