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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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Jun 20, 2013

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. {time} 1150 Amendment No. 100 Offered by Mr. Fortenberry The…

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Jun 20, 2013

I'm pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ribble), America's dairy land, with more dairy farms than any other in the country.

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Jun 20, 2013

What Mr. Brown said was up to 32 cents a gallon. At this time I am happy to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Huelskamp).

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Jun 20, 2013

I have amendment No. 99 at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike part I of subtitle D (Dairy) of title I and insert the following new part: PART I--DAIRY…

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Jun 20, 2013

This FARRM Bill reforms many commodity programs. It makes major policy changes that leave no commodity untouched except for one. This bill makes absolutely no change to the sugar program. In fact, the sugar program wasn't even given the…

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Jun 18, 2013

It is the prerogative of the committee to choose the appropriate people to manage time. I notice that the ranking member is not managing on the Democratic side. We choose to ask someone who is not a member of the committee, and that's…

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Jun 18, 2013

I would like to submit the following: House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Washington, DC, June 14, 2013. Hon. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Chairman: I am…

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Jun 18, 2013

I want to thank the gentlewoman from Tennessee and the other pro-life women who are speaking out in this debate today. Since the Supreme Court's controversial decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973, medical knowledge regarding the development of…

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Jun 13, 2013

The number of Federal crimes has exploded in recent decades, bringing the number to approximately 4,500.

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Jun 13, 2013

On September 18, 2001, Congress enacted the Authorization for the Use of Military Force, which empowered the President to ``use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned…

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Jun 13, 2013

I offer amendment No. 11. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following: SEC. 10__. PROCEDURES GOVERNING UNITED STATES CITIZENS…

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Jun 13, 2013

This pace is simply unsustainable.

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Jun 13, 2013

May I ask how much time each side has remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 1 minute remaining.

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Jun 13, 2013

I thank the gentleman very much for yielding. I also want to tell him how much I appreciate him raising this very important issue. There is no doubt that individuals brought to the United States as young children by their illegal immigrant…

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Jun 13, 2013

I am very happy to be here today at the introductory hearing for this bipartisan Over-Criminalization Task Force.

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Jun 13, 2013

The Honorable Bob Goodlatte, a Representative in Congress from the State of Virginia, and Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary.

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Jun 12, 2013

It is a good question, but the time of the gentleman has expired.

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Jun 12, 2013

If we want to avoid the mistakes of the past we cannot allow the President to continue shutting down Federal immigration enforcement efforts unilaterally.

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Jun 12, 2013

I am here to stand in support of Mr. Gowdy's SAFE Act.

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Jun 12, 2013

Successful immigration reform must address effective interior enforcement.

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Jun 12, 2013

The Senate bill actually weakens interior enforcement in many areas or is simply ineffectual.

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Jun 12, 2013

Mr. Gowdy's legislation actually strengthens Federal immigration enforcement.

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Jun 12, 2013

There is a growing bipartisan unease with the notion that the executive branch can kill a United States citizen on its own determination that he poses an 'imminent threat.'

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Jun 12, 2013

I don't condone these leaks. I believe that if we fail to adjust the concerns at the heart of these controversial programs that there will be more leaks.

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Jun 12, 2013

I urge us to look at what this bill does to remove equality under the law for a specific group.

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