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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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Dec 3, 2019

The fact that we got witness testimony for this hearing this morning is shameful.

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Dec 3, 2019

What is essentially a sham impeachment of this President.

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Dec 3, 2019

This is act two of the three-part tragedy, the impeachment of President Trump.

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Sep 26, 2018

I have consistently noted the dangers of unlicensed, untaxed, and unregulated internet gambling parlors which suck billions of dollars out of American citizens.

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Sep 26, 2018

Sports gambling is an issue I know well. Throughout my tenure in Congress I have worked to curb the proliferation of unlawful online gambling activity.

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Jul 23, 2018

I want to thank the gentleman from Maryland and Ranking Member Nadler and others for their work on this legislation, as well as Congressman Issa and Senator Hirono. This is very good legislation and it's overdue. I urge my colleagues to…

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Jul 23, 2018

This is a good bill. I urge my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Jul 18, 2018

It is my pleasure to yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), the chairman of the committee.

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Jul 18, 2018

I have only one speaker remaining to close the debate for our side. I believe we have the right to close. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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Jul 18, 2018

May I ask how much time is remaining on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Weber of Texas). The gentleman from Virginia has 6\1/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from New York has 11 minutes remaining.

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Jul 16, 2018

If Thomas Jefferson had written the Declaration of Independence on Facebook, that document would have never seen the light of day.

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Jul 16, 2018

Russia will stop at nothing to interfere with and undermine our system of government.

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Jul 15, 2018

I firmly believe that moving this center would not only be a colossal waste of taxpayer money but also put public safety at significant risk.

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Jul 15, 2018

I am troubled about the desire of some of my colleagues to transfer the training facility from its home in Front Royal to Huntsville, Alabama.

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Jun 21, 2018

For the purpose of closing on our side, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Curbelo).

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Jun 21, 2018

If the gentleman will yield, again, I don't control the floor, and I don't have any direct advice on when that will take place.

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Jun 21, 2018

If the gentlemen will yield, I don't control the floor schedule so I can't answer the question as to the timing of when the gentleman's opportunity to offer a motion to recommit, which the rules provide for, will be afforded to him. I…

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Jun 18, 2018

It was a terrible situation, it's always a terrible situation when you separate children from parents.

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Jun 18, 2018

The President is very much committed to his four pillars addressing the DACA population, making sure that we have a secure border, closing the loopholes that exist when you get across that border, ending the visa lottery and using those…

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Jun 18, 2018

The Justice Department and FBI didn't treat her like any other criminal suspect and didn't follow standard investigative procedures.

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Jun 6, 2018

I am pleased to yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Comstock).

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Jun 6, 2018

If the gentlewoman will continue to yield, yes, I do. And I certainly support, at every level of government, making sure that we are doing what we can to intervene and get people headed in the right direction and avoiding some of those…

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Jun 6, 2018

The answer is yes. This legislation is intended to help our communities fight criminal gangs and the violence and mayhem they wreak, and the bill is not intended to target anyone because of their race or national origin. {time} 1430

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May 22, 2018

I am prepared to close whenever the gentleman from New York is, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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May 17, 2018

The fact that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is not being held accountable for its anticompetitive behavior makes a mockery of U.S. antitrust law.

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