Bob Goodlatte

The expansion of the federal code--to some 4,500 criminal statutes today, as well as tens of thousands of regulations carrying criminal penalties--has resulted in a code that no average American citizen could be expected to read and…

It is absolutely critical that we protect the rights of all Americans to be protected in their rights to register and to vote.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate your holding this hearing.

One simple solution to this problem would be to publicly release significant FISA court opinions or, at the very least, unclassified summaries of these opinions.

I think that it is key to obtain an understanding of the court's understanding of its legal authorities...

They feel like more than any Nation in history, this is an Administration that has used enormous power of Government agents to oppress and harass U.S. citizens.

They feel like that more than any Administration in history this is an Administration that has used taxpayer resources to advocate their political agendas.

The limitation, the minimization exception for a criminal investigation, and when I asked the Attorney General Gonzales about what you could use this information for, he specifically indicated criminal.

Section 215 expires at the end of 2015, and unless you realize you have got a problem, that is not going to be renewed.

How long do you retain information collected under 702?

Do you think a program of this magnitude, gathering information involving a large number of people involved with telephone companies and so on, could be indefinitely kept secret from the American people?

Instead of simply asking our constituents to trust us, I am asking you and the executive branch to trust them.

Now what we think we have here is a situation in which if the Government cannot provide a clear public explanation for how its program is consistent with the statute, then it must stop collecting this information immediately.

We must ensure that America's intelligence gathering system has the trust of the American people.

The federal government's outdated and overly burdensome environmental review process keeps jobs and workers waiting for approval.

Over 4 years into nominal recovery, America's economy remains far too weak, and America's workers have far too few jobs.

For over 4 years, since the great recession officially ended, America's workers and small businesses have waited for real recovery to take hold.

And when forming regulations, we absolutely do have to consider the consequences on jobs and the economy, because it is the foundation on which everything else rests.

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. {time} 1150 Amendment No. 100 Offered by Mr. Fortenberry The…

I'm pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Ohio, a member of the Agriculture Committee, to close our debate.

At this time, it's my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Grimm).

What Mr. Brown said was up to 32 cents a gallon. At this time I am happy to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Huelskamp).

I'm pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ribble), America's dairy land, with more dairy farms than any other in the country.

It is the prerogative of the committee to choose the appropriate people to manage time. I notice that the ranking member is not managing on the Democratic side. We choose to ask someone who is not a member of the committee, and that's…

May I ask how much time each side has remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 1 minute remaining.