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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.
Today, we take an important step toward preventing the taxpayer- funded bailouts that characterized the 2008 financial crisis. The legislation before us, the Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act, enhances the Bankruptcy Code to facilitate…
I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) that the House suspend the…
At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Bachus), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, and the chief sponsor of this legislation.
President Obama wants a special pathway to citizenship for 11 million unlawful immigrants and without any assurance that our Nation's immigration laws will be enforced in the future.
When President Obama announced unilateral changes to our immigration system with a wave of his pen and cellphone on November 20th of last year, he indicated that he would allow millions of unlawful and criminal aliens to evade immigration…
the Executive cannot, under the guise of exercising enforcement discretion, attempt to effectively rewrite the laws to match its policy preferences.
We strongly urge you to respect the Constitution, abandon any unconstitutional unilateral executive actions on immigration.
I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for yielding the time and the chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, Mr. Hastings, for moving this legislation forward. I want to thank the gentleman from Arizona as well for his support and…
I would like to welcome the newest Member of the House of Representatives from Virginia, Dr. Dave Brat of Glen Allen, Virginia, to this Chamber. Dave is joining this body as a new Member representing the Seventh District of Virginia. Over…
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it is just a real honor to be here tonight to tell my friend, Howard Coble, how much he means to me and how much I am going to miss him here in the House of Representatives. He has not…
I thank the chairman for yielding, and I very much appreciate his leadership on this issue. In every State across this country, and most certainly in the Commonwealth of Virginia, there are folks still looking for good full- time jobs and…
I thank the chairman for yielding and for his leadership on this issue. Energy is vital to every aspect of American life. Working families, retirees, and businesses large and small are all dependent upon reliable and affordable energy. An…
What are the ongoing efforts to improve the ability of the DEA to set up a system where you can distinguish between the two so that this potential industry can continue to grow but not hamper the ability of the DEA to enforce the law?
The DEA is going to have to make adjustments and they are going to have to be aggressive about finding ways to more easily distinguish between what is going to be legal and what is going to be illegal.
Despite the fact this Administration's current narrative in support of its position on sentencing reform relies on the supposition that too many low level, non-violent drug offenders are being investigated, prosecuted and incarcerated…
The reality is those targeted for sentencing relief by this Administration are only those whose conduct, that is trafficking large quantities of controlled substances, would subject them to mandatory minimum sentences.
I expect though this is the beginning of a process in which we are going to see the commercial production of industrial hemp, which is a historic product and a product that is abundant, and legitimate uses for it, but it has posed a…
As this grows, literally and figuratively, this is an industry that is going to grow and you are not going to just have state departments of agriculture and research facilities at universities involved, but you are going to have lots and…
I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for his leadership on this issue and managing this bill, and I thank the gentleman from Michigan for his leadership and introduction of this legislation. Mr. Speaker, the bills on the floor this…
At that hearing, we heard testimony that the Justice Department had demonstrated it ``can no longer fairly and justly oversee'' any further investigations into the ongoing IRS targeting scandal and the ``only opportunity for justice'' lies…
Identity theft is a crime that leaves its victims feeling exposed and vulnerable while simultaneously inflicting serious financial damage upon them and the financial institutions and government agencies they do business with…
At this time, it is my pleasure to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith), the chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee and the lead Republican cosponsor of this legislation.
That is correct. Mr. McCARTHY of California. And I can assure you that I will work with Chairman Goodlatte in an effort to remedy that problem.
At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Mrs. Bachmann).
At this time, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Labrador), a member of the Judiciary Committee.
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