The Honorable Bob Goodlatte, a Representative in Congress from the State of Virginia, and Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary.
The number of Federal crimes has exploded in recent decades, bringing the number to approximately 4,500.
I am very happy to be here today at the introductory hearing for this bipartisan Over-Criminalization Task Force.
It is a good question, but the time of the gentleman has expired.
Successful immigration reform must address effective interior enforcement.
The Senate bill actually weakens interior enforcement in many areas or is simply ineffectual.
Any real immigration reform effort must guarantee that our laws be enforced following a legalization program.
Mr. Gowdy's legislation actually strengthens Federal immigration enforcement.
If we want to avoid the mistakes of the past we cannot allow the President to continue shutting down Federal immigration enforcement efforts...
I am here to stand in support of Mr. Gowdy's SAFE Act.
I urge us to look at what this bill does to remove equality under the law for a specific group.