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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 18, 2015

I think that kind of culture, just by the numbers the city auditor found there, really changed the department for the better.

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May 18, 2015

We welcome everyone to this morning's hearing on policing strategy for the 21st century.

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May 18, 2015

The Judiciary Committee will come to order.

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May 18, 2015

I think their objectives are very good. But where do you come off funding them as opposed to the Congress funding them.

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May 18, 2015

There is mounting evidence that DOJ is systematically subverting Congress' budget authority by using settlements to funnel money to activist groups.

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May 14, 2015

I think it is going to be impaired by the FCC's action. That's why there is such a negative reaction to this by many of us here in the Congress.

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May 14, 2015

Thank you for being here and for your testimony.

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May 14, 2015

The vigorous, intelligent, and predictable enforcement of antitrust law is critical to the American free market.

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May 13, 2015

At this time I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino), chairman of our Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee and a strong supporter of this legislation.

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May 13, 2015

At this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Holding).

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May 13, 2015

At this time I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hurd).

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May 13, 2015

It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Issa), who is the chairman of the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee and a strong supporter of this legislation.

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May 13, 2015

It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Mimi Walters), a member of the House Judiciary Committee and an original cosponsor of this bill.

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May 13, 2015

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Forbes), a member of the House Judiciary Committee and an original cosponsor of this legislation.

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May 13, 2015

Before I yield to the next speaker, I want to say to him and his colleagues on the House Intelligence Committee that they did marvelous work in protecting not only the national security, but the civil liberties of Americans. They worked…

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May 13, 2015

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner), the chairman of the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigation Subcommittee and the chief sponsor of this legislation.

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May 12, 2015

I urge my colleagues to support this good and important legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Young of Iowa). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte)…

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May 12, 2015

I have no further speakers, and if the gentlewoman from Texas is prepared to yield back, I am prepared to do the same.

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May 12, 2015

It is my pleasure to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Reichert), the chief sponsor of the companion House legislation.

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May 12, 2015

Just over a year ago the Obama administration and specifically the NTIA announced plans to transition oversight over the Internet's domain name system to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN.

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Apr 28, 2015

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte along with Subcommittee Chairman Franks introduced the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015.

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Apr 28, 2015

10 years ago I helped usher the Class Action Fairness Act through Congress and to the President's desk, where it was signed into law.

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Apr 28, 2015

I rarely have a conversation about general immigration policy in which the issue of birthright citizenship is not raised.

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Apr 14, 2015

I think the message has to be said loud and clear as to what is acceptable conduct.

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Apr 14, 2015

You know, I hate to do that with the FBI. They have a very important and very serious role.

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