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Washington, D.C. – Following the announcement of the AT&T and DirecTV proposed merger, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) issued the following joint statement:

Washington, D.C. – Today marks one year since the conviction of late-term abortionist Kermit Gosnell for the murder of three infants born alive during abortion procedures, 21 felony counts of illegal late-term abortion and 211 counts of violating the 24-hour informed consent law. Gosnell is now serving life in prison.

Washington, D.C. – The Center for Immigration Studies recently obtained a document that shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released over 36,000 convicted criminal aliens in deportation proceedings in Fiscal Year 2013.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 32-0 the USA Freedom Act (H.R.

Chairman Goodlatte:  Mr.

Chairman Goodlatte:  Today, the House Judiciary Committee will consider a bipartisan proposal that is the culmination of months of oversight and collaboration between members from both sides of the aisle to reform certain national security programs operated under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or FISA, over which this committee has primary jurisdiction. 

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed the strongly bipartisan H.R. 4292, the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act by a vote of 388-4. By making a change to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, this legislation strengthens the ability of U.S.