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March 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Following House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy’s request for a briefing, yesterday members of the House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee met with FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich on how the Bureau handled tips about the shooter who murdered 17 students, teachers, and school officials at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Schoo
March 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Following House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy’s request for a briefing, yesterday members of the House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee met with FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich on how the Bureau handled tips about the shooter who murdered 17 students, teachers, and school officials at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Schoo
March 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 14-10 the Citizens’ Right to Know Act (H.R. 2152). This bill ensures oversight of pre-trial release programs, which allow accused criminals to await their trial at home instead of in jail. Since their inception, pre-trial release programs have expanded well beyond their scope and purpose.
March 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 14-10 the Citizens’ Right to Know Act (H.R. 2152). This bill ensures oversight of pre-trial release programs, which allow accused criminals to await their trial at home instead of in jail. Since their inception, pre-trial release programs have expanded well beyond their scope and purpose.
March 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 14-10 the Citizens’ Right to Know Act (H.R. 2152). This bill ensures oversight of pre-trial release programs, which allow accused criminals to await their trial at home instead of in jail. Since their inception, pre-trial release programs have expanded well beyond their scope and purpose.
March 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the statement below on the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against California’s sanctuary laws: “Attorney General Sessions has made the right decision to sue California for its sanctuary laws. Sanctuary laws are designed to hamper federal immigration enforcement and impede the longstanding cooperation that U.S.
March 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the statement below on the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against California’s sanctuary laws: “Attorney General Sessions has made the right decision to sue California for its sanctuary laws. Sanctuary laws are designed to hamper federal immigration enforcement and impede the longstanding cooperation that U.S.
March 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2017 (H.R. 2152). Chairman Goodlatte: Today, we consider H.R. 2152, the Citizens Right to Know Act of 2017, offered by the gentleman from Texas, Mr.
March 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2017 (H.R. 2152). Chairman Goodlatte: Today, we consider H.R. 2152, the Citizens Right to Know Act of 2017, offered by the gentleman from Texas, Mr.
March 6, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy today called for the appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate potential bias and potential conflicts of interest and decisions made or not made by the Department of Justice in 2016 and 2017. In a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Chai