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November 14, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below on President Trump’s call on Congress to pass TheFirst Step Act:“I welcome President Trump’s support for the First Step Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation that will help make our streets safer and give offenders a fair shot at succeeding in society after serving their time. This legislation will help control corrections spending, manage the prison population, and reduce recidivism.
November 14, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below on President Trump’s call on Congress to pass TheFirst Step Act:“I welcome President Trump’s support for the First Step Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation that will help make our streets safer and give offenders a fair shot at succeeding in society after serving their time. This legislation will help control corrections spending, manage the prison population, and reduce recidivism.
November 8, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below following the Administration’s release of a joint Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security interim rule to change certain asylum policies in light of the caravan of Central Americans headed to the U.S.-Mexico border:
November 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below following United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ resignation:
“Thank you to Attorney General Sessions for his years of public service to our country, which included his commitment to the defense of human life at all its stages, the security of our borders and interior, and the protection of our country.
November 1, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below following the President’s announcement that he will take action to deter the caravans of Central Americans headed to the U.S.-Mexico border:
“I applaud President Trump for doing everything within his power to send the strong message that our immigration laws will be enforced and the gaming of the system will not be tolerated.
October 24, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Donald Trump signed into law the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, a bicameral, bipartisan bill that combats the opioid crisis. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below following the bill’s enactment.
“Families and communities across the United States have been devastated by the opioid crisis. This crisis is a national emergency and we need a comprehensive response to reduce opioid abuse and overdoses.
October 24, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Donald Trump signed into law the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, a bicameral, bipartisan bill that combats the opioid crisis. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below following the bill’s enactment.
“Families and communities across the United States have been devastated by the opioid crisis. This crisis is a national emergency and we need a comprehensive response to reduce opioid abuse and overdoses.
October 23, 2018
Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) released the following statement after postponing tomorrow’s interview with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein: “The Committees are unable to ask all questions of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein within the time allotted for tomorrow’s transcribed interview, therefore, the interview will be postponed. Mr.
October 16, 2018
Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today made the following statement after Glenn Simpson, head of Fusion GPS, invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify:
“It’s disappointing that Glenn Simpson refused to answer the many questions we have for him as part of our investigation into decisions made and not made by the Justice Department in 2016. Mr. Simpson has already voluntarily testified before other congressional committees regarding his firm’s role in compiling the dossier used to obtain a FISA warrant against a U.S.
October 16, 2018
Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today made the following statement after Glenn Simpson, head of Fusion GPS, invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify:
“It’s disappointing that Glenn Simpson refused to answer the many questions we have for him as part of our investigation into decisions made and not made by the Justice Department in 2016. Mr. Simpson has already voluntarily testified before other congressional committees regarding his firm’s role in compiling the dossier used to obtain a FISA warrant against a U.S.