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Goodlatte and Grassley: ICE Policy Allows Drunk Drivers Who Kill and Injure Americans to Go Free

March 2, 2016

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson on his department’s policy that allowed three unlawful, criminal immigrants charged with drunk driving go free. On February 24, 2016, Esmid Valentine Pedraza was arrested in San Francisco, California, for the murder of Stacey Aguilar. Prior to allegedly committing the murder, Pedraza was reportedly arrested by U.S.

Task Force on National Security Releases Mission Statement

March 2, 2016

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Task Force on National Security Releases Mission Statement

Hearing Wrap Up: House Judiciary Committee Examines Encryption

March 2, 2016

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Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on “The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy.” At the hearing, members of the House Judiciary Committee closely examined the concerns raised by law enforcement and American technology companies in order to help find a solution that allows law enforcement to effectively enforce the law without harming the competitiveness of U.S. encryption providers or the privacy and security protections it delivers for U.S. citizens. Background on Hearing:

Hearing Wrap Up: House Judiciary Committee Examines Encryption

March 2, 2016

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Hearing Wrap Up: Executive Overreach Task Force Hearing on Congress’ Constitutional Authority

March 2, 2016

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Washington, D.C. – The Task Force on Executive Overreach today held its first hearing on “The Original Understanding of the Role of Congress and How Far We’ve Drifted From It.” At the hearing, members heard from several experts and examined the House of Representatives’ legislative and budgetary power and how the executive branch has usurped this over the years. The Task Force on Executive Overreach is authorized for six months to study the impact the increase in presidential and e

Chairman Goodlatte Statement at Encryption Hearing

March 2, 2016

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Chairman Goodlatte: We welcome everyone today to this timely and important hearing on encryption. Encryption is a good thing. It prevents crime, it prevents terrorist attacks. It keeps our most valuable information safe. Yet it is not used as effectively today as is necessary to protect against the ever increasing sophistication of foreign governments, criminal enterprises and just plain hackers. We see this manifest almost every week in the reports of losses of massive amounts of our most valuable information from government agencies, retailers, financial institutions, and individuals. From identity theft to the compromising of our infrastructure, to our economic and milit

Chairman Goodlatte Statement at Executive Overreach Task Force Hearing

March 2, 2016

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Chairman Goodlatte: James Madison wrote in Federalist No.

Goodlatte Presses DHS for Information About Columbus, Ohio Machete Attacker

March 2, 2016

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson for information about Mohamed Barry, the alien who savagely attacked restaurant patrons with a machete in Columbus, Ohio on February 11, 2016 and was subsequently killed by police. Media reports indicate that Barry entered the restaurant looking for the owner, an Israeli immigrant, who was not

The Week Ahead for the House Judiciary Committee--February 29-March 4, 2016

February 26, 2016

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Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of February 29 –March 4, 2016 TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 201610:00 a.m. | Executive Overreach Task ForceHearing on: The Original Understanding of the Role of Congress and How Far We’ve Drifted From It Witnesses:

Mr. Matthew Spalding, Associate Vice President and Dean of Educational Programs Hillsdale College, Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship
Mr. James C.

House Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing on Encryption

February 25, 2016

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Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 1:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy.” The House Judiciary Committee previously held member briefings on encryption, which included a briefing from technology companies and a classified briefing from the government. As encryption has increasingly become much more widespread among consumers, there is an ongoing national debate about the positive and negative implications it poses for consumers’ security and privacy.

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