House Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 15: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee May 15, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Holder faced tough questions on the obtaining of the phone records of Associated Press reporters and the IRS scandal of targeting specific groups at the hearing which was to examine the 'Oversight of the United States Department of Justice.'
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The House Judiciary Committee welcomes all ideas and proposals to fix our broken immigration system and Chairman Goodlatte encourages the bipartisan House working group to keep working towards producing a bill ... Simultaneously, the House Judiciary Committee continues to take a step-by-step approach towards reforming our immigration system and is methodically reviewing each individual issue within the larger debate to make sure we get immigration reform right.
The House Judiciary Committee welcomes all ideas and proposals to fix our broken immigration system and Chairman Goodlatte encourages the bipartisan House working group to keep working towards producing a bill ... Simultaneously, the House Judiciary Committee continues to take a step-by-step approach towards reforming our immigration system and is methodically reviewing each individual issue within the larger debate to make sure we get immigration reform right.
They contradict statements made by the White House that it and the State Department only changed one word in the talking points ... The seemingly political nature of the State Department's concerns raises questions about the motivations behind these changes and who at the State Department was seeking them.More quotes »
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Lopez: Drones will revolutionize law enforcement
in Washington, the House Judiciary Committee subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations is scheduled to hold a hearing called, "Eyes in the Sky: The Domestic Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems." Several lawmakers have proposed legislation Read more »
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Will: IRS scandal shows that we've forgotten Watergate's lesson
or conducted in a discriminatory manner." -- Article 2, Section 1, Articles of Impeachment -- Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee , July 29, 1974 The burglary occurred in 1972, the climax came in 1974, but 40 years ago this week -- May 17, 1973 -- the Read more »
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Obama: Jobs Deserve Focus Over Political Scandals
Bring Buckets of Same Just in case anyone forgot that the House Judiciary Committee ACORN hearing was a House Judiciary Committee hearing about ACORN, Representative Steve King (R-Iowa) helpfully brought a bucket of acorns to the House Judiciary Committee. 10:49 AM from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Where the I.R.S. Investigation May Go From Here
Smialowski/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesAttorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. testified before the House Judiciary Committee. If Washington scandals have taught us anything, it is that the most trouble comes from the cover-up, not the conduct. So it may from Dealbook Read more »
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Eyes in the Sky: The Domestic Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems
Note: On May 17, John Villasenor testified before the House Judiciary Committee on the important topic of privacy and unmanned aircraft systems, often referred to as drones. Good morning Chairman Sensenbrenner, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Subcommittee. from Brookings Institution Read more »
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Opinion: On its own, E-Verify places too heavy a burden on small businesses
05/17/2013 May 17, 2013 02:00 PM EDT TheWashingtonPost By David Borris, Cristina McNeil and ReShonda Young Harrison The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday held hearings on immigration reform proposals. But instead of taking up a comprehensive package like from The Washington Post Read more »
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1ST IRS HEARING KICKS OFF – GOP leaders urge restraint over scandals – FBI PROBES MENENDEZ SMEAR - House immigration gang strikes deal - MARKEY'S WAR ON THE FAX MACHINE - Moniz confirmed
with Mr. Obama. Just hours earlier, Mr. Issa had a nasty exchange with Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. during a House Judiciary Committee hearing. Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio struck a similar theme Thursday. ‘Our job is to legislate, and we’re trying from The Politico Read more »
