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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 11, 2018
Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement after President Trump signed into law the Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (H.R. 1551). This legislation updates several key provisions of U.S. copyright law regarding music licensing.
“Today, with the President signing into law the Music Modernization Act, we have successfully brought early 20th century music laws for the analog era into the 21st century digital era.
October 11, 2018
Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement after President Trump signed into law the Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (H.R. 1551). This legislation updates several key provisions of U.S. copyright law regarding music licensing.
“Today, with the President signing into law the Music Modernization Act, we have successfully brought early 20th century music laws for the analog era into the 21st century digital era.
October 6, 2018
Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement upon the Senate’s confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the next associate justice to the Supreme Court of the United States.
“Judge Brett Kavanaugh has proven himself to be one of the most qualified jurists to be nominated to the Supreme Court.
September 28, 2018
Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today made the following announcement:
“As part of the House Judiciary Committee’s joint investigation and oversight responsibilities, we’ve invited Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to come in for a private meeting in the coming weeks. We are working with the Justice Department on details and will relay more information about the meeting soon. There are many questions we have for Mr. Rosenstein, including questions about allegations made against him in a recent news article.
September 28, 2018
Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today made the following announcement:
“As part of the House Judiciary Committee’s joint investigation and oversight responsibilities, we’ve invited Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to come in for a private meeting in the coming weeks. We are working with the Justice Department on details and will relay more information about the meeting soon. There are many questions we have for Mr. Rosenstein, including questions about allegations made against him in a recent news article.
September 28, 2018
Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today made the following announcement:
“As part of the House Judiciary Committee’s joint investigation and oversight responsibilities, we’ve invited Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to come in for a private meeting in the coming weeks. We are working with the Justice Department on details and will relay more information about the meeting soon. There are many questions we have for Mr. Rosenstein, including questions about allegations made against him in a recent news article.
September 28, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act by a vote of 393-8. This bicameral, bipartisan bill combats the opioid crisis and will soon be headed to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) praised today’s vote in the statement below.
“The opioid crisis has devastated all of our communities. Americans have lost family members, friends, and loved ones to opioid abuse.
September 28, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act by a vote of 393-8. This bicameral, bipartisan bill combats the opioid crisis and will soon be headed to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) praised today’s vote in the statement below.
“The opioid crisis has devastated all of our communities. Americans have lost family members, friends, and loved ones to opioid abuse.
September 28, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- Today House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), along with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other Members of Congress, met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai to discuss social media filtering practices. Following the meeting Chairman Goodlatte released this statement.
“Today we held a very productive meeting with Google CEO Sundar Pichai to discuss concerns regarding Google’s business practices. Following this meeting, I will officially be inviting Mr.