Bob Goodlatte: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. I share the gentleman from Florida's interest and support for shield laws as well…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. I share the gentleman from Florida's interest and support for shield laws as well, but I don't believe this has been carefully vetted. There are implications here about exactly who has the right to make the determination about whether or not funds could or could not be used. The way the language reads suggests that maybe the reporter would have that right, rather than a court. To me, this is not the best way to go about doing this. We will continue to work on shield law legislation in the House Judiciary Committee, which has passed out forms of shield law in the past, and we will continue to work on it. I must oppose this amendment in these circumstances. I don't think this is the right place to legislate something as complicated as this issue.”