I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren), who has been a great person to work with on the Judiciary Committee and here on the floor of the House on this legislation.

Woman, I am pleased to yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino), the vice chair of the Intellectual Property Subcommittee.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Farenthold), who is a distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee.

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. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Watt The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

May I ask how much time is remaining on both sides? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 20 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Michigan has 18 minutes remaining.

It is now my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Holding), a distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee.

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries), a distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee.

It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot), a distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee.

I believe it is both, and it causes confusion in the legislation, and, therefore, I oppose the amendment. I reserve the balance of my time.

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino), the vice chairman of the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee.

Today, we are here to consider H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act. The enactment of this bill is something I consider central to U.S. competitiveness, job creation, and our Nation's future economic security. The bill takes meaningful steps to…

I thank the gentleman for his amendment, and I support it. Contrary to what the previous speaker said, this amendment does exactly that--it helps to determine more fairly and more quickly whether or not there is a valid patent claim. It…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, this amendment offers a reformulation of section 5 of the bill. The provision, however, is the product of years of discussions with stakeholders and the Patent Office. This amendment…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The Acting CHAIR. It…

Some defenders of the President's unilateral actions have asserted that his actions were merely an exercise of prosecutorial discretion.

The President has taken it a step further and has actually given legal documents to the people in that circumstance.

If the Federal Government establishes a Federal fallback exchange, those tax credits are not available.

Prosecutorial discretion is one thing, but wholesale suspension of law is quite something else.

I applaud Chairman Bachus for holding today's hearing to examine whether the existing Bankruptcy Code is best equipped to address the insolvency of large and small financial institutions.

The Constitution's system of separated powers is not simply about stopping one branch of Government from usurping another. It is about protecting the liberty of Americans from the dangers of concentrated Government power.

Well, we called those premium assistance tax credits because that is what the statute calls them, but in effect they are Government subsidies.

I want to thank all of our witnesses for an excellent hearing, a great discussion on what I think is one of the most important issues facing our country today.

The statute is quite clear. It is clear. It is consistent. It is unambiguous.

The Obama administration, however, has ignored the Constitution's carefully balanced separation of powers and unilaterally granted itself the extra-constitutional authority to amend the laws and to waive or suspend their enforcement.

Strong antitrust enforcement dissipates political pressure for government regulation.