http://www.mail.com/people/61036-bob-goodlatte.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/61036-bob-goodlatte.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090950-house-immigration-group-reaches-deal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities. It came after months of secretive talks among the four Republican and four Democratic House members had seemed to stall in recent days e... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:27:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090950-house-immigration-group-reaches-deal.html 2013-05-17T00:27:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2088532-holder-defends-perezs-tenure-justice-dept.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder and a leading House Republican clashed Wednesday over the Justice Department's refusal to turn over the private emails of Thomas Perez, a top department official nominated to be labor secretary. California Rep. Darrell Issa repeatedly pressed Holder about why the Justice Department won't release the personal ... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:19:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2088532-holder-defends-perezs-tenure-justice-dept.html 2013-05-15T21:19:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2067842-internet-sales-tax-bill-faces-tough-sell-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet. The Senate voted 69 to 27 Monday to pass a bill that empowers states to collect sales taxes from Internet purchases. Under the bill, states could require out-of-state retailers to collect sales ... Tue, 07 May 2013 23:56:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2067842-internet-sales-tax-bill-faces-tough-sell-house.html 2013-05-07T23:56:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2065546-senate-passes-bill-letting-tax-online-sales.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate sided with traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments Monday by passing a bill that would widely subject online shopping — for many a largely tax-free frontier — to state sales taxes. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 69 to 27, getting support from Republicans and Democrats alike. But oppo... Mon, 06 May 2013 23:36:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2065546-senate-passes-bill-letting-tax-online-sales.html 2013-05-06T23:36:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051650-soft-spoken-virginian-holds-sway-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Depending on whom you ask, Rep. Bob Goodlatte is either trying to stand in the way of landmark immigration legislation or he illustrates the new face of the GOP trying to find common ground on a contentious issue. Either way, the soft-spoken collector of elephant figurines and signed baseballs is asserting his pivotal role in the immigra... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:24:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051650-soft-spoken-virginian-holds-sway-immigration.html 2013-04-29T20:24:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2044064-piece-by-piece-immigration-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will tackle the immigration issue in bite-size pieces, shunning pressure to act quickly and rejecting the comprehensive approach embraced in the Senate and endorsed by President Barack Obama, a key committee chairman said Thursday. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., declined to commit to finishing ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:52:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2044064-piece-by-piece-immigration-house.html 2013-04-25T20:52:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2042942-officials-dead-bomber-terrorism-database.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government added the name of the dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect to a terrorist database 18 months before the deadly explosions, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The CIA made the request to add Tamerlan Tsarnaev's name to the terrorist database after the Russian government contacted the agency with ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:08:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2042942-officials-dead-bomber-terrorism-database.html 2013-04-25T01:08:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2019482-gop-lawmakers-blast-labor-secretary-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blistering report, Republican lawmakers sharply criticized Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez over what they said was a questionable deal he brokered while serving as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. The 63-page report, issued Sunday after months of investigation, is certain to provide fodder for Republicans... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:17:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2019482-gop-lawmakers-blast-labor-secretary-nominee.html 2013-04-15T08:17:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2014258-gop-lawmakers-subpoena-emails-labor-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP lawmakers have subpoenaed the private emails of Labor secretary-nominee Thomas Perez, a possible sticking point ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing next week. The subpoena, issued Wednesday by House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrel Issa, R-Calif., to the Justice Department, seeks the emails as part of an investigation into an... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:47:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2014258-gop-lawmakers-subpoena-emails-labor-nominee.html 2013-04-11T22:47:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1992392-high-skilled-visa-requests-to-exceed-supply.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department expects applications for high-skilled immigration visas to outpace the available supply in a matter of days, one of the fastest runs on the much-sought-after work permits in years and a sign of continued economic recovery amid new hiring by U.S. technology companies. The urgent race for such visas — highl... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:48:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1992392-high-skilled-visa-requests-to-exceed-supply.html 2013-04-02T14:48:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1949310-pursuit-hackers-who-took-credit-reports-expands.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The pursuit of hackers who audaciously stole and published credit reports for Michelle Obama, the attorney general, FBI director and other U.S. politicians and celebrities crisscrossed continents and included a San Francisco-based Internet company, Cloudflare, The Associated Press has learned. The sensational crime caught the attention o... