Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement after Lisa Page decided to defy the Committee’s subpoena: “It appears that Lisa Page has something to hide. She plans to blatantly defy a congressional subpoena by refusing to appear for her deposition. She has known for months that the House Judiciary Committee has sought her testimony as part of our joint investigation with the Oversight Committee into decisions made by the Justice Department in 2016, and she has no excuse for her failure to appear.

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., the House Committees on the Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform will hold a joint hearing on “Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election: Testimony by FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok.” Last year, the House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced a joint investigation into decisions made by the Just

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the Committee’s hearing on “Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election.” Chairman Goodlatte: The Church Committee was established on a bipartisan basis and chaired by Democratic Senator Frank Church in 1975 to review CIA, FBI, and NSA surveillance abuses, including the improper surveillance of

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today subpoenaed Peter Strzok – a former senior official in the FBI’s counterintelligence division – to come before the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees for a deposition on June 27, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. as part of the Committees’ joint investigation into decisions made by the Department of Justice in 2016. The Committees have repeatedly requested to interview Mr.

Washington, D.C. - The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 239-142 a bill to combat the synthetic drug crisis, the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act (H.R. 2851). House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) applauded today’s House approval of the bill in the statement below. Chairman Goodlatte: “Our nation is facing a drug crisis and it’s destroying lives, families, and communities across the United States.

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today gave the following statement on the House floor in support of the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act (H.R. 2851). This legislation updates the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to provide swifter action to stop the unlawful importation and distribution of synthetic drugs and gives law enforcement effective tools to help keep our communities safe. Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, Kristen Holman adored her little brother Garrett.