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115th Congress

January 24, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released this statement following the passage of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 (H.R. 7) by a vote of 238-183.
January 24, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (H.R.
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January 23, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced subcommittee assignments for Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee in the 115th Congress: Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice Chairman Steve King (IA) Vice Chairman Ron DeSantis (FL) Trent Franks (AZ) Louie Gohmert (TX) Trey Gowdy (SC) Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Chairman Darrell Issa (CA) Vice Chairman Doug Collins (GA) Lamar Smith (TX) Steve Chabot (OH) Trent Franks (AZ) Jim Jordan (OH) Ted Poe (TX) Jason Chaffetz (UT) Tom Marino (PA) Raul Labrador (ID) Blake Farenthold (TX) Ron DeS
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January 20, 2017

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Senate’s confirmation of General John Kelly as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security:

January 19, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of January 23-27, 2017 TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 11:00 a.m. Full Committee Meeting: Adoption of Committee Rules and Ratification of Subcommittee Assignments2141 Rayburn House Office Building All hearings and markups are streamed live at judiciary.house.gov. Camera crews wishing to cover must be congressionally credentialed and RSVP with the House Radio-TV Gallery at (202) 225-5214.
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2141 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING

January 17, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on President Obama’s commutation of Army Private Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence: “Private Manning betrayed the United States by providing classified national security information to WikiLeaks. In leaking sensitive government documents, Private Manning jeopardized both the safety of Americans deployed overseas and the security of the United States.  These treasonous actions warrant a full prison term, not a shorter sentence. “Over the course of his presidency, President Obama has used his pen and phone to act as legislator and judge.