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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of the POWER Act (S. 717). The POWER Act encourages pro bono legal representation for survivors of domestic violence. Chairman Goodlatte: Today I am pleased to be voting on S.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on "Facebook, Google, and Twitter: Examining the Content Filtering Practices of Social Media Giants." Chairman Goodlatte: Today, we continue to examine how social media companies filter content on their platforms.

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released this statement after the joint press conference following the U.S.-Russia Summit. “We have seen time and again that Russia will stop at nothing to interfere with and undermine our system of government.  Just days ago, the Department of Justice announced more Russian nationals have been charged with attempting to interfere with the 2016 Presidential election.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on “Oversight of the ATF Canine Training Division.” Chairman Goodlatte: I want to welcome everyone to today’s field hearing in Front Royal, Virginia, located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on “Oversight of the ATF Canine Training Division.” Chairman Goodlatte: I want to welcome everyone to today’s field hearing in Front Royal, Virginia, located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley.

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released this statement following the announcement that twelve Russian nationals have been charged with attempting to interfere with the 2016 Presidential election. "Today’s announcement from the Department of Justice again confirms that hostile foreign powers attempted to interfere in our elections. The Department of Justice should be commended for their efforts in rooting out these international criminals.”

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Washington, D.C. -- Members of the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group traveled to Chicago, Illinois this week to meet with local community leaders and law enforcement to discuss police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement, and public safety concerns related to these issues.

Washington, D.C. -- On Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. the House Judiciary Committee will hold a second hearing to examine social media filtering practices. The hearing will specifically look at concerns regarding a lack of transparency and potential bias in the filtering practices of social media companies.