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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWasV3pf4is Chairman Goodlatte: As the Obama Administration comes to a close, Americans’ freedom and prosperity is once again threatened by one of the most abusive features of modern bureaucracy—“Midnight Regulation.” “Midnight regulation” is one of the most vexing problems in Washington’s overreaching regulatory system.  Administration after administration, there is a spike in rulemaking activity during the last year of a president’s term—particularly between Election Day and Inauguration Day, but even in the months before then. Th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWasV3pf4is Chairman Goodlatte: As the Obama Administration comes to a close, Americans’ freedom and prosperity is once again threatened by one of the most abusive features of modern bureaucracy—“Midnight Regulation.” “Midnight regulation” is one of the most vexing problems in Washington’s overreaching regulatory system.  Administration after administration, there is a spike in rulemaking activity during the last year of a president’s term—particularly between Election Day and Inauguration Day, but even in the months before then. Th

Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) released the following statement following today’s Committee passage of the Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015 (H.R.

Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) released the following statement following today’s Committee passage of the Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015 (H.R.

Chairman Goodlatte: The Judgment Fund was originally set up to provide a mechanism for the federal government to pay damages to parties, in a timely manner, who have been harmed by the federal government. The purpose of the Judgment Fund is thus a good one, but the administration of it must be more transparent. H.R. 1669, the Judgment Fund Transparency Act, is as much about disclosure to the public of information about government activities as it is about oversight.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report finding that the U.S.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report finding that the U.S.

Washington, D.C. – Several members of the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group will be traveling to Atlanta, Georgia to meet with local community leaders and law enforcement to discuss police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement, and public safety concerns related to these issues. Members of the working group plan to hold a press conference following their private roundtable with community leaders on Friday, November 18 at 2:00 p.m. ET.