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June 17, 2014

Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the statement below regarding the capture of one of the suspected leaders, Ahmed Abu Khattala, of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya that resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.

June 5, 2014

Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the statement below following the Obama Administration’s announcement of a process for renewing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Additionally, Administration officials quietly made several changes to DACA.

June 2, 2014

Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the statement below following the Obama Administration’s announcement of the creation of an inter-agency Unified Coordination Group lead by FEMA Administrator Craig Fu

May 22, 2014

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 302-121 the USA Freedom Act (H.R.

May 22, 2014

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Jeh Johnson requesting information about unlawful and criminal aliens who were identified by federal, state, or law enforcement authorities but

May 22, 2014

Chairman Goodlatte:  From the founding of the American republic, this country has been engaged in a profound debate about the limits of government.  In the Federalist Papers, the Founders argued passionately for a Federal Government that would protect the American people from foreign threats. 

May 21, 2014

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved several pieces of bipartisan legislation to combat the growing problem of human trafficking. Three of these bills were recently approved by the House Judiciary Committee on April 30, 2014.

May 20, 2014

Chairman Goodlatte:  There is no more vulnerable segment of this country’s population than its children.  For far too long, jurisdictions across the country have failed to adequately protect and support minor victims of commercial sex trafficking by treating them as the criminals.  This must stop.

May 20, 2014

Chairman Goodlatte:  Unfortunately, while the growth of the Internet and smartphones has proved to be of great value in many aspects of our lives, it has also been used by criminals to facilitate the commercial exploitation of children and other victims by providing an easy way for pimps, or traffickers, to market minor sex trafficking victims to potential purchasers who seek to do

May 20, 2014

Chairman Goodlatte:  There is no more vulnerable segment of this country’s population than its children.  For far too long, jurisdictions across the country have failed to adequately protect and support minor victims of commercial sex trafficking by treating them as the criminals.  This must stop.