Press Releases
April 19, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Chairman King, for convening this third hearing of the Task Force on Executive Overreach. Following up its last hearing, the topic today includes more recent case studies of the abuse of executive power, and I’ll focus my remarks on the President’s actions regarding the implementation of the work requirements in the bipartisan welfare refo
April 19, 2016
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Washington, D.C. – The Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee today held a hearing on “The Real Victims of a Reckless and Lawless Immigration Policy: F
April 19, 2016
The Real Victims of a Reckless and Lawless Immigration Policy: Families and Survivors Speak Out on the Real Cost of This Administration's PoliciesChairman Goodlatte: I first want to thank our witnesses for appearing today and for their willin
April 18, 2016
Complaint filed against Brandon Judd within days of his testimony about the Administration’s catch and release policyWashington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson regarding possible DHS retaliation against the head of the Border Patrol union for
April 17, 2016
Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in immigration case tomorrow
April 15, 2016
April 14, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Abusive patent litigation is a drag on our economy.
April 13, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 28-0 the Email Privacy Act (H.R.
April 13, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: This substitute is a carefully-negotiated agreement to update the procedures governing government access to stored communications content and records. This amendment retains the core goal of H.R.
April 13, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Today, this Committee has an opportunity to lead in reforming and modernizing the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or “ECPA.” When ECPA was first enacted nearly 30 years ago, Congress declared that the law’s purpose was to achieve a “fair balance between the privacy expectations of American citizens and the legitimate needs of law