Bob Goodlatte

I have no other speakers other than myself, and I believe I have the right to close, so I will reserve the balance of my time.

This is important legislation. I commend my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, as well as Members on this side of the aisle, for their bipartisan spirit in passing this. This will only do a small thing relative to trying to right…

Members have different opinions about what to do to address the allegations of misconduct against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Some would impeach him; others would censure him. Still others would impose no penalty. To address these…

I thank the gentleman for his kind words and for taking the time to share them with us this evening. I yield now to the gentleman from the Ninth Congressional District of Virginia (Mr. Griffith), my friend and neighboring Congressman. He…

I thank the gentleman from Iowa for that heartfelt appreciation of these three Members. I yield to the gentleman from the great State of Maine (Mr. Poliquin). He represents my alma mater, Bates College. He is just about to start his second…

I thank the gentleman for his kind remarks about all three of these fine Representatives. I yield to the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Walorski), who knows them as well.

I thank the gentleman for sharing his personal experiences, his friendships with these three outstanding Members of Congress. I turn to the other neighboring Congressman, the Congressman from the Third Congressional District who has served…

This amendment encourages two of the worst features of Washington bureaucracy. First, it gives heel-dragging, inefficient agencies a powerful incentive to take even longer to finalize rules proposed long ago to the public. This will only…

I urge my colleagues to override the President's veto. It is the right thing to do. Justice is the right thing--to let American citizens have access to their courts for torts for terrorist attacks that occur on American soil. This bill is…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. General Leave

What is important to maintaining a civilization with justice and fairness is a little righteousness where people are treated fairly across the board.

The time of the gentleman has expired.

This revised policy makes no mention of part B of section 1373.

The consent decree was a shocking action on the part of the Department of Justice.

The duplicity of the chief Federal law enforcement entity providing grant money to State and municipalities who specifically fail to assist in the enforcement of Federal law

Not only does this place ICE agents and officers at greater risk when they are forced to arrest criminal aliens who are no longer in a secure jail facility

On May 28 of this year, Chairman Goodlatte sent a letter to now Attorney General Lynch demanding that she explain DOJ's role.

Sanctuary cities refuse to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in its enforcement of Federal immigration laws.

Sanctuary cities violate Federal law.

I hope you will convey back to them our concern, that the Congress has just passed CARA legislation, designed to try to deal with the addiction epidemic in our country.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I would just again urge, and I want to be on the record every time we talk, that we need a public hearing so that people understand how serious we are taking the policing in America issue.

I don't apologize for asking how we fix that, when I see gag orders issued by the Pentagon.

A vast majority of Americans believe today that our country is headed in the wrong direction, and they want us, the people elected by them, just to fix it.

Without objection, the document will be made a part of the record.