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February 24, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement upon enactment of the Judicial Redress Act:
“A strong relationship with our allies in Europe is key to restoring trust between our citizens and law enforcement officials. The Judicial Redress Act increases privacy protections and ensures continued law enforcement cooperation between the United States and Europe.
February 24, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., the Task Force on Executive Overreach will hold its first hearing titled “The Original Understanding of Congress’ Role and How Far We’ve Drifted from It.”
In writing the U.S. Constitution, the Founders provided the House of Representatives – known as the “People’s House” for its most direct connection to the will of the people – legislative power and the authority to originate revenue bills. The Founders expected the House to aggressively guard its role in the constitutional legislative process.
February 24, 2016
BILL EQUIPS FEDERAL PRISON OFFICIALS WITH PEPPER SPRAY TO QUELL ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN PRISONS
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote the Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015 (S. 238). This legislation, named after a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) officer who was killed by an inmate while on duty on February 25, 2013, allows trained BOP officers to use pepper spray to reduce acts of violence committed by prisoners. The Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act of 2016 (H.R.
February 24, 2016
BILL EQUIPS FEDERAL PRISON OFFICIALS WITH PEPPER SPRAY TO QUELL ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN PRISONS
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote the Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015 (S. 238). This legislation, named after a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) officer who was killed by an inmate while on duty on February 25, 2013, allows trained BOP officers to use pepper spray to reduce acts of violence committed by prisoners. The Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act of 2016 (H.R.
February 24, 2016
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Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of S. 238, the “Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015.”
Eric Williams was born on August 24, 1978, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Donald and Jean Williams. Eric spent most of his life in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania where he attended the Nanticoke public schools and graduated from Greater Nanticoke Area High School in 1996. Eric was an avid soccer player and played youth soccer, was a member of the high school team and continued playing in adult leagues.
February 24, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 17-10 the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2015 (H.R. 3892), which calls on the State Department to recognize the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization in order to better protect national security.
The Muslim Brotherhood, which was founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna, remains headquartered in Egypt but operates throughout the world.
February 24, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 17-10 the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2015 (H.R. 3892), which calls on the State Department to recognize the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization in order to better protect national security.
The Muslim Brotherhood, which was founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna, remains headquartered in Egypt but operates throughout the world.
February 24, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: I was troubled to learn that the State Department has never designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization.
Since the Muslim Brotherhood formed in Egypt in 1928, it has sought to foster the establishment of a global Islamic state and jihadism in Muslims around the world. The Brotherhood’s strategic goal “in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and ‘sabotaging’ its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God’s religion is made victorious over all other religions.”
The Brotherhood and its leaders and affiliates, such as Hamas, have support
February 24, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: I was troubled to learn that the State Department has never designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization.
Since the Muslim Brotherhood formed in Egypt in 1928, it has sought to foster the establishment of a global Islamic state and jihadism in Muslims around the world. The Brotherhood’s strategic goal “in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and ‘sabotaging’ its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God’s religion is made victorious over all other religions.”
The Brotherhood and its leaders and affiliates, such as Hamas, have support
February 23, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: The Nation’s legal lights faded recently, with the loss of the great Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. But they will not be dimmed for long. For Justice Scalia left a legacy of illumination that will continue far beyond his mortal years.
Although Justice Scalia is no longer with us on Earth, his cogent, witty, and plain-spoken writings will continue to educate law students and good citizens everywhere for centuries to come.
Justice Scalia was no mere legal technician. He was a deep thinker who had an uncommon knack for crystallizing powerful ideas into trenchant, lasting prose.