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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.

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May 16, 2016

It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.

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May 13, 2016

I do not have any speakers remaining, and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

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May 12, 2016

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.

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May 12, 2016

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…

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May 12, 2016

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…

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May 12, 2016

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…

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May 12, 2016

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meehan).

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May 12, 2016

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg).

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May 12, 2016

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.

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May 11, 2016

President Obama is, unfortunately, no stranger to bad deals.

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May 11, 2016

President Obama's agreement with Iran is being unlawfully implemented...

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May 11, 2016

By what authority under the United States Constitution?

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May 11, 2016

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…

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May 10, 2016

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.

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May 10, 2016

I urge my colleagues to support this good legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.

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May 10, 2016

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.

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May 10, 2016

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…

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Apr 27, 2016

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.

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Apr 27, 2016

The Constitution grants Congress the power to decide how money is spent, not the Department of Justice.

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Apr 18, 2016

And this was taking an old law and rewriting the regulations without ever consulting the Congress.

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Apr 18, 2016

Thank you, Chairman King, for convening this third hearing of the Task Force on Executive Overreach.

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Apr 18, 2016

Should they be removed? 250,000 who have been convicted of crimes, should they be removed by this Administration?

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Apr 18, 2016

That's why it's irresponsible to allow them to come accompanied by gang members, accompanied by drug smugglers, accompanied by organized criminals.

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Apr 18, 2016

I want to express my deepest sympathy to the family members of Sarah Root and Joshua Wilkerson.

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Apr 13, 2016

Abusive patent litigation is a drag on our economy.

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