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HEARING ADVISORY: Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on the Use of DOJ Appropriations
September 6, 2016
Press Release
Subcommittee Will Examine Transparency and Application of the Judgment FundWashington, D.C. — On Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at 10:30 A.M., the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice will hold an oversight hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Judgment Fund: Iran, Big Settlements, and the Lack of Transparency.” The hearing will examine the history and use of the government’s Judgment Fund, which is a permanent and indefinite appropriation for the Department of Justice to pay settlements and judgments made against the United States. The use of the Judgment Fund has come under recent scrutiny when monies from the fund were used in a settlement with Iran, which lacked
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HEARING ADVISORY: Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on the Use of DOJ Appropriations
September 6, 2016
Press Release
Subcommittee Will Examine Transparency and Application of the Judgment FundWashington, D.C. — On Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at 10:30 A.M., the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice will hold an oversight hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Judgment Fund: Iran, Big Settlements, and the Lack of Transparency.” The hearing will examine the history and use of the government’s Judgment Fund, which is a permanent and indefinite appropriation for the Department of Justice to pay settlements and judgments made against the United States. The use of the Judgment Fund has come under recent scrutiny when monies from the fund were used in a settlement with Iran, which lacked
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6 Photos that Show Congress is Working on Policing Strategies
September 1, 2016
Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Members of the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group traveled to Detroit, Michigan on August 29-30, 2016 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 who traveled to Detroit are House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Representative Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Representative David Reichert (R-Wa.), Representative Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), and Representative Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.).

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6 Photos that Show Congress is Working on Policing Strategies
September 1, 2016
Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Members of the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group traveled to Detroit, Michigan on August 29-30, 2016 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 who traveled to Detroit are House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Representative Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Representative David Reichert (R-Wa.), Representative Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), and Representative Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.).

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Majority Leader Announces Vote on Goodlatte Bill to Stop Obama’s Settlement Slush Funds
August 31, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte’s (R-Va.) bipartisan “Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016” (H.R.
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Goodlatte Presses DHS for Information on Known Criminal Alien Who Carjacked Two Elderly Women
August 29, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson for information about a criminal alien known by federal authorities who carjacked and robbed two elderly women at gunpoint in Kansas City, Missouri. Eduardo Irhneis Escobar, an unlawful immigrant from Honduras, was convicted for felony assault in 2010 and has been encountered by federal immigration authorities since then.
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Goodlatte Critical of FCC’s Broadcast Media Ownership Rules
August 25, 2016
Press Release
FCC Fails to Recognize Market Realities and Reduces Competition through Excessive RegulationWashington, D.C.— Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement regarding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) release of its Media Ownership Rules: Chairman Goodlatte: “Today, the FCC continues its recent tradition of advancing unnecessary and burdensome regulations on a partisan basis while ignoring new technologies and market realities, with the likely outcome of harming competiti
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Goodlatte Critical of FCC’s Broadcast Media Ownership Rules
August 25, 2016
Press Release
FCC Fails to Recognize Market Realities and Reduces Competition through Excessive RegulationWashington, D.C.— Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement regarding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) release of its Media Ownership Rules: Chairman Goodlatte: “Today, the FCC continues its recent tradition of advancing unnecessary and burdensome regulations on a partisan basis while ignoring new technologies and market realities, with the likely outcome of harming competiti
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Media Advisory: Policing Strategies Working Group to Visit Detroit & Hold First Press Conference
August 22, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Several members of the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group will be traveling to Detroit, Michigan 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 their first photo spray and press conference following their private roundtable with community leaders on Tuesday, August 30 beginning at 12:00 p.m.
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Media Advisory: Policing Strategies Working Group to Visit Detroit & Hold First Press Conference
August 22, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Several members of the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group will be traveling to Detroit, Michigan 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 their first photo spray and press conference following their private roundtable with community leaders on Tuesday, August 30 beginning at 12:00 p.m.
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