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March 8, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) announced, in conjunction with Representative Howard Coble (R-N.C.), Chairman of the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee and Representative Mel Watt (D-N.C.), Ranking Member of the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee, that the House and Senate Judiciary Committees will work together to find a solution that would restore consumers ability to unlock their cell phones,&nbsp

March 4, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing on how to increase American competitiveness in the global economy through high-skilled immigration.  The hearing will explore ideas to improve American employers’ access to highly skilled and educated foreign workers and students when no American workers can be found.  Tomorrow’s hearing will also examine ways to make it more feasible for foreign entrepreneurs to create jobs in the U.S. 

February 27, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Today House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) laid out his policy vision for the Committee in a speech before the Christian Science Monitor Breakfast.  Below are his remarks as delivered:

Chairman Goodlatte:  The Judiciary Committee plays a particularly critical role in advancing pro-growth policies that create jobs and restore economic prosperity for families and businesses across the nation, and in making sure the Administration is held accountable to the American people.

February 26, 2013

Washington, D.C.: Today House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of the “Academic Competition Resolution of 2013”:

February 26, 2013

Washington, D.C. - According to press reports and sources, the House Judiciary Committee has learned that the Obama administration has ordered the release of an unspecified number of illegal immigrants in detention.  These detained illegal immigrants have either been charged or convicted of a crime, have a final order of deportation, are fugitives, or are suspected gang members.  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below. 

February 26, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 2:30 p.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “How E-Verify Works and How it Benefits American Employers and Workers.”  E-Verify, created in 1996 and operated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, is a useful tool for U.S.

February 26, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 2:30 p.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “How E-Verify Works and How it Benefits American Employers and Workers.”  E-Verify, created in 1996 and operated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, is a useful tool for U.S.

February 25, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., the Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “Competition and Bankruptcy in the Airline Industry: The Proposed Merger of American Airlines and US Airways.” This hearing will examine the proposed merger’s effects on competition and consumers in the airline industry. 

February 25, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., the Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “Competition and Bankruptcy in the Airline Industry: The Proposed Merger of American Airlines and US Airways.” This hearing will examine the proposed merger’s effects on competition and consumers in the airline industry.