<div> While considering immigration legislation, and holding a March hearing on the Internet sales tax issue, Rep. <strong>Bob Goodlatte</strong>, R-Va., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, received over $143,000 from Internet and high-tech company PACs, their executives and lobbyists. Goodlatte's joint fundraising committee, Goodlatte Victory Committee, <a title="reported" href="https://www.politicalmoneyline.com/tr/tr_ef_filer.aspx?&sFECID=C00551648&sRptNum=916576&sCycle=2014" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a> it had receipts of $149,400 and disbursements of $148,768 from January 1 to March 31st., leaving $6,847 cash on hand. All but $6,000 of the receipts came in during the nineteen days after the chairman's March 12th Internet sales tax hearing and a Silicon Valley fundraising event. Chairman Goodlatte held the Silicon Valley fundraising event on March 19th. View the TechNet invitation and Roll Call's <a title="article" href="https://atr.rollcall.com/goodlatte-to-fundraise-in-silicon-valley-as-tech-community-still-pushes-immigration-fix/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">article</a>, "<em>Goodlatte to Fundraise in Silicon Valley as Tech Community Pushes Immigration Fix.</em>" <a href="https://rollcall.com/2014/04/14/chairman-goodlatte-receives-143000-while-considering-legislation/#more-153191" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Chairman Goodlatte Receives $143,000 While Considering Legislation">(more…)</span></a></div>
