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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.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) and House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), issued the following joint statement in response to a small announced increase– from 75,000 to 85,000 – in the refugee admissions levels for the next fiscal year:
The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Judicial Redress Act of 2015 (H.R. 1428) by voice vote.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
10:30 a.m. Full Committee Markup
Markup of:
Today, House Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI) and House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following statement calling for the United States to admit 200,000 global refugees in the coming fiscal year, with 100,000 reserved for Syrian refugees:
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) today announced that the House Judiciary Committee will conduct a listening tour as part of the Committee's comprehensive copyright review. The House Judiciary Committee will kick-off the copyright review listening tour with a roundtable discussion in Nashville, Tennessee on September 21st. The roundtable is expected to include a wide range of professionals from the music industry. Future roundtable locations will be announced at a later date.
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.