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Bob Goodlatte is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Virginia's 6th congressional district from 1993 to 2019. During his tenure, he was known for his work on issues related to agriculture, technology, and internet policy. Goodlatte played a significant role in introducing legislation such as the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999 and the Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act. He also served as the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, where he focused on matters including intellectual property and immigration reform.
I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this chart tells the story. We have had a number of opportunities over the years to pass balanced budget amendments to the United States Constitution. It's not my idea; it's not a new idea…
I yield myself 30 seconds just to say to the gentleman that the only time you're going to need to raise the debt limit is on an occasion when you've already voted by a supermajority to not balance the budget. Therefore, under those…
How much time remains on this side of the aisle? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 88\1/2\ minutes remaining.
The goal is to balance the budget and to pay down this enormous national debt of $15 trillion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired. Does the gentleman from Michigan seek to yield himself additional time or does…
I have a lot of Members who are planning to come tomorrow to debate this issue, and I'm going to have to reserve our time for that purpose. {time} 1910
No, I very definitely do not share the view offered by my good friend and colleague from Virginia (Mr. Scott). The fact of the matter is the downgrade that we received in the bond ratings was due to the fact that we have a $15 trillion…
I thank the chairman, and I just want to make it very clear that some inaccurate assertions have been made about the protection of Social Security and highway trust funds. The funds can be spent each year, and then any excess funds that…
This chart shows government debt as a percentage of GDP for the United States and five European countries--Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Italy, and Greece. When Greece first got into their problem last year, they were at 120 percent of GDP…
It is my pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan), a member of the Natural Resources Committee.
It's my opinion that Members of the United States Congress will uphold the oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States. And that scenario will be very unlikely to occur; and when it does, judges will, as they historically have on…
The answer is, yes, it requires a supermajority to raise the debt limit and a supermajority to not balance the budget, which would be an unusual thing in the future because in the last 50 years, it's only been balanced six times.
As the gentleman from Utah correctly noted, it requires the same supermajority of 60 percent to not balance the budget or to raise the debt limit. Quite frankly, if you have a constitutional amendment in place that requires a balanced…
I don't agree with that at all. In fact, in the greatest debt limit crisis you might ever say we've had, which was just this summer, close to, if not in excess of, 60 percent of the Members of the House voted to raise the debt limit. So I…
It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Altmire), a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Dakota (Mr. Berg).
At this time it is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Matheson).
It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meehan), chairman of the Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee of the Homeland Security Committee.
It is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway), the chairman of the Agriculture Committee General Farm Commodities Subcommittee. (Mr. CONAWAY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Bucshon), a member of the Education and Workforce Committee.
It is my distinct pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hensarling), the chairman of the House Republican Conference.
I yield myself an additional 30 seconds to respond to the gentleman. I will just say to the gentleman that the doctrines that the court has imposed upon internal operations of the Congress have historically called for judicial restraint…
I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McIntyre), the ranking member of the Seapower Subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee. Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.J…
I thank the chairman for yielding and for his leadership on this issue. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011. This bipartisan bill has 245 cosponsors, and it enhances…
It is my hope that this provision will allow content owners and intermediaries to work together to root out infringing sites quickly.
I would actually like to see some tougher responses to the issue of those elements of critical infrastructure that don't meet those standards or requirements.
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