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Washington, D.C.  – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statements below on several policy matters following President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address. Criminal Justice Reform: “Criminal justice reform is a top priority for the House Judiciary Committee.

Washington, D.C.  – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced the creation of a Task Force on Executive Overreach to examine the historic breakdown of the separation of powers and checks and balances that has led to the unprecedented increase in presidential power and executive overreach. The House Judiciary Committee plans to mark up a resolution to authorize the task force for six months in the coming weeks. It will be part of the task force’s mission to study the impact the increase in presidential and executive branch power has had on the ab

Washington, D.C.  – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on the arrest of two refugees from Iraq for allegedly attempting to provide material support to ISIS and for lying to U.S. immigration officials about their alleged ties to terrorist organizations. Chairman Goodlatte: “I commend our nation’s law enforcement for identifying and apprehending these terrorists and protecting the American people from the harm they could have caused.

Washington, D.C.  – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on the arrest of two refugees from Iraq for allegedly attempting to provide material support to ISIS and for lying to U.S. immigration officials about their alleged ties to terrorist organizations. Chairman Goodlatte: “I commend our nation’s law enforcement for identifying and apprehending these terrorists and protecting the American people from the harm they could have caused.

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, January 12^th at 8:30 a.m., House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) will join The Atlantic’s Washington Editor-at-Large Steve Clemons for a discussion on the Committee’s bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative.  The House Judiciary Committee has already approved numerous bills to reform federal sentencing laws and rein in the explosion of federal criminal law.

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, January 12^th at 8:30 a.m., House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) will join The Atlantic’s Washington Editor-at-Large Steve Clemons for a discussion on the Committee’s bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative.  The House Judiciary Committee has already approved numerous bills to reform federal sentencing laws and rein in the explosion of federal criminal law.

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, January 12^th at 8:30 a.m., House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) will join The Atlantic’s Washington Editor-at-Large Steve Clemons for a discussion on the Committee’s bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative.  The House Judiciary Committee has already approved numerous bills to reform federal sentencing laws and rein in the explosion of federal criminal law.

Washington, D.C.  – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on President Obama’s executive actions on firearms: Chairman Goodlatte: “The right of the people to keep and bear arms is one of the fundamental principles of our Republic and is not to be infringed. Over the course of President Obama’s tenure in office, his Administration has sought to undermine the Second Amendment on numerous occasions but opposition from the American people and Congress often have stopped his attempts to restrict this constitutional right.