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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 28, 2014

And any assistance the U.S. gives to them to help secure that border with Guatemala I think will pay dividends for both Mexico and the United States.

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May 28, 2014

I think it was the absolutely correct decision.

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May 28, 2014

not administrating the program is also a missed opportunity to address the problem with the release of criminal aliens back into our society.

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May 28, 2014

I am not in favor of having States issue licenses to people who are not lawfully here.

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May 28, 2014

right now there are over 860,000 such people who are under deportation orders and who are not detained and have not left the United States.

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May 28, 2014

the President is being helpful to the process when he works with the Congress and suggests that he wants to accomplish immigration reform, but he hurts the efforts in the Congress when he says, 'If you don't do it' and the suggestion is…

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May 28, 2014

That makes doing immigration reform harder, not easier.

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May 28, 2014

Why should we negotiate if we can't trust the President to enforce the laws as they exist.

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May 22, 2014

At this time, I have only one speaker remaining, and I am prepared to close our portion of the remarks if the gentleman is prepared to close.

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May 22, 2014

It is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Holding), a member of the Judiciary Committee.

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May 22, 2014

From the founding of the American Republic, this country has been engaged in a profound debate about the limits of government. In the Federalist Papers, the Founders argued passionately for a Federal Government that would protect the…

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May 22, 2014

Reclaiming my time, Mr. Speaker, when it comes to gathering information about foreign nationals who are deemed to pose a national security threat to the United States, the Fourth Amendment does not apply, and a court must still order the…

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May 22, 2014

This is not a search under the Fourth Amendment, and probable cause has never applied. It has never applied. The gentleman is attempting to change the law if he thinks that.

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May 22, 2014

I would be happy to yield. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.

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May 20, 2014

It is my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota, Congressman Paulsen, the chief sponsor of this legislation.

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May 20, 2014

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick) to close the debate for our side of the aisle.

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May 20, 2014

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Yoho).

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May 20, 2014

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Mrs. Ellmers).

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May 20, 2014

At this time, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Rothfus).

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May 20, 2014

It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rodney Davis).

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May 20, 2014

It is now my pleasure to yield 6 minutes to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner), the chief sponsor of this legislation.

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May 20, 2014

Unfortunately, while the growth of the Internet and smartphones has proved to be of great value in many aspects of our lives, it has also been used by criminals to facilitate the commercial exploitation of children and other victims by…

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May 20, 2014

I have only one speaker remaining, myself, if the gentleman is prepared to close.

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May 20, 2014

Now it is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from South Dakota (Mrs. Noem).

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May 20, 2014

I just have one speaker remaining, if the gentleman is prepared to close.

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