goodlatte: yeah. when you express that will in a way that says to people in central america and other places, if you come to the united states you are not going to be admitted under the terms they are now being told they are being admitted. there are savings to be achieved by not having people make that long dangerous journey across mexico to show on our borders because they were expected a promise and paid money to coyotes who are part of the organized crime syndicates in mexico. we are creating this problem by sending the wrong message about what will happen when you arrive at the u.s. border. >> william hauser, armed forces and society. you, gentlemen, are students of history. how can you support a candidate whose movement may four years from now come back to threaten our democracy? [laughter] mr. goodlatte: that's a very general statement. i look for more specifics. for example, i am very encouraged by the list of supreme court nominees that the candidate that you refer to, mr. trump, has put forw

goodlatte: yeah. when you express that will in a way that says to people in central america and other places, if you come to the united states you are not going to be admitted under the terms they are now being told they are being admitted. there are savings to be achieved by not having people make that long dangerous journey across mexico to show on our borders because they were expected a promise and paid money to coyotes who are part of the organized crime syndicates in mexico. we are creating this problem by sending the wrong message about what will happen when you arrive at the u.s. border. armed forces ser, and society. you, gentlemen, are students of history. how can you support a candidate whose movement may four years from now come back to threaten our democracy? [laughter] mr. goodlatte: that's a very general statement. i look for more specifics. for example, i am very encouraged by the list of supreme court nominees that the candidate that you refer to, mr. trump, has put forward as potenti

goodlatte: the other piece of it is you have to have the will to enforce the law. right now, ice ages and porter controlled agents are very often complaining about instructions from their superiors to not turn that part of-- people being admitted into the country not because they upgraded detection but saying, i want in, and administration finding more reasons to let them in, rather than turn them away, and not enforce the law af after they have overstayed is an important component of that. the 9/11 hijackers and the san bernardino killing all to face with people who were at least initially lawfully present in the united states. rep. mccaul: we deal with the program that deals with visa overstays. the of hijackers -- political will is missing. we can get this done, it is achievable, but we do not have the political will to do it. >> thank you very much. barbara from the atlantic council. i look forward to reading your report. how will you muster the financial resources to pay for the their ear, the additional personnel, the additional people needed to do a better j

goodlatte: yeah.n you express that will in a way that says to people in central america and other places, if you come to the united states you are not going to be admitted under the terms they are now being told they are being admitted. there are savings to be achieved by not having people make that long dangerous journey across mexico to show up at our borders because they were given a promise and paid money themselves to pay coyotes who are part of the organized crime syndicates in mexico. we are creating this problem by sending the wrong message about what will happen when you arrive at the u.s. border. >> william hauser, armed forces and society. you, gentlemen, are students of history. how can you support a candidate whose movement may, four years from now, come back to threaten our democracy? [laughter] mr. goodlatte: that's a very general statement. i look for more specifics. for example, i am very encouraged by the list of supreme court nominees that the candidate that you refer to, mr. trump,

goodlatte. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the chame of the subcommittee. the tragic mass shooting in florida sunday morning is but the latest in a string of terror attacks here in america. sadly, these plots are not been carried out by foreign terrorists but by americans against americans on american soil. we are all searching for the same answer. hat motivated omar mateen to kill? investigators are still combing through evidence to determine whether mateen was in contact with known or suspected terrorists. this amendment prohibits the government from searching data already in its possession, collected lawfully under section 702 of fisa, to determine whether omar mateen was in contact with foreign terrorists overseas. despite the characterization by proponents of the amendment that a search could occur if a -- if the government obtained a fisa or probable cause based order, it doesn't authorize such a query. section 702 and the other provisions of the fisa amendments act are not set to expire until december 31 of next

