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Washington, D.C. – As part of the House Judiciary Committee’s criminal justice reform initiative, members of the House Judiciary Committee unveiled four bills to rein in the explosion of federal criminal law, commonly referred to as over-criminalization. These bills, along with the Sentencing Reform Act (H.R.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced a markup for Wednesday, November 18 at 10:00 a.m. At the markup, the Committee will take up several criminal justice reform bills, in addition to other legislation. Below is the Committee’s schedule for the remainder of the week. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1710:00 a.m.

Washington, D.C. – As part of the House Judiciary Committee’s criminal justice reform initiative, members of the House Judiciary Committee unveiled four bills to rein in the explosion of federal criminal law, commonly referred to as over-criminalization. These bills, along with the Sentencing Reform Act (H.R.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified before the House Judiciary Committee on the issues facing the Department of Justice. Here are some key takeaways and videos from today’s oversight hearing. Takeaways:

• Attorney General Lynch defended the Obama Administration’s efforts to screen Syrian refugees but admitted that there are challenges posed to screening refugees from war-torn countries.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified before the House Judiciary Committee on the issues facing the Department of Justice. Here are some key takeaways and videos from today’s oversight hearing. Takeaways:

• Attorney General Lynch defended the Obama Administration’s efforts to screen Syrian refugees but admitted that there are challenges posed to screening refugees from war-torn countries.

Chairman Goodlatte: In late July, Chairman Marino (R-Pa.), Ranking Member Conyers (D-Mich.), Ranking Member Johnson (R-Ga.) and I announced a series of Committee hearings focused on competition in the health care marketplace. Today’s hearing is the third in this series, and will examine the competitive dynamics within the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) and pharmacy markets. PBMs oversee the administration and management of prescription drug benefits.

Chairman Goodlatte: Welcome, Attorney General Lynch, to your first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee since your confirmation earlier this year.  We are pleased to have you here with us. Last week, we witnessed horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, which claimed the lives of over 120 innocent civilians and for which ISIS has taken credit.  Our thoughts and prayers remain with the French people and we mourn with them. At the same time, these terrorist attacks are a stark reminder that ISIS poses a threat to our allies and America.

Chairman Goodlatte: Welcome, Attorney General Lynch, to your first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee since your confirmation earlier this year.  We are pleased to have you here with us. Last week, we witnessed horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, which claimed the lives of over 120 innocent civilians and for which ISIS has taken credit.  Our thoughts and prayers remain with the French people and we mourn with them. At the same time, these terrorist attacks are a stark reminder that ISIS poses a threat to our allies and America.