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July 26, 2017
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.
July 26, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- On Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 1:00 p.m., the Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine antitrust concerns with the Food and Drug Administration processes to approve new drugs.
This hearing will continue the Subcommittee’s investigation of competition in the healthcare sector and will explore potential antitrust concerns with the FDA’s Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), citizen petitions, the Unapproved Drug Initiative, and “Pay-for-Delay” settlements.
The witnesses for the hearing include:
Panel I:
July 26, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- On Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 1:00 p.m., the Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine antitrust concerns with the Food and Drug Administration processes to approve new drugs.
This hearing will continue the Subcommittee’s investigation of competition in the healthcare sector and will explore potential antitrust concerns with the FDA’s Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), citizen petitions, the Unapproved Drug Initiative, and “Pay-for-Delay” settlements.
The witnesses for the hearing include:
Panel I:
July 26, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- On Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a full committee hearing on the need for a Constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget.
The federal budget deficit and the national debt have become two of America’s most persistent political issues. Recently, due to the federal government’s habitual failure to balance the budget that has produced a gross federal debt of nearly $20 trillion, efforts to secure a constitutional rule to require a balanced federal budget have intensified.
July 26, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- On Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a full committee hearing on the need for a Constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget.
The federal budget deficit and the national debt have become two of America’s most persistent political issues. Recently, due to the federal government’s habitual failure to balance the budget that has produced a gross federal debt of nearly $20 trillion, efforts to secure a constitutional rule to require a balanced federal budget have intensified.
July 26, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- On Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a full committee hearing on the need for a Constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget.
The federal budget deficit and the national debt have become two of America’s most persistent political issues. Recently, due to the federal government’s habitual failure to balance the budget that has produced a gross federal debt of nearly $20 trillion, efforts to secure a constitutional rule to require a balanced federal budget have intensified.
July 26, 2017
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 Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act (H.R. 391).
Chairman Goodlatte: Many of the actions the Obama Administration took regarding immigration policy were based on a lack of respect for our nation’s immigration laws themselves, and represented abuses of the discretion provided to the Executive by the Constitution and Congress.
One of the immigration programs the last administration most abused was the U.S.
July 26, 2017
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 Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act (H.R. 391).
Chairman Goodlatte: Many of the actions the Obama Administration took regarding immigration policy were based on a lack of respect for our nation’s immigration laws themselves, and represented abuses of the discretion provided to the Executive by the Constitution and Congress.
One of the immigration programs the last administration most abused was the U.S.
July 26, 2017
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 Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act (H.R. 391).
Chairman Goodlatte: Many of the actions the Obama Administration took regarding immigration policy were based on a lack of respect for our nation’s immigration laws themselves, and represented abuses of the discretion provided to the Executive by the Constitution and Congress.
One of the immigration programs the last administration most abused was the U.S.
July 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the announcement from the Department of Justice that state and local governments obtaining federal law enforcement grant funding must comply with federal immigration enforcement efforts:
“I applaud Attorney General Sessions for his commitment to combating dangerous sanctuary policies that needlessly jeopardize innocent lives. We are all too familiar with how these reckless policies have devastated families across the United States and today’s action by the Department of Justice is a good first step.