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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the Committee’s markup of the FIRST STEP Act (H.R. 5682). This bill, introduced by Representatives Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), improves the federal prison system through the implementation of corrections policy reforms. Chairman Goodlatte: Today we consider H.R.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the Committee’s markup of the FIRST STEP Act (H.R. 5682). This bill, introduced by Representatives Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), improves the federal prison system through the implementation of corrections policy reforms. Chairman Goodlatte: Today we consider H.R.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the Committee’s markup of the FIRST STEP Act (H.R. 5682). This bill, introduced by Representatives Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), improves the federal prison system through the implementation of corrections policy reforms. Chairman Goodlatte: Today we consider H.R.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on “Challenges and Solutions in the Opioid Abuse Crisis.” Chairman Goodlatte: Good morning.  America is in the middle of an epidemic it has never seen before. The opioid crisis knows no bounds.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on “Challenges and Solutions in the Opioid Abuse Crisis.” Chairman Goodlatte: Good morning.  America is in the middle of an epidemic it has never seen before. The opioid crisis knows no bounds.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on “Challenges and Solutions in the Opioid Abuse Crisis.” Chairman Goodlatte: Good morning.  America is in the middle of an epidemic it has never seen before. The opioid crisis knows no bounds.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today applauded the decision from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen that DHS will refer all illegal border crossers for criminal prosecution. “I commend Secretary Nielsen for taking action in conjunction with Attorney General Sessions to restore the rule of law at our nation’s borders and ports of entry by announcing that all illegal border crossers flouting the law will be referred for prosecution.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today applauded the decision from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen that DHS will refer all illegal border crossers for criminal prosecution. “I commend Secretary Nielsen for taking action in conjunction with Attorney General Sessions to restore the rule of law at our nation’s borders and ports of entry by announcing that all illegal border crossers flouting the law will be referred for prosecution.