Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
Robert William "Bob" Goodlatteis an American politician and lawyer. He is currently the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over legislation affecting the federal courts, administrative agencies and federal law enforcement entities. He concurrently serves as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Virginia's 6th congressional district, serving since 1993. A member of the Republican Party, Goodlatte's district represents Roanoke and also includes Lynchburg, Harrisonburg and Staunton...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 September 1952
CountryUnited States of America
People have a pathway to citizenship right now- It's to abide by the immigration laws, and if they have a family relationship, if they have a job skill that allows them to do that, they can obtain citizenship.
We are the world's largest exporter of agricultural products. We are also the world's largest importer. We are much more open in terms of low tariffs and lower subsidies than most other developed countries, Europeans, Japanese and so forth. We have a lot of disputes with them.
Our trading partners need to understand that we will do everything possible to ensure the competitive position of American farmers and ranchers,
I have respectfully disagreed with him. We want to keep the programs operating the way they are now. You shouldn't penalize people for becoming more efficient.
That's a situation we no longer find ourselves in. We are facing budget deficits again. The president has been offering tight budgets and we've been responding as best we can. We don't know how much money will be made available to us next year when we write the farm bill.
The work being done by the dedicated staff and volunteers of Second Harvest in New Orleans is a tremendous demonstration of the potential partnership that can exist between a well-organized grassroots organization and the federal government. Before the hurricanes, the food bank was providing food to over 350 agencies, distributing approximately 14 million pounds of food to Southern Louisiana each year. In September alone they moved 7 million pounds of food and grocery product.
This legislation is supported ... across the spectrum, from Ralph Reed to Ralph Nader.
They have a national reputation for dealing with problems related to child sex offenders and child abuse and sexual abuse in general.
This president mocks the people, mocks the Congress, and this censure is just what he wants,
The United States is uniquely positioned in the world to protect the fundamental principles of free press and free speech, upon which the Internet has thrived,
I don't think anyone can possibly imagine the impact these hurricanes have had on the region and on production agriculture unless they see it firsthand, ... We saw fields flattened by winds and inundated by salt water. We heard accounts of homes swept from their foundations and we saw trees broken like toothpicks. Of course, the full story can only be told by those whose lives and livelihoods have been forever altered by these storms.
The enormity of this problem ... is something you don't appreciate until you go down there,
The gulf coast region is very important to the nation's commerce and the effects of the recent hurricanes will be felt throughout the economy in the prices paid for food and fuel, ... In the brief time we met with producers, we heard some very compelling testimony.