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September 22, 2014
After learning that the Obama Administration planned to lift a longstanding prohibition on Libyans coming to the U.S. to attend flight school, work in aviation maintenance or flight operations, or study or seek training in nuclear science, the House Judiciary Committee took action in an effort to prevent this dangerous move.
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September 22, 2014
I wanted to share an article with you from the Washington Times following testimony from the Inspector General for the Department of Justice (DOJ), stating that the Department is failing to provide documents and information necessary for him to conduct independent investigations.
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September 01, 2014
Our law enforcement officers and first responders put duty before self, working on the front lines to protect our homes, our communities, our children and our lives.
For that, I am grateful. I have supported the National Blue Alert Act, H.R.180, to establish a Blue Alert system throughout the United States to help speed the apprehension of violent criminals who kill or seriously injure law enforcement officers. I have also supported the Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act, H.R.4607, to authorize the Bureau of Prisons to issue pepper spray to any officer employed in a prison that is not minimum or low security to respond to emergency situations. As a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations, I will continue working to increase public safety and ensure proper protection for our law enforcement officers and first responders. I have also been vigilant in working to combat the serious threat that gangs, human traffickers, and those seeking to exploit children over the internet pose to our local communities and to the nation. Read more about my work here.
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July 11, 2014
Friend – Wanted to share this article with you written by Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Bob Goodlatte from Virginia. Chairman Goodlatte recently led a bi-partisan trip to the U.S.-Mexico border to witness firsthand what is happening with the surge of children, teenagers, and families attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. In the editorial below, Mr. Goodlatte lays out the many tools the President has at his disposal to quell the activity at the border and put an end to this crisis in leadership, crisis in national security, and crisis in common sense.
Exclusive – Goodlatte: How Obama Can Stop the Border Crisis By: Bob Goodlatte
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June 26, 2014
In May of this year, Lois Lerner, the former Director of the Internal Revenue Service's tax-exempt division, was held in contempt of Congress for her refusal to testify regarding her role in an IRS scandal where government officials targeted politically active conservative groups for increased scrutiny on applications for tax-exempt status.
As a part of ongoing Congressional probes, a formal request for Lerner's email records was made. However, the IRS - responding to these requests - claimed a crash of Lerner's computer hard drive and the recycling of backup tapes as reasons for their inability to provide the records to Congress. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen recently testified that he learned about a problem with Lerner’s computer in February and about the missing emails in April; however, the IRS did not notify Congress of the problem until June. In response, Congressman Forbes called not only for an independent special counsel to lead the investigation, but also for independent computer forensics investigators to recover this critical information. Question of the week: Do you believe an independent special counsel should be appointed to lead the IRS investigation? ( ) Yes. ( ) No. ( ) I don’t know. ( ) Other. Take the Poll here. Find the results of last week’s InstaPoll here.
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April 25, 2014
Earlier this month, the House held a hearing to review the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) budget for Fiscal Year 2015.
Attorney General Eric Holder testified that DOJ’s budget includes funding to support development of innovative gun safety technology. An example would be to require the use of a physical item, such as a bracelet or watch, to allow for operation of a gun. Question of the week: Do you believe that such technology will improve gun safety? ( ) Yes. ( ) No. ( ) I don’t know. ( ) Other. Take the Poll here. Find the results of last week’s InstaPoll here.
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April 18, 2014
During his first term, President Obama only granted one commutation of a sentence. Last year, he granted clemency to twenty-one individuals – eight commutations (reduction of a sentence) and thirteen pardons (forgiveness of a crime). All of the commutations and six of the pardons were granted to individuals who had been convicted of drug crimes.
Earlier this year, the Justice Department began soliciting petitions for commutations and pardons – both forms of the President’s clemency power – particularly for drug offenses. Question of the week: Do you believe that the Justice Department should be actively soliciting petitions for commutations and pardons in drug cases? ( ) Yes. ( ) No. ( ) I don’t know ( ) Other. Take the Poll here. Find the results of last week’s InstaPoll here.
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April 03, 2014
Since 1998, the Department of Commerce has exercised control over the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a private, non-profit organization that manages basic functions of the Internet.
Earlier this month, however, the administration announced its intent to relinquish control of ICANN to the global Internet community. In 2012, the House and Senate unanimously passed resolutions expressing the sense of Congress that the administration should maintain the United States’ support of a global Internet free from government control, and work to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder model that governs the Internet today. Question of the week: Do you support transitioning authority of the Internet to a global community? ( ) Yes. ( ) No. ( ) I don’t know. ( ) Other. Take the Poll here. Find the results of last week’s InstaPoll here.
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March 03, 2014
According to the United Sates Constitution (Article II Section 3), the executive branch, headed by the president, has a duty to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”
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June 21, 2013
Recent news coverage has centered on the story of Edward Snowden, a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA), who recently revealed information regarding a classified program known as PRISM, in which the NSA tapped into the servers of nine leading Internet companies.
Under current law, the NSA has the authority to obtain data from electronic service providers on their customers who reside outside the United States – including e-mail, chat, photos, videos, stored data, and file transfers. To the extent the program captures information pertaining to U.S. citizens, such interception can only be incidental. On June 18th, 2013, NSA Director Keith Alexander testified that the PRISM program helped avert more than 50 “potential terrorist events.” The Fourth Amendment provides that, “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.” While law enforcement and the intelligence community should have all the resources necessary to combat terrorism, they also must act within the bounds of the Constitution. Question of the week: In a post-9/11 world, do you believe that the PRISM program strikes the proper balance between securing our communities and safeguarding liberty? ( ) Yes. ( ) No. ( ) I don’t know. ( ) Other (leave your comments below). Take the instaPoll here. Find the results of last week’s instaPoll here. |
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