Reclaiming my time, what the gentlewoman says is, indeed, true; that there is a private agreement, but that private agreement cannot and does not mitigate the fact that the act of unlocking a cell phone carries with it a felony penalty…

the legislative initiatives they have offered. This is an issue that concerns a great many people in the country.

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

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Issa), the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Last winter, due to an expired exemption to existing law, consumers lost the legal right to unlock their cell phones so that they could use them on a different wireless carrier. Outraged consumers flooded Congress and the White House with…

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner), the chairman of the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee, and the chief sponsor of…

It is my belief, folks, that President Obama's credibility rating presently is fragile at best, expired at worst.

in my opinion, were never meant in statutes to be as elastic as this President has found them to be.

to try to make sure that any president is held within the authority that the Constitution grants him

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, on the very point that the gentleman from California just raised, I will submit a letter for the Record from the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, representing many small businesses…

I yield myself an additional 30 seconds. I will read very briefly from the letter from the National Fraternal Order of Police. It says: ``As Congress contemplates legislation to facilitate lawful unlocking by individuals, either for…

In 1986, Congress and the President promised Americans vigorous interior enforcement of our immigration laws in exchange for amnesty for 3 million unlawful aliens.

I think that the portions of the bills under consideration that reiterate the purposes of parole will help that happen.

The United States of America is extremely hospitable to immigrants, asylees, refugees, and those needing temporary protected status.

The current Administration has turned non-enforcement into an art form.

The primary reason why our immigrant enforcement system is broken today is because Administrations have often ignored the enforcement of our immigration laws.

Unfortunately, however, because of our well justified reputation for compassion, many people are attempting to file fraudulent claims just so they can get a free pass into the United States.

Our country can strengthen the integrity of the immigration system and also provide asylum to refugees in a timely, fair, and efficient manner.

We're not there yet.

As long as this situation continues, Congress must stay focused on enacting reforms that will stop the losses.

It was supposed to be used sparingly and only in the rarest of cases, and yet it looks to me like it is going to be used as a pressure valve instead to try and accommodate people who may not fit the five criteria that are outlined in both…

Material submitted by the Honorable Bob Goodlatte, a Representative in Congress from the State of Virginia, and Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary.

May I ask how much time is remaining on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 4 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan has 6 minutes remaining.

At this time, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Bachus), a distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee.

It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner).