Should it be decided by a few people in Washington, Beijing, Moscow, Sao Paolo, or even Silicon Valley, or should it be determined by those who use and stand to benefit from it?

I think people are blowing totally out of proportion this function that we perform with respect to IANA functions.

An enormous number of questions have been raised that the American people and this Subcommittee deserve to have answered publicly in a responsible, professional, honest and forthright manner.

Time after time, this President has pushed the limits on executive power beyond their constitutional boundaries.

In 1989, Debbie Smith was kidnapped from her Williamsburg, Virginia, home while her husband, a police officer, was sleeping upstairs. Her assailant dragged her into the woods behind her home and raped her. Despite being threatened with…

This concerns me greatly, both from the standpoint of the appearance of favoritism and from the standpoint of not looking for new and innovative ways to combat violence against women.

Where Congress won't act, I will.

Unfortunately, the Department of Justice under Attorney General Holder has done just that.

I am concerned that new applicants are being excluded, and that current applicants are being renewed not in a competitive environment, and that concerns me.

Doesn't that just make more sense?

It is my privilege to welcome Dr. Bryan Smith, a constituent of the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia and a friend who has offered the opening prayer today. I hope the doctor's prayer offers this body guidance and wisdom for the…

The result has been a waste of tax dollars, a crippling of the federal courts' ability to fairly administer criminal and civil justice for all citizens, and an unwise concentration of law enforcement power in federal agencies.

It is clear that no one benefits when the federal government indiscriminately criminalizes conduct without regard to prudential and constitutional limitations.

However, political motivations should not drive settlements in criminal cases.

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

I look forward to our work together on issues related to intellectual property and our courts and the Internet.

May I inquire how much time is remaining on each side? The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Duncan of Tennessee). The gentleman from Virginia has 6\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan has 5 minutes remaining.

For the reasons already cited, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment which would gut the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr…

At this time it is my pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Miller), the chairman of the House Administration Committee.

At this time I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Hurt).

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Gerlach), another chief cosponsor of this legislation.

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor), the majority leader.

It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Rothfus).

Section 512 was designed to achieve two important policy goals that were crucial to the success of the Internet.

At this time, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Gowdy).