. >> when it comes to telecommunications and policy, representative bob goodlatte with two hats -- chairman of the subcommittee on intellectual property, competition, and the internet, and co-chair of the congressional internet caucus. he is our guest this week. representative, let's start with something that your committee worked on earlier this year -- the privacy issue. is there any chance of this legislation coming back up this year, and if not, do you see it coming back next year? >> well, sopa and pipa are dead. i think that is pretty clear, that the effort that was undertaken there ran into a lot of controversy, a lot of miscommunication. i think those bills are not coming back again this year or any year, for that matter. the issue, however, is very much still a problem. that is, various types of crime on the internet. the theft not only a movie and music and software, but really putting up web sites that look identical to the company's website and selling their products, tangible goods. in my district, i have rosetta stone, and they have the language programs knocked off. you can g

fast and furious, whether you were john ashcroft, whether you were dan lungren, whether you were bob goodlatte. i don't care about the political ideology of the u.s. attorney or the attorney general. >> all i will say is this. the decisions i have been in connections with anything i've done in the justice department don't reflect my political ideology. they reflect my view of the facts, the law and what my responsibility is as attorney general of the united states. >> well, why did your department say that? why did your department in december say that you were a target because you consistently take progressive stands? do you think that's why i'm asking you about fast and furious? because of your political ideology? >> i have -- i will accept that your question to me is one that is based in good faith. i'm not going to say, i'm not going to ignore reality and say that all of the attacks that have been directed at me have been those that are nonpolitical in nature or that have come in good faith. >> can i be motivated by good faith? can i be motivated by good faith and still believe that you oug

bob goodlatte lost to a straight ticket vote coming out of these college towns.that is not there for him this time. where are the young people? they're looking for jobs. they're back in school. they're having to reregister other places. the enthusiasm gap is way down, and, in fact, among young registrants in iowa and colorado where we've tracked it, republicans are outregistering democrats in young voters under 23. so that is out the window. they're trying to do the student loan thing and stir things up. if you look at their strategy, it's not geared toward swing voters, it's a strategy geared toward his pan bics here -- hispanics here, young people here, and finally let's get to hispanics which you can't just lump together. puerto ricans are citizens. cubans behave differently than mexican-americans. and my district was chock full of salvadore yangs, but there is an enthusiasm gap here. it's a tough group to get out anyway and, charlie, i think you are right, i don't think they'll be able to replicate that. it's going to be how romney handles this, who he picks

my point to you is, i would be asking the same questions whether you were bob lundgren, bob goodlatte, john ashcroft, were the attorney general. >> all i would say is that the decisions that i have made in connection to the justice department don't reflect my political ideology. they reflect my view of upholding the law. >> why did your department say that in december that you are a target because you consistently take progressive stances? you think that is why i am asking you about "fast and furious"? because of your political ideology? >> i would accept that your question is based in good faith. i will not ignore reality and say that all of the attacks that have been directed at me have been those that are not political in nature or have come in good faith. >> can i be motivated by good faith? can i still believe that you have to show an id to vote in south carolina, just like you do to enter the courthouse? >> absolutely. you can operate in good faith and asked that question. i can disagree with you in good faith. and not have a political motive behind my position. >> mr., attorney

goodlatte: i rise today along with representatives morgueian griffith and robert hurt to honor a world war ii constituent. a community leader and freand, john robert "bob" slaughter. on may 29, 2012, southwest virginia lost one of its great american heroes, a passionate advocate for veterans and a driving force behind the national d-day memorial in bedford. it is only fitting we honor his memory as we mark the 68th anniversary of d-day this week. born on february 3, 1925, in bristol, tennessee, bob's family later moved to roanoke, virginia. in 1941 at the age of 15 he joined the virginia army national guard, company d, 160th infantry 29th division. a short time later the united states was attacked at pearl harbor and entered the war. on september 27, 1942, the 29th division set sail for england. on d-day, june 6, 1944, bob waded ashore to battle the foes of democrat state omaha beach. he was just 19 years old. his life was forever impacted by the memories of that day. mr. speaker, i have stood on omaha beach in normandy at low tide, which was the circumstances when these brave men landed there on june 6, 1944. the bidth of that beach -- bidth of that b