114th Congress

Chairman Goodlatte: It’s clear that our founders believed that the free expression of ideas was integral to the wellbeing of our nation. John Adams, in his writing on the importance of the press for example, states:

"Care has been taken that the art of printing should be encouraged, and that it should be easy and cheap and safe for any person to communicate his thoughts to the public.

Chairman Goodlatte: The Constitution sets forth a system of checks and balances which grants each branch of government tools to ensure that no one branch of government attains too much power.  The legislative branch’s tools include the power to write the laws, the power of the purse, the impeachment power, and the power to censure, among others.  These tools empower Congress to exert oversight over the executive and judicial branches, including rooting out corruption, fraud and abuse by government officials and taking further disciplinary action on behalf of the

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has learned that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) significantly underreported the criminal convictions of aliens who the agency released in Fiscal Year 2014.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of June 20-24, 2016. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2210:00 a.m. | Full CommitteeHearing on: “Examining the Allegations of Misconduct Against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, Part II” Witnesses:

• Jonathan Turley, Professor of Law, George Washington University
• Andrew

Washington, D.C.  – On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice will hold a legislative hearing on H.R.