goodlatte: many of these items in here we have are to be working on in a bipartisan way. are some things that has been very positive. congress has the response of the to the american people to work with whoever the chief executive is. i will say, i hope it is somebody other than the lady you are referring to because the track record of the current president working with us to not bypass congress and actually work with congress has not been good. we are looking for leadership that wants to work with congress and get done. that includes foreign policy and national defense issues what it is especially important that we have a coordinated effort to represent the united states before the world. rep. mccaul: my concern as well the administration and mrs. clinton and foreign policy -- she is the architect of much of this, the arab spring. it has created so many terrorist sanctuaries and safe havens from which they can operate out of to attack americans in the homeland. that is one of my concerns. >> there is a question back there. thank you, jane. >> thank you, i'm richard. grea

goodlatte: i'm bob goodlatte, chairman of the judiciary committee.he constitution is clear, it's the role of congress to make all laws. the judiciary to interpret the laws, and the president to enforce the laws. this system was wisely set in place by our country's framers over 200 years ago because they knew firsthand that the concentration of power in the same hands was a threat to individual liberty and the rule of law. in recent decades, however, presidents of both parties have aggrandized their power and usurped congress to legislate from the oval office. this is not a republican or a democrat issue, it's an american issue. and touches the very core of our system of government. so today i am pleased to join with speaker ryan and conference chair mcmorris rodgers and my other colleagues in unveiling our republican plan to re-establish the system of checks and balances created in the constitution by our founding fathers. to reassert congress' authority we need to start where the constitution starts. asserting congress' authority over law making. th

goodlatte: i'm bob goodlatte, chairman of the judiciary committee. the constitution is clear, it's the role of congress to make all laws. judiciary to interpret the laws, and the president to enforce the laws. this system was wisely set in place by our country's framers over 200 years ago because they knew firsthand that the concentration of power in the same hands was a threat to individual liberty and the rule of law. in recent decades, however, presidents of both parties have aggrandized their power and usurped congress to legislate from the oval office. this is not a republican or a democrat issue, it's an american issue. and touches the very core of our system of government. so today i am pleased to join with speaker ryan and conference chair mcmorris rodgers and my other colleagues in unveiling our republican plan to re-establish the system of checks and balances created in the constitution by our founding fathers. to reassert congress' authority we need to start where the constitution starts. asserting congress' authority over law making. the

goodlatte, the chairman. that is to examine the process of how does an impeachment work. it's been 140 years since it's been done. it is not the specifics of the case as much as it is about the process. >> reclaiming my time. i'm sure democratic members at that committee will have an opportunity to raise questions of substance as well as looking at a procedure. and i just think the more evidence is better and the procedural point i'm trying to make here is that, you know, if we're going to continue to have hearings on this, we should not be taking a vote now to besmirch the gentleman's name. and look, i understand the underpinnings of this. it's a very serious matter. the fact that the irs, a very powerful agency, targeted particularly groups, particularly politically active groups for harsh treatment and denial of rights because of their political views is obnoxious. and you know, i understand the anger. whether it was conservative groups or liberal groups that were targeted, that's a heavy, heavy weapon that the government can use against people to stop -- to really tra

ontuesday, he and others house judiciary committee signed a letter to committee chair bob goodlatte to consider legislatioion to reinstate a lapsed ban on automatic assault weapons. in the letter, the lawmakers write -- georgia congressman for hank johnson, welcome to democracy now! talk about what you are calling for right now. >> it is a pitiful shame that here in america at this time, it is easier to buy an assault weapon than it is to board an airplane. you have to go through all kinds of security and have all kinds of id in order to fly, but in order to live, all you need is aninternet connection or entry into what is called a gun show where you can buy from an unlicensed firearm dealer. you don't have to go through a background check. so that is called the gun show loophole, and it allows these assault weapons to proliferate on the streets of america. and we are seeing a proliferation of homicides and mass murders that are committed with these high-capacity assault weapons that were made and manufactured to kill people in mass numbers quickly. so we need to replace the ban on ass

