Press Releases

Chairman Goodlatte: President Obama’s Regulatory Approach Would Leave Consumers with Fewer Choices and Higher Prices, the Antithesis of Net Neutrality

November 10, 2014

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) sent a letter today to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the issue of net neutrality.

Chairman Goodlatte Statement on Obama's Nominee for Attorney General

November 7, 2014

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement on President Obama’s intent to nominate Loretta Lynch as the next United States Attorney General.

Goodlatte Statement on Internal State Department Document Outlining Proposal to Transport Ebola-Infected Non-Citizens to the U.S. for Treatment

October 29, 2014

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below following the release of an internal State Department document outlining a proposal to transport non-U.S. citizens infected with Ebola to the United States for treatment.

Goodlatte Statement on DHS Policy for People Traveling from Ebola-Stricken Countries

October 21, 2014

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below following the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement that all foreign nationals traveling from Guinea, Liberia, or Sierra Leone to the United States will have to travel through one of five major U.S.

Goodlatte to Administration: Are There Plans to Admit Ebola-Infected Non-Citizens Into the U.S. for Treatment?

October 21, 2014

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today sent the following letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Department of State Secretary John Kerry regarding recent press reports indicating that the Obama Admi

House Judiciary Committee to CDC: Why Was a Felon Given a Firearm & Hired as a Security Guard?

October 17, 2014

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-Va.) today sent a

Goodlatte Seeks Answers About the Drop in the Number of Prosecutions for First-Time Illegal Border Crossers

October 17, 2014

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder expressing concern regarding the drop in the number of prosecutions under Operation Streamline for first-time illegal border crossers.

Goodlatte & Gowdy Call on President to Place Temporary Travel Ban on Foreign Nationals Entering the U.S. From Ebola-Ravaged Countries

October 16, 2014

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) today wrote to President Barack Obama calling on him to use the authority granted to him by Congress in the Immigration and Nat

Goodlatte: President Willing to Sacrifice Constitution & National Security for Agenda

October 10, 2014

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below after The Wall Street Journal reported that President Obama is considering plans to override the law and transfer detained terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to the United States.

Goodlatte: President’s Policies Create Border Disorder

October 10, 2014

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below regarding the number of unaccompanied alien minors (UAM) and family units apprehended at the Southwest border for Fiscal Year 2014, which was recently released by U.S.