the expansion of the federal code--to some 4,500 criminal statutes today, as well as tens of thousands of regulations carrying criminal penalties--has resulted in a code that no average American citizen could be expected to read and understand.
Goodlatte criticizes the complexity of federal criminal laws.
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This is a good bill. I urge my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the balance of my time.
I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) that the House suspend the rules and…
May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 14 minutes remaining.
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