114th Congress
May 12, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Chairman King, for convening this third hearing of the Task Force on Executive Overreach, this one focusing on executive overreach in foreign policy.
I’ll focus my remarks on the recent deal the President struck with Iran on its nuclear capability, a deal that primarily meets Iran’s goals -- in that sanctions are lifted, nuclear research and development continues, and America’s safety is compromised – but doesn’t include any requirements for inspections that can verify compliance anytime and anywhere. Amazingly, among the deal’s many
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May 11, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement upon the signing of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (S. 1890) into law:
“Creativity and innovation has been one of the primary drivers of our nation’s economy, and our ability to protect innovation has made the United States the envy of the world.
May 11, 2016
Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.) today praised the House Judiciary Committee’s approval of the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 (H.R.
May 11, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Eighteen months ago, this Committee commenced a “pattern or practice” investigation into the Justice Department’s mortgage lending settlements. We found that DOJ is systematically subverting Congress’s spending power by requiring settling parties to donate money to activist groups.
In just the last two years, DOJ has directed nearly a billion dollars to third-parties entirely outside of Congress’s spending and oversight authority. Of that, over half-a-billion has already been disbursed or is committed to being disbursed.
May 10, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved several bills in the jurisdiction of the House Judiciary Committee to curtail international drug trafficking into the United States and combat the opioid epidemic facing our nation. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) shepherded these bills through the House and praised the passage of these bills in the statement below. Chairman Goodlatte: “The United States currently faces an unrelenting opioid epidemic that claims thousands of lives each year.
May 10, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved two bills to protect law enforcement officers’ lives by reauthorizing the bulletproof vest program and by ensuring officers are able to defend and protect themselves on and off-duty. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) praised the passage of these bills in the statement below.
Chairman Goodlatte: “This week, we honor our nation’s law enforcement officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
May 10, 2016
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May 10, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Since 1999, the Bulletproof Vest Program, or BVP, has awarded more than 13,000 jurisdictions a total of $393 million in federal funds for the purchase of over one million bulletproof vests. The bulletproof vest grant program is a critical resource for state and local jurisdictions that has been proven to save lives.
We must be sure that our law enforcement officers are protected from the risks inherent in the job. In 2016 alone, there have been 17 police officers killed by gunfire.
May 10, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 5052, the Opioid Program Evaluation Act, or OPEN Act, is a bill that will require an evaluation of the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Grant Program that will be authorized by H.R.