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Washington, D.C. - This week, leaders of both the Senate and House Judiciary Committees called on the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to work with the U.S. Trade Representative to make strong competition provisions a central part of upcoming trade negotiations.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Judiciary Committee Republicans today sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein calling for the appointment of a second special counsel to investigate unaddressed matters, some connected to the 2016 election and others, including many actions taken by Obama Administration officials like Attorney General Loretta Lynch, FBI Director James Comey, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Judiciary Committee Republicans today sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein calling for the appointment of a second special counsel to investigate unaddressed matters, some connected to the 2016 election and others, including many actions taken by Obama Administration officials like Attorney General Loretta Lynch, FBI Director James Comey, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Chairman Goodlatte: The United States has been and continues to be a champion of free and open markets. An open marketplace cultivates competition among sellers and is the very foundation of maintaining lower prices, higher quality products and services, and superior innovation. The antitrust laws established in this country serve a valuable role in promoting competition, and the Judiciary Committee routinely exercises its oversight authority to ensure that these laws are applied in a manner that is transparent, fair, predictable, and reasonably stable over time. One area of essential antitrust oversight is the health care industry.

Chairman Goodlatte: The United States has been and continues to be a champion of free and open markets. An open marketplace cultivates competition among sellers and is the very foundation of maintaining lower prices, higher quality products and services, and superior innovation. The antitrust laws established in this country serve a valuable role in promoting competition, and the Judiciary Committee routinely exercises its oversight authority to ensure that these laws are applied in a manner that is transparent, fair, predictable, and reasonably stable over time. One area of essential antitrust oversight is the health care industry.

Chairman Goodlatte: March 2, 1995, was a pivotal day in the history of our country.  On that day, the U.S.

Chairman Goodlatte: March 2, 1995, was a pivotal day in the history of our country.  On that day, the U.S.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 19-11 legislation to reform the asylum system. The Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act (H.R. 391), originally introduced by Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and now sponsored by Representative Mike Johnson (R-La.), makes a number of improvements to our nation’s laws to prevent fraud and abuse in the asylum system and ensure that it is reserved for those truly fleeing persecution in their home countries.