Press Releases
March 9, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement upon House passage of the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act (FICALA) of 2017 (H.R. 985) by a vote of 220-201.
Chairman Goodlatte: “Class action lawsuits were created so Americans could have strength in numbers when they took their legitimate disputes to court.
March 9, 2017
Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Judiciary Committee Member Ken Buck (R-Colo.) released the following statements following House passage of the Innocent Party Protection Act (H.R.
March 9, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) made the following remarks during floor debate of the Innocent Party Protection Act of 2017 (H.R.
March 9, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on the news that illegal border crossings at the Southwest border dropped 40% in January and February:
“Enforcing the law works. President Trump has sent the strong message that our immigration laws will be enforced and unlawful immigration will not be tolerated. Through his policies, President Trump has empowered Border Patrol and immigration enforcement agents to do their jobs.
March 8, 2017
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, March 8, 2017, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing to examine proposed reforms to the EB-5 investor visa program. This immigration program – while intended to create jobs, inject capital into the U.S.
March 8, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee today sent a letter to Director James Comey calling on the FBI to follow all legitimate investigative leads regarding Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as leads regarding the mishandling of classified information.
March 8, 2017
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March 7, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued a series of letters today urging state bar associations to help curb misleading and even dangerous attorney advertisements regarding lawsuit centered around pharmaceuticals.
March 6, 2017
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine proposed reforms to the EB-5 investor visa program. This immigration program – while intended to create jobs and inject capital into the U.S.
March 6, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on President Trump’s revised executive order, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.”
“I applaud President Trump for remaining committed to protecting our nation from foreign terrorists. The primary duty of the federal government is to keep Americans safe. We know that terrorists seek to exploit our immigration system in order to harm Americans.