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Goodlatte, Labrador, Comstock, King Praise House Passage of Bill to Combat Gang Violence
September 14, 2017
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed by a vote of 233-175 the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 3697). This bill, introduced by Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-Va.), Congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.), Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho), and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) combats gang violence by criminal aliens and enhances public safety.

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Goodlatte, Labrador, Comstock, King Praise House Passage of Bill to Combat Gang Violence
September 14, 2017
Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed by a vote of 233-175 the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 3697). This bill, introduced by Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-Va.), Congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.), Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho), and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) combats gang violence by criminal aliens and enhances public safety.

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Goodlatte, Labrador, Comstock, King Praise House Passage of Bill to Combat Gang Violence
September 14, 2017
Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed by a vote of 233-175 the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 3697). This bill, introduced by Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-Va.), Congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.), Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho), and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) combats gang violence by criminal aliens and enhances public safety.

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Goodlatte: Congress Must Combat Gang Violence and Protect Our Communities
September 14, 2017
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 3697). Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, I thank the Gentleman from Idaho for yielding. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3697, the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act.
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Goodlatte: Congress Must Combat Gang Violence and Protect Our Communities
September 14, 2017
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 3697). Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, I thank the Gentleman from Idaho for yielding. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3697, the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act.
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Goodlatte Statement on “Occupational Licensing: Regulation and Competition”
September 12, 2017
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Washington, D.C. - The following remarks were delivered by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) during a Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law oversight hearing on "Occupational Licensing: Regulation and Competition." Chairman Goodlatte: The United States has been and continues to be a champion of free and open markets.  An open marketplace cultivates competition among service providers and is the very foundation of maintaining lower prices, higher quality products and services, and superior innovation.
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Goodlatte Statement on “Occupational Licensing: Regulation and Competition”
September 12, 2017
Press Release
Washington, D.C. - The following remarks were delivered by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) during a Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law oversight hearing on "Occupational Licensing: Regulation and Competition." Chairman Goodlatte: The United States has been and continues to be a champion of free and open markets.  An open marketplace cultivates competition among service providers and is the very foundation of maintaining lower prices, higher quality products and services, and superior innovation.
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House Judiciary Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on Occupational Licensing: Regulation and Competition
September 11, 2017
Press Release
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 3:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold an oversight hearing to examine potential antitrust concerns with the expansion of state occupational licensing. Although the original purpose of occupational licensing was to protect public health and safety, an increasing number of states require licensure for a variety of tangentially related occupations.
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House Judiciary Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on Occupational Licensing: Regulation and Competition
September 11, 2017
Press Release
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 3:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold an oversight hearing to examine potential antitrust concerns with the expansion of state occupational licensing. Although the original purpose of occupational licensing was to protect public health and safety, an increasing number of states require licensure for a variety of tangentially related occupations.
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The Week Ahead: September 11-15, 2017
September 11, 2017
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 11-15, 2017. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 123:00 p.m.  Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Hearing on: “Occupational Licensing: Regulation and Competition” Witnesses:
  • Ms. Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Acting Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
  • Mr. Robert E.
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