Jim Sensenbrenner

Well, I support that, even though I got a lot of grief for moving Senator Leahy's National Security Letters into the PATRIOT Act.

With unemployment above 9 percent, Congress should see the value this program delivers across the Nation.

That is why I strongly urge Congress to act on permanent reauthorization now.

In addition, since citizens are left to themselves, it is really important they be able to protect themselves.

The gentleman's time has expired.

The result of this kind of disarmament of the public has been that gun crime in the United Kingdom doubled in the past decade.

Unfortunately, this will do just the opposite.

The ability to travel freely and to provide for one's defense are the hallmarks of liberty and should be recognized by our government.

I yield myself an additional 15 seconds. First-to-file also invites excessive filing and will add to the burden of the USPTO by increasing the examiner's workload. We already have financing problems there. If this amendment is not adopted…

I yield myself 1\1/2\ minutes. Madam Chair, section 3 of this bill creates a first-to-file patent system. The sponsors believe that the United States should harmonize with other countries' first-to-file systems. There's no reason to do…

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 Wisconsin will be postponed. Amendment No. 13 Offered by Mr. Manzullo The Acting CHAIR. It…

This expansion of prior-user rights is a step in the wrong direction. It goes against what this House determined 4 years ago when we last debated this issue, and also it is different than what the Senate has done in March of this year. The…

I yield myself the balance of the time. Madam Chair, the reason that first-to-invent is important is that it allows an inventor to talk to investors, conduct trial and error innovation and deal with leaks, because commercially important…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 3 (``First Inventor to File''), as amended, beginning on page 5, line 1, and redesignate…

A $717 million CutGo waiver is not prophylactic in nature. It's whether we are going to abide by our CutGo rules or whether we won't; and the way we enforce the CutGo rules is by delaying consideration of this legislation, sending the…

Can the gentleman from California please explain to the House how we're going to cut spending by violating our CutGo rules with a $717 million waiver when the gentleman from California has already chastised the Judiciary Committee for…

Shortly, the House will begin its consideration of the so-called ``patent reform'' bill. At last night's meeting of the Rules Committee, when the debate on the rule within the committee wrapped up, the chairman chastised the Judiciary…

In the first day of this session we all took an oath to preserve and protect and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. And a day or two later, for the first time in history, we read the…

This manager's amendment is substantive. It contains provisions that should not be buried in a manager's amendment, and it should be defeated. First of all, it does maintain the fee diversion. It maintains the fee diversion because of an…

These three provisions have stopped countless potential attacks and play a critical role in helping ensure law enforcement officials have the tools they need to keep our country safe. The death of Osama bin Laden proves that American…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 990, to reauthorize the three expiring provisions of the PATRIOT Act for 4 years. This legislation provides much-needed certainty to our intelligence officials, who…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, today we are presented with an opportunity to take a giant step toward protecting the unborn. For almost 35 years, restrictions on the use of Federal funds for abortion have been enacted…

He tells people where he stands and, once elected, implements that.

He is a very polarizing figure, but those of us who love him in Wisconsin really thank him for the job that he has done.

I am the only speaker left, and I believe that I have the right to close. So if the gentleman from California could use the remainder of his time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has the right to close. The gentleman from…