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:49:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1949310-pursuit-hackers-who-took-credit-reports-expands.html 2013-03-13T21:49:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1925658-ap-exclusive-dhs-released-2000-immigrants.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department released from its jails more than 2,000 illegal immigrants facing deportation in recent weeks due to looming budget cuts and planned to release 3,000 more during March, The Associated Press has learned. The newly disclosed figures, cited in internal budget documents reviewed by the AP, are significantly h... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:00:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1925658-ap-exclusive-dhs-released-2000-immigrants.html 2013-03-02T01:00:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1919036-father-newtown-victim-ban-assault-weapons.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of arguing constitutional fine points and citing rival statistics, senators wrangling over gun control saw and heard the anguish of a bereft father. Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse, was among those cut down at a Connecticut elementary school in December, asked the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to ban assaul... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:46:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1919036-father-newtown-victim-ban-assault-weapons.html 2013-02-27T22:46:56Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1919088-house-chairman-opposes-universal-background-checks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Wednesday he opposes universal background checks on gun sales and doesn't foresee such a measure being part of gun legislation in the House. Requiring background checks on all gun sales is a top priority of the Obama administration in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school sho... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:16:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1919088-house-chairman-opposes-universal-background-checks.html 2013-02-27T17:16:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1919154-house-chairman-sees-immigrant-citizenship.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Republican House chairman said Wednesday he sees the need to bring illegal immigrants already in this country into legal status, and perhaps allow some of them to eventually obtain citizenship — suggesting new potential common ground with a bipartisan group seeking to overhaul the nation's immigration policy. House Judiciary Commit... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:36:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1919154-house-chairman-sees-immigrant-citizenship.html 2013-02-27T16:36:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1917270-bipartisan-agreement-farm-workers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats said Tuesday that farmers should be allowed to hire foreign workers more easily as Congress reworks U.S. immigration laws. But there was some disagreement on how it should happen. Lawmakers and witnesses at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing said the visa program that lets farmers hire foreign agricultural w... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:05:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1917270-bipartisan-agreement-farm-workers.html 2013-02-26T22:05:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1916702-dhs-releasing-illegal-immigrants-sequester.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A week before mandatory budget cuts go into effect across the government, the Department of Homeland Security has started releasing illegal immigrants being held in immigration jails across the country, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Tuesday. Gillian Christensen, an ICE spokeswoman, said ICE has reviewed "several hundred cases"... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:24:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1916702-dhs-releasing-illegal-immigrants-sequester.html 2013-02-26T20:24:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1909366-gop-house-panel-chairman-will-consider-gun-bills.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Friday that he's interested in writing legislation this year improving background checks for gun buyers and cracking down on illegal firearms sales. In an interview, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., provided little detail about his plans. But he said the federal background check sys... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:05:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1909366-gop-house-panel-chairman-will-consider-gun-bills.html 2013-02-23T00:05:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1871090-strange-bedfellows-business-labor-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Unlikely allies, business and labor leaders joined in support of the White House's immigration overhaul efforts Tuesday while also launching high-stakes negotiations to overcome an issue that has split them before — creating a guest-worker program to ensure future immigrants come to the U.S. legally. The broad agreement on a need for imm... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1871090-strange-bedfellows-business-labor-immigration.html 2013-02-05T22:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869930-house-opens-immigration-hearing.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Tuesday the nation's immigration system is "in desperate need of repair" as he opened Congress' first hearing this year on immigration. Whether Congress will be able to agree on how to fix it remained unclear. The session came as President Barack Obama pushes for swift action to pass imm... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869930-house-opens-immigration-hearing.html 2013-02-05T17:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857508-house-members-negotiate-proposal-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of a half-dozen House members, equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, is nearing completion of wide-ranging immigration legislation similar to proposals by Senate negotiators and President Barack Obama, including a pathway to legal immigration status for 11 million illegal immigrants already in the U.S. The group inte... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857508-house-members-negotiate-proposal-immigration.html 2013-01-30T21:37:00Z