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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) today announced that the House Judiciary Committee will continue the Committee's listening tour as part of the comprehensive copyright review. The House Judiciary Committee will travel to Silicon Valley on November 9th and Los Angeles on November 10th. These discussions are expected to include a wide range of creators, innovators, technology professionals, and users of copyrighted works.
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
"I want to take a moment to walk through the events that have led up to this hearing:
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.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
2:00 p.m. Full Committee hearing
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Witnesses
Last night, during an appearance on CNN's Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, admitted that he has not identified any evidence that Planned Parenthood has violated any laws:
Blitzer: "Is there any evidence in your opinion that Planned Parenthood has broken any law?"
Chaffetz: "No, I'm not suggesting that they broke the law."
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement after the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law concluded a hearing that examined proposed health insurance mergers and the possible consequential impact on marketplace competition:
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
"Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 348, the 'Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2015' or so-called RAPID Act.
"H.R. 348 has many flaws. Most critically, this measure could jeopardize public health and safety by prioritizing project approval over meaningful analysis that currently is required under the National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA.