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115th Congress

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September 5, 2017

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on President Trump’s decision to end former President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:

September 5, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 4-8, 2017. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 710:00 a.m.  Full Committee MarkupH.R.
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August 22, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement in advance of President Trump’s visit to the Border Patrol station in Yuma, Arizona: “President Trump has demonstrated his commitment to restoring the rule of law by directing his Administration to enforce our nation’s immigration laws. The President’s strong action has caused illegal immigration to drop significantly at the U.S.-Mexico border.
August 19, 2017

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement upon the signing of the Rapid DNA Act of 2017 (H.R. 510) into law:

August 18, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Following a letter sent by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.), Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Darrell Is
August 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement condemning the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia: “I am deeply saddened and revolted by the hate and violence taking place in Charlottesville, and am praying for the victim killed and others injured. The racist and anti-Semitic views embraced by white supremacists have no place in our nation and do not reflect core American values of equality and religious freedom.
August 11, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the announcement from President Trump declaring the opioid crisis as a national emergency: “The opioid epidemic currently plaguing the United States is destroying lives, families, and communities across the United States and it shows no signs of stopping. We have all heard the grim statistics: 91 Americans die each day from an opioid overdose. That is more than 33,000 a year. These people are our neighbors, friends, and loved ones and need our help.
August 10, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Tx.), Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.), Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), and Courts, Intellectual Property & the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Ca.) sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen, and Acting Comptroller Keith Noreika regarding Operation Choke Point