Bob Goodlatte

A strong and healthy patent system is important to the economy, and to American technological leadership.

I have one speaker remaining, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I think that we have to work together to find more flexibility for them so they are not swept up and treated the same way as other people who may well deserve to be in a class action.

I urge my colleagues to support the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 2…

Nevertheless, Mr. Chairman, I will support this bill since its strong reforms will allow State and local prosecutors to vigorously enforce the law against some of the worst criminals in society today. This bill will allow law enforcement…

At this time I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe).

I have no speakers remaining other than myself and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

It is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall).

Reclaiming my time, they oppose our bill to increase sanctions on unethical lawyers. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

I am very hopeful that the legal agricultural workforce can work its way into any of the immigration debate and discussion and resolution that Congress comes up with in the future.

I do agree that the president, whatever advice he's getting, the president should let the memo speak for itself. He should release it.

It's up to the White House now, to the president, to make the final decision.

I think the American people need to see the basis for this debate.

I think this is important. No, our committee has not yet reached a point.

The American people need to know the basics of what is going on and what is at stake here. They have an absolute right to know.

I think it's important the American people have access to the information contained in this memo.

This has been an excellent hearing and a great cause that all of you have represented here today. I want to thank each and every one of you.

Thanks to Chairman Goodlatte and Ranking Member Nadler, we are, as has been widely reported in the press, having discussions with the broadcasters over the issue of radio performance rights for artists.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King), a member of the Judiciary Committee, to close the debate on this side.

I have only one speaker remaining to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

May I inquire how much time is remaining on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Carter of Georgia). The gentleman from Virginia has 2 minutes remaining. The gentleman from New York has 2\1/ 4\ minutes remaining.

I do not disagree with Professor Bray and Mr. von Spakovsky that asserting the limitation of the jurisdiction of the courts would be a good solution.

It is never appropriate for a President to tell a Department of Justice what outcome it should research.

The politicization of the immigration courts and the clear bias by former individuals in top administration jobs, have led to a degradation of the courts.

Congress has the power and the responsibility to acknowledge the significance of these profound developments through the enactment of pro-life legislation.