Judiciary Committee

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 23, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration reform. (Associated Press)

Pro-immigration supporters from around the nation wait in line to enter before at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Immigration at the Hart Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 22, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigrant women and immigration reform on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 18, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Vice Chair Kathleen Dumais (D-District 15), right, holds an emergency House Judiciary Committee hearing inside the Old House Chambers to debate three of the top gun legislation amendments before the Maryland House of Delegates votes on a gun-control measure at the Maryland State House, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Del. Michael Smigiel Sr. (R-District 36), right, stands during an emergency House Judiciary Committee Hearing held by Vice Chair Kathleen Dumais (D-District 15), left, and Chairman Joseph Vallario, Jr. (D-District 27A), center, inside the Old House Chambers to debate three of the top gun legislation amendments before the Maryland House of Delegates votes on a gun-control measure at the Maryland State House, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Associated Press)

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Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 6, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice." (Associated Press)