It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.
Bob Goodlatte
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Bob Goodlatte is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Virginia's 6th congressional district from 1993 to 2019. During his tenure, he was known for his work on issues related to agriculture, technology, and internet policy. Goodlatte played a significant role in introducing legislation such as the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999 and the Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act. He also served as the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, where he focused on matters including intellectual property and immigration reform.
I do not have any speakers remaining, and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.
I claim the time in opposition even though I do not oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.
I urge my colleagues to support the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. DeSaulnier). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 5…
I thank the gentleman from California and the gentleman from Georgia for offering this amendment. This amendment makes a small but important change to H.R. 5046 to clarify that grants can be used to improve the interoperability of…
It is my pleasure to yield an additional 1 minute to Mr. LaHood. Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Chairman, this funding includes treatment for law enforcement and first responders, and criminal investigations for the unlawful distribution of these…
At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meehan).
At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg).
It is now my pleasure to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations.
I have to tell you: one of the lowest days in the time that I have served in Congress was the day that President Obama came to the House to give his State of the Union address before a Joint Session of the Congress, and at the end of his…
This is a good piece of legislation. I urge my colleagues to support it and support our law enforcement officers. I yield back the balance of my time.
I urge my colleagues to support this good legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.
I am pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from New Hampshire (Mr. Guinta), the chief sponsor of the legislation, to close debate.
It is my pleasure to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino), a member of the Committee on the Judiciary and the chief sponsor of the House companion legislation to the bill before the House at…
It is my pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins), the chief sponsor of the House version of this bill and a member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
The Constitution grants Congress the power to decide how money is spent, not the Department of Justice.
And this was taking an old law and rewriting the regulations without ever consulting the Congress.
Thank you, Chairman King, for convening this third hearing of the Task Force on Executive Overreach.
Should they be removed? 250,000 who have been convicted of crimes, should they be removed by this Administration?
That's why it's irresponsible to allow them to come accompanied by gang members, accompanied by drug smugglers, accompanied by organized criminals.
I want to express my deepest sympathy to the family members of Sarah Root and Joshua Wilkerson.





