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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today released the statement below following President Barack Obama’s speech on immigration reform.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), along with House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) and Vice-Chairman Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), Rep.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below following today’s announcement by the Department of Justice (DOJ) that senior Al Qaeda leader Abu Anas al-Liby, who was apprehended in Libya earlier this month, has arrived in the United States to stand trial in federal court for the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Africa.
This hearing is part of that agenda. The Department of Justice currently spends a third of its budget housing prisoners – and BOP’s population continues to grow, consuming even more taxpayer dollars every year. Given our current fiscal climate, it is our responsibility to ensure that every dollar spent is put to the wisest use.
Washington, D.C. – Today the House Judiciary Committee released basic principles pertaining to the issue of Internet sales tax. To develop these principles, the Committee received input directly from taxpayers, industry and trade groups, and representatives of state and local governments. The principles are intended to guide discussion on this issue and spark creative solutions. Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) issued the following statements.
Washington, D.C. – Following today’s classified hearing on the Administration’s use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorities, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the statement below.
Washington, D.C.: Today Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement in honor of Constitution Day which was first observed in 2005.
Chairman Goodlatte: “226 years ago on September 17, 1787, the founders of our country signed the United States Constitution that laid the foundation for our freedoms today. Formed in the middle of crisis and fashioned by one of the world’s youngest nations, it has stood the test of time as the oldest written constitution still in use today.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Howard Coble (R-N.C.), Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member Mel Watt (D-N.C.), and Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) today applauded the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for its interest in the issue of requiring wireless carriers to unlock mobile devices when requested.
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the role of voluntary agreements in our intellectual property system.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Howard Coble (R-N.C.) released the following statements in advance of Wednesday’s hearing.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) introduced H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act. The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act keeps Internet access affordable, drives innovation, and promotes access to the Internet as a critical gateway to jobs, education, healthcare, and entrepreneurial opportunities.