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.
At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Babin).
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.
The vigorous, intelligent, and predictable enforcement of antitrust law is critical to the American free market.
I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I support his amendment. The House should not take action to legitimize the President's unconstitutional overreach regarding immigration, especially that of creating a program to defer removal for an…
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.
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…
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.
From the founding of the American Republic, this country has been engaged in a profound debate about the responsibilities and the limits of our Federal Government. The tension between these two essential functions of the government did not…
Since the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, medical knowledge regarding the development of unborn babies and their capacities at various stages of growth has advanced dramatically. To give you a sense of how much technology has…
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.
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.
May I inquire how much time is remaining on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 30 seconds remaining, the gentleman from Virginia has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Michigan has 6\1/2\…
30 seconds, is that the total amount of time the other side has? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The minority has 7 minutes total remaining.
At this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Holding).
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.
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.
This week in Washington, D.C., we are celebrating National Police Week. This annual tradition, which draws tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the country, is a time to celebrate the critical role that police play in…
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.
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)…
I have no further speakers, and if the gentlewoman from Texas is prepared to yield back, I am prepared to do the same.
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.
I rarely have a conversation about general immigration policy in which the issue of birthright citizenship is not raised.





