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
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While the Mississippi River itself continues to be a major hub of commerce, port facilities and agri-business are currently plagued by a number of problems that include a shortage of barges, workers and truck drivers at a critical time in the nation's grain harvest,
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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.
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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.
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On the last farm bill, we had a budget surplus for the first time in 30 years. That contributed to having a lot of money available...
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The oak has long been an enduring and mighty tree. It is truly a part of our national heritage and it merits the formal distinction of America's National Tree.
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While the Internet holds many potential opportunities for children, there is also a tremendous danger of online predators.
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We will continue to hold 10 or 12 more hearings all through this year. This is the second one. We were in Fayetteville, N.C., yesterday. We will hold subcommittee hearings later in Washington, and plan to start writing the next Farm Bill early next year.
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Fair trade is vital to U.S. producers and we will continue to seek access to markets for our producers as well as continuing to reduce trade barriers to U.S. products.
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The gulf coast region has been hit hard by two major hurricanes and is going to need federal assistance at several levels, The best way to make sure that the resources are targeted properly is for us to see this area firsthand. I am pleased that members from both sides of the aisle share my commitment to making sure that the relief effort is targeted and managed as efficiently as possible.
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If businesses don't know from state to state what the requirements are for taxes, they have to waste a lot of money on accountants and lawyers before deciding to expand their business into the state next door.
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If you need food stamps, you should meet the criteria.
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Cities may now bulldoze private citizens' homes, farms and small businesses to make way for shopping malls or other developments.
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But simply someone who broke the law, came here, say, 'I'll give you citizenship now,' that I don't think is going to happen.
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A guest worker program should help farmers who are willing to pay a fair wage for law-abiding, dependable workers - not punish them ... And for this reason I support replacing the H-2A program and implementing new policies that will bring our illegal agricultural workers out of the shadows, as a first step in the process of overhauling our nation's immigration system.