Judiciary Committee

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FILE - This Feb. 19, 2014, file photo, shows Republican candidate for auditor, Nebraska state Sen. Charlie Janssen at the Judiciary Committee in Lincoln, Neb. Two Republicans and a Democrat are vying for the position. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

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Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, speaks to a Senate judiciary committee about his bill to lessen marijuana penalties on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

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Sen. Fred Mills, R-Breaux Bridge, and Sen. Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb, D-New Orleans, listen during testimony to a Senate judiciary committee about a bill to lessen marijuana penalties on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

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In no hurry: "It's important to focus on what it is we want to accomplish," says House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, who makes no apologies for his methodical approach. (Eva Russo/Special to The Washington Times)