At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from South Dakota (Mrs. Noem), the chief sponsor of the legislation.

We must change America's course on Federal spending and enormous Federal deficits.

Our extraordinary fiscal crisis demands an extraordinary solution. We must rise above partisanship and join together to send a balanced budget amendment to the States for ratification.

If Congress had listened to the American people and sent that amendment to the States for ratification, we would not be facing the fiscal crisis we are today.

The Federal Government cannot continue to spend us into oblivion.

It is time for Congress to put an end to this practice.

This afternoon, the House is considering joint Judiciary and Energy and Commerce Committee legislation to ensure that our rural constituents continue to have access to network channels on America's two satellite carriers. Title II of the…

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins), a member of the Judiciary Committee and a leader on technology issues.

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot), a member of the Judiciary Committee.

It is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Chaffetz), who has been a steadfast proponent of Internet tax freedom.

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Barton).

I want to thank the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Eshoo) for her leadership on this issue. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Farenthold), a member of the Judiciary Committee.

I want to thank the gentlewoman from California and the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot) for their leadership on this issue. Now I would like to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Bucshon) for his statement and thank him for…

The clock is ticking down on a key law that protects Internet freedom. On November 1, 2014, a temporary moratorium on State taxation of Internet access will expire. In 1998, Congress temporarily banned State and local governments from…

The people of Virginia's Sixth District are hardworking, busy running small businesses, teaching, raising families, earning a living, and trying to make ends meet. It is Congress' duty to make their lives as uncomplicated by government as…

As this measure is considered in the Senate and then in conference between the House and Senate, we would look forward to working with you.

First of all, I thank the gentleman for his question, and I and others have been clear that we think these grandfather clauses should expire. When they first were adopted 16 years ago, it was with the intention that they be phased out. Of…

Thank you, Chairman Sensenbrenner. I am very pleased to be here today to discuss the important issue of prison reform.

This afternoon, the Subcommittee continues our review of our Nation's copyright laws with a hearing on moral rights, termination rights, resale royalty, and copyright term.

I have never seen such a bipartisan recognition about the urgency to address over-criminalization, over-federalization of criminal cases, and sentencing reform.

I believe that with their input, it may be possible to begin resolving many of the problems we have examined during the previous eight hearings on the over-criminalization issue.

I think the overall effectiveness of the rule of law is weakened when you don't take into account a requirement that you have a showing of mens rea.

Energy is vital to every aspect of American life. Working families, retirees, and businesses--large and small--are all depending upon reliable and affordable energy. An unwelcome increase in the electric bill leaves many families no other…

I would say to you that until you prove it to this Committee, we cannot accept the link that you are claiming between some violence and this refugee status versus the link between the President's not enforcing the law.

And let me ask you this. While 47,00, according to these charts, unaccompanied alien minors have arrived in the first 6 months of this year, it is not just unaccompanied alien minors who are arriving.