Bob Goodlatte

I thank the gentlewoman for her amendment and urge my colleagues to support the underlying bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson…

Although I am not opposed to the amendment, I ask unanimous consent to control the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The Acting CHAIR. It…

At this time, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino).

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Coble), the chairman of the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee.

May I ask how much time is remaining on both sides. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Yoder). The gentleman from Virginia has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Kentucky has 1\1/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Virginia has the…

I thank the gentleman for his amendment, and I support it. Contrary to what the previous speaker said, this amendment does exactly that--it helps to determine more fairly and more quickly whether or not there is a valid patent claim. It…

I believe it is both, and it causes confusion in the legislation, and, therefore, I oppose the amendment. I reserve the balance of my time.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Watt The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

Woman, I am pleased to yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino), the vice chair of the Intellectual Property Subcommittee.

Woman, it is my pleasure to yield 1 additional minute to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Chaffetz).

It is now my pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis).

It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot), a distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee.

I thank the gentleman from Nebraska and the Energy and Commerce Committee for their good work on this issue. He has my commitment to work on this important issue, and we must continue to work to rein in the abuses of these demand letters…

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Terry) for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Chaffetz) and myself.

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries), a distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee.

At this time, Madam Chairman, it is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Cardenas).

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino), the vice chairman of the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Farenthold), who is a distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee.

It is now my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Holding), a distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee.

I applaud Chairman Bachus for holding today's hearing to examine whether the existing Bankruptcy Code is best equipped to address the insolvency of large and small financial institutions.

I want to thank all of our witnesses for an excellent hearing, a great discussion on what I think is one of the most important issues facing our country today.

The President has taken it a step further and has actually given legal documents to the people in that circumstance.

Prosecutorial discretion is one thing, but wholesale suspension of law is quite something else.

Some defenders of the President's unilateral actions have asserted that his actions were merely an exercise of prosecutorial discretion.