May 23, 2016
I regret that we are not using the time today to hold a hearing on criminal justice reform, gun violence prevention, legislation to protect the intellectual property rights of artists and musicians or comprehensive immigration reform.
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 23, 2016
Well, thank you, Chairman King, for convening this fifth hearing of the Task Force on Executive Overreach, this one focusing on executive overreach in Federal regulations.
May 23, 2016
You've got to get rid of this guy. He cannot be defended by Republicans again. This is outrageous.
May 18, 2016
On rollcall No. 210, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Polis The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by…
May 16, 2016
The modern Federal administrative state is an institution unforeseen by the Framers of our Constitution and rapidly mushrooming out of control.
May 16, 2016
It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.
May 13, 2016
It has been quite a week. This week the House has passed 18 bills designed to address various facets of America's opioid epidemic. Most recently, yesterday, the House passed by an overwhelming 413-5 vote the Judiciary Committee's flagship…
May 13, 2016
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 400, nays 5, not voting 28, as follows: [Roll No. 193] YEAS--400 Abraham Aderholt Aguilar Allen Amodei…
May 13, 2016
I do not have any speakers remaining, and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.
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.
May 12, 2016
As we have said repeatedly, the opioid epidemic affects every Member's district, every region of our country, and every socioeconomic level. In order to ensure these grants are dispensed broadly, as is needed, the underlying bill includes…
May 12, 2016
Today the United States is in the throes of an epidemic of prescription opioid and heroin abuse. Every Member of this body has heard a tragic story about a constituent who has become addicted to opioids, and, tragically, many have lost…
May 12, 2016
At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meehan).
May 12, 2016
At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. LaHood). Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this measure. As a former State and Federal prosecutor who has been in charge of prosecuting…
May 12, 2016
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I commend the gentleman from Michigan for offering this amendment and for his commitment to combating opioid abuse, including joining as an original cosponsor of H.R. 5046. In a recent…
May 12, 2016
At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg).
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.
May 12, 2016
I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Keating) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Rothfus) for offering this amendment, and I support it. According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, more Americans are now dying…
May 12, 2016
I first want to commend the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Lynch) for his support of this underlying bill and for his sincere desire to improve the bill. While I appreciate that desire to ensure that opioids are secured appropriately in…
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…
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…
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…
May 11, 2016
On rollcall No. 184, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________
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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