i do know the judiciary committee, chairman bob goodlatte has scheduled a hearing examining the allegations of misconduct two,st mr. koskinen part june 22. part of me says, we are trying to hurry up and hang this guy. we will have the trial next week. i'm not sure what evidence will be prevented -- presented before the judiciary committee. chairman chaffetz: if the gentleman will yield. i'm on the judiciary committee. that is to examine the process of how does impeachment work. it has been 140 years since it has been done. it is not the specifics of the case. time,ynch: reclaiming my i'm sure the members of that committee will have time to raise questions of substance as well. i just think that more evidence is better and the procedural point i'm trying to make is that if we're going to continue to have hearings on this, we should now totaking a vote besmirch the gentleman's name. i understand the underpinnings of this. it is a very serious matter. the fact that the irs targeted particular groups, particularly politically active groups, for harsh treatment and denial of rights because of th

i do know the judiciary committee, chairman bob goodlatte has scheduled a hearing examining the allegationsf misconduct againt mr. koskinen part two, june 22. part of me says, we are trying to hurry up and hang this guy. we will have the trial next week. i'm not sure what evidence will be prevented -- presented before the judiciary committee. chairman chaffetz: if the gentleman will yield. i'm on the judiciary committee. that is to examine the process of how does impeachment work. it has been 140 years since it has been done. it is not the specifics of the case. rep. lynch: reclaiming my time, i'm sure the members of that committee will have time to raise questions of substance as well. i just think that more evidence is better and the procedural point i'm trying to make is that if we're going to continue to have hearings on this, we should not be taking a vote now to besmirch the gentleman's name. i understand the underpinnings of this. it is a very serious matter. the fact that the irs targeted particular groups, particularly politically active groups, for harsh treatment and denial of ri

chairman kline, chairman goodlatte, chairman chabot, i thank you for your work on this particular bill. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from utah reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you. at this point in closing, let first of all thank leader pelosi and my colleague, chairman bishop and his staff and certainly staff on our side of the aisle for their hard work. it is a bill that is indeed a compromise. we shouldn't be ashamed of that. i want to -- it's a compromise that i wish was more tilted on our side and the things that we wanted, but, mr. speaker, those are not the dynamics or the numbers in this house. the reality is that the urgency in puerto rico, the humanitarian demands, needs of he island make us look at this bill, not with an eye toward perfection but an eye toward what is doable and what can provide some immediate relief and begin the process of stability for the island and for its people and begin the process of an economic renewal for the island itself. i want to also acknowledge and thank my colleagues mr. p

these concerns led chairman goodlatte and ranking member conyers to send a letter to uscis in 2014 which stated, and i quote, it seems that at the very least uscis should be notifying these organizations when a-- it approves petitions over their objections. however, we are told that such organizations are rarely if ever notified regardsing the outcome of petitions to which they object. transparency for any visa program is essential to a secure and effective immigration policy and therefore we are concerned about the reported potential fraud in o-1 and o-2 visa petitions, end quote. it is important to note that there are no indications of abuse by the major studios. such as members of mpaa. in fact, it is my understanding that the labor and management consulting organizations conquer with the vast majority of -- concur with the vast majority of visas submitted. the o-visa act is a narrow provision that injects transparency into this visa petition process. it amends the immigration and nationality act to require the secretary of homeland security to provide a copy of the uscis visa petitio

chairman kline, chairman goodlatte, chairman chabot, i thank you for your work on this particular billi reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from utah reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you. at this point in closing, let first of all thank leader pelosi and my colleague, chairman bishop and his staff and certainly staff on our side of the aisle for their hard work. it is a bill that is indeed a compromise. we shouldn't be ashamed of that. i want to -- it's a compromise that i wish was more tilted on our side and the things that we wanted, but, mr. speaker, those are not the dynamics or the numbers in this house. the reality is that the urgency in puerto rico, the humanitarian demands, needs of he island make us look at this bill, not with an eye toward perfection but an eye toward what is doable and what can provide some immediate relief and begin the process of stability for the island and for its people and begin the process of an economic renewal for the island itself. i want to also acknowledge and thank my colleagues mr. pie