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"Madam Attorney General, welcome to the House Judiciary Committee.
"Nearly seven months ago, after much delay in the Senate, you took over for our friend Eric Holder at the Department of Justice.
"With, not one, but two tours of duty as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, you are unquestionably the right leader at this moment for the important work of the Department.
House Judiciary Committee Unveils Bills to Address Federal Over-Criminalization
These bills are part of the Committee's bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative
As part of the House Judiciary Committee's criminal justice reform initiative, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Congressman Raul Labrador (R-Idaho), Congressman Mike Bishop (R-Mich.), and Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-Calif.) today
As part of the House Judiciary Committee's criminal justice reform initiative, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Congressman Raul Labrador (R-Idaho), Congressman Mike Bishop (R-Mich.), and Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-Calif.) today
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) issued the following statement on the House Judiciary Committee's bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative and announced a press conference for tomorrow.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
11:30 a.m. Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice
Hearing on: H.R. _, the "Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2015"
Witnesses:
· Ms. Elizabeth Milito, Senior Executive Counsel, NFIB Small Business Legal Center
· Mr. Cary Silverman, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Today, Members of Congress led by U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) in the Senate and Reps. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) and Darrell Issa (R-CA), in the House of Representatives, introduced the Fair Chance Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would give formerly incarcerated people a fairer chance at securing employment by prohibiting federal contractors and federal agencies from asking about the criminal history of a job applicant until an applicant receives a conditional offer of employment. Sen. Booker and Rep.
Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. John J.