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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. Transnational criminal gangs have declared war on the United States.  Their tactics of intimidation and unspeakable mutilation and killing have permeated most every part of our country, including multiple instances in my own district.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. Johnson, Esq., Attorney, Institute for Justice
• Ms. Sarah O.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), and Congressman Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) today introduced the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 3711) to preserve jobs for citizens and legal workers by requiring U.S. employers to check the work eligibility of all future hires through the E-Verify system. Created in 1996 and operated by U.S.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), and Congressman Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) today introduced the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 3711) to preserve jobs for citizens and legal workers by requiring U.S. employers to check the work eligibility of all future hires through the E-Verify system. Created in 1996 and operated by U.S.