United States House Committee on the Judiciary

Testimony: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children

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Friday, April 28, 2023
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The federal government is not capable of constructing a system for the processing and releasing of huge numbers of children.

Key Points: 
  • The federal government is not capable of constructing a system for the processing and releasing of huge numbers of children.
  • ICE must be directed and funded to do worksite enforcement activities to focus on the illegal and exploitative employment of UACs.
  • Congress should use its appropriations authority to force HHS and DHS to reform the systems to bring them into line with existing standards for child welfare home placements.
  • Vaughan highlights that reports and studies have been documenting the UAC migration and exploitation problems, exposing numerous incidents of abuse, fraud and trafficking, since its early stages and well before Biden’s policy changes.

Watergate: 50 Years Later - Key Watergate Investigative Staff to Assemble for First Time In Room on Capitol Hill Where Famous Senate Hearings Were Held

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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WASHINGTON, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Friday, June 17th, from 5:00 to 7:30pm, the historic Watergate Senate Select Committee, House Judiciary Committee, Special Prosecutor's staff, and other notable attendees from the press, political offices and the judiciary will gather for a reunion to mark the 50th anniversary of the break-in of the Watergate Hotel. The event will be held in the Kennedy Caucus Room, the site of the original Senate Select Committee hearings in 1973.

Key Points: 
  • The event will be held in the Kennedy Caucus Room, the site of the original Senate Select Committee hearings in 1973.
  • Jill Wine-Banks, author, MSNBC analyst and assistant special prosecutor during Watergate will moderate the opening panel at the event.
  • She said in advance, "The relevance of Watergate to the ongoing January 6 Committee hearings is obvious, but so is its irrelevance.
  • Connie Chung, renowned journalist during the Watergate years and beyond, commented on Watergate ahead of the event too, saying, "Truth.

Eco Innovation's Next-Gen Cannabis Extraction Technology on Track for Full Commercial Launch as U.S. House Considers Federal Cannabis Legalization

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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The bill essentially aims to remove cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances, which could open the door for true federal legalization of cannabis in the United States.

Key Points: 
  • The bill essentially aims to remove cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances, which could open the door for true federal legalization of cannabis in the United States.
  • However, the bill would not require states to legalize cannabis but would leave regulatory discretion up to states.
  • The GET system's plant extraction method promises to reduce waste from vaping cannabis and to provide better standardization of extracts in products.
  • Unlike current technology in the marketplace, this technology utilizes a non-CO2 solvent and cofactors to extract selected bioactive compounds from plant materials.

US*MADE Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the America Invents Act Passage into Law, Calls for Restoration of its Intent

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Thursday, September 16, 2021
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Washington, DC, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Today marks the 10th anniversary of the America Invents Act (AIA), which was shepherded into law by the then U.S. Senate and House Judiciary Committee Chairmen Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Lamar Smith (R-TX), respectively. Next Wednesday, September 22nd, members of the U.S. Manufacturers Association for Development and Enterprise (US*MADE), in conjunction with the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, will co-host Sen. Leahy and former Rep. Smith at an event to celebrate this milestone. The decade of changes in patent quality and litigation trends since 2011 will be reviewed, and attendees will hear from the law’s leading sponsors about how they see the AIA’s effects on innovation.

Key Points: 
  • GC for IP and Litigation Charles Chuck Hawkins, a member of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation.
  • For the first time in years, abusive patent litigation is again on the rise, according to RPX Corporation.
  • To register for US*MADEs event celebrating the 10th anniversary of the AIA, go to https://bit.ly/3CcSTe5 .
  • US Manufacturers Association for Development and Enterprise (US*MADE) is specifically focused on protecting manufacturers from abusive patent litigation.

Former House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte to Discuss FISA Reform and Reauthorization of Section 215

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Monday, February 24, 2020
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert W. Goodlatte, who represented Virginia's 6th Congressional District for 13 terms and served as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is available this week to discuss FISA reform and Section 215.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert W. Goodlatte, who represented Virginia's 6th Congressional District for 13 terms and served as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is available this week to discuss FISA reform and Section 215.
  • "The immediate concern on the Hill is the imminent reauthorization of Section 215, or the business records provision," Mr. Goodlatte said.
  • "The cavalier treatment of FISA authorities by the FBI and other agencies has alarmed everyone from President Trump to leaders of both the House Progressive and Freedom Caucuses," former Chairman Goodlatte said.
  • Former chairman Goodlatte is available for interviews from Feb. 24 to Feb. 28.

Conyers Continues At 90, Birthday Bash Draws Over 300 Friends, Congress And Detroit VIPs, Well Wishers, And Comments On News

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Monday, May 20, 2019
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An array of Conyers' former Washington and Detroit top staffers also joined the celebration.

Key Points: 
  • An array of Conyers' former Washington and Detroit top staffers also joined the celebration.
  • He was asked, "Did you think it would grow into this big an event, a national day of service?"
  • Conyers mentioned he felt the "most association" with King among American leaders, marched with him, went to his home, was endorsed by him for Congress.
  • Biden was a close colleague who chaired the Senate version of Conyers' House Judiciary Committee and came to Conyers' Hill portrait unveiling in Washington.