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March 15, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Chairman King, for convening this second hearing of the Task Force on Executive Overreach. The topic today includes recent case studies of the abuse of executive power, and I’ll focus my remarks on the President’s recent actions regarding the implementation of his own Obamacare law.
The witness invited by the minority to the Task Force’s last hearing based his testimony around the proposition that the most “pernicious” violation
March 15, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Chairman King, for convening this second hearing of the Task Force on Executive Overreach. The topic today includes recent case studies of the abuse of executive power, and I’ll focus my remarks on the President’s recent actions regarding the implementation of his own Obamacare law.
The witness invited by the minority to the Task Force’s last hearing based his testimony around the proposition that the most “pernicious” violation
March 14, 2016
Bill to be marked up on Wednesday, March 16
Washington, D.C. – Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Vice Chairman Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today introduced the Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act (H.R. 4731). The bill reforms the refugee program by curbing fraud and strengthening public safety and national security.March 14, 2016
Bill to be marked up on Wednesday, March 16
Washington, D.C. – Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Vice Chairman Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today introduced the Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act (H.R. 4731). The bill reforms the refugee program by curbing fraud and strengthening public safety and national security.March 11, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of March 14-18, 2016.
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 201610:00 a.m. | Executive Overreach Task ForceHearing on: Executive Overreach in Domestic Affairs Part I – Health Care and Immigration
Witnesses:
- Elizabeth P.
March 11, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of March 14-18, 2016.
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 201610:00 a.m. | Executive Overreach Task ForceHearing on: Executive Overreach in Domestic Affairs Part I – Health Care and Immigration
Witnesses:
- Elizabeth P.
March 11, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of March 14-18, 2016.
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 201610:00 a.m. | Executive Overreach Task ForceHearing on: Executive Overreach in Domestic Affairs Part I – Health Care and Immigration
Witnesses:
- Elizabeth P.
March 10, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced the launch of the Committee’s new website, judiciary.house.gov.
Chairman Goodlatte: “To be effective, our government must be open to the public through direct and easy access to elected officials. I understand the value of the Internet in enhancing service to the public and allowing for citizen involvement.
March 9, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., the Task Force on Executive Overreach will hold a hearing to examine recent examples of executive overreach in which President Obama has failed to faithfully execute the law, including his failure to constitutionally implement the Affordable Care Act and his abrogation of the nation’s immigration laws.
In the Affordable Care Act,
March 8, 2016
Washington, D.C.— On Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at 1:30 p.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold a hearing entitled, “The Chevron Doctrine: Constitutional and Statutory Questions in Judicial Deference to Agencies.” The hearing will examine how much leeway bureaucrats currently have to interpret laws already passed by Congress since the Supreme Co