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Chairman Goodlatte: This week in Washington, D.C., we are celebrating National Police Week.  This annual tradition, which draws tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the country, is a time to celebrate the critical role that police play in maintaining a free and safe society.  It is also a time to mourn our nation’s fallen heroes. Last year, 127 men and women gave their lives while protecting Americans’ public safety, including 3 officers in my home state of Virginia.  The average age of these fallen officers is just 40 years old, which is too young to be taken from their loved ones. The Blue Alert system, which is currently in place in 20 states, is a cooperativ

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015 (S. 665) by voice vote and the bill is now headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Named after two New York Police Department officers who were recently murdered in the line of duty, this legislation will help to establish a nationwide alert system for distribution of time-sensitive information to better identify a violent suspect when a law enforcement officer is injured or killed in the line of duty.

Chairman Goodlatte: This week in Washington, D.C., we are celebrating National Police Week.  This annual tradition, which draws tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the country, is a time to celebrate the critical role that police play in maintaining a free and safe society.  It is also a time to mourn our nation’s fallen heroes. Last year, 127 men and women gave their lives while protecting Americans’ public safety, including 3 officers in my home state of Virginia.  The average age of these fallen officers is just 40 years old, which is too young to be taken from their loved ones. The Blue Alert system, which is currently in place in 20 states, is a cooperativ

Chairman Goodlatte: This week in Washington, D.C., we are celebrating National Police Week.  This annual tradition, which draws tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the country, is a time to celebrate the critical role that police play in maintaining a free and safe society.  It is also a time to mourn our nation’s fallen heroes. Last year, 127 men and women gave their lives while protecting Americans’ public safety, including 3 officers in my home state of Virginia.  The average age of these fallen officers is just 40 years old, which is too young to be taken from their loved ones. The Blue Alert system, which is currently in place in 20 states, is a cooperativ

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) – in conjunction with the American Center for Law and Justice – today filed an amicus brief with the 5^th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a continued injunction against President Obama’s executive overreach on immigration in the case of Texas v. United States.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) – in conjunction with the American Center for Law and Justice – today filed an amicus brief with the 5^th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a continued injunction against President Obama’s executive overreach on immigration in the case of Texas v. United States.