Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Garland v. Cargill: "In 2017, a shooter killed 60 people and injured more than 800 when he fired more than 1000 rounds in just 10 minutes at the crowd gathered for the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was able to fire so many rounds so quickly because h... Read More »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following floor statement, as prepared, in opposition to the resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress: "M_. Speaker, the Judiciary Committee, under Republican control, has spent the last 18 months, and twenty million taxpayer dollars, in a desperate search to find something—anything—that they can use to da... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, reintroduced their bicameral Res... Read More »
NEW YORK, NY - Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) issued the following statement in response to reports that Governor Kathy Hochul will delay the implementation of Congestion Pricing: “As a longtime champion of Congestion Pricing and the Congressional Representative of a significant portion of the Central Business District (CBD), I am disappointed by reports that Governor Hochul will not im... Read More »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement, as prepared for the House Judiciary Committee Hearing on "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice": "Mr. Chairman, I have been in Congress since 1992. My colleagues and I, of course, have had our political disagreements in the past thirty years. But ultimately, in this Committee, we have worked together—more often t... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler and 9 colleagues on the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust sent a letter to the Department of Justice, urging the agency to immediately open an investigation into potential antitrust conspiracies among U.S. oil producers, OPEC, and OPEC+. The members explain: “Gas prices today aver... Read More »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement in response to former President Donald Trump's conviction: "Today, justice was served in Lower Manhattan. Former President Trump’s relentless attempts to subvert the justice system and undermine the rule of law were unable to overcome the overwhelming, damning evidence presented by District Attorney Alvin Bragg. As I have s... Read More »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler issued the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster: “I commend the Department of Justice for completing a thorough investigation into Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s monopolistic behavior and initiating necessary antitrust enforcement action,” said Congressman Nadler.... Read More »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee Markup of H.R. 8296, "The GAO Database Modernization Act": "Mr. Chairman, the GAO Database Modernization Act would amend the Congressional Review Act to require federal agencies to report to the Government Accountability Office, or GAO, certain information about agency rul... Read More »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee Markup of H.R. 7909, the "Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act": "Mr. Chairman, here we are again marking up a bill that is another attempt by the majority to scapegoat and fearmonger about immigrants. Despite its title, this bill will impact not only those ... Read More »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee Markup of H.R. 1398, the “Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act”: "Mr. Chairman, in 2018 the Trump Justice Department launched what it called the “China Initiative”. While it was ostensibly designed to counter efforts by the Chinese governm... Read More »
Dear Friends, Over the past few weeks, I've heard from many of you concerned about the troubling rise of antisemitism across our nation. As the most senior Jewish Member of Congress, I take my responsibility to protect the Jewish community—and those of all faiths—from hateful rhetoric seriously. I'm concerned, however, that the approach conservatives are taking to counter these attacks fails to me... Read More »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the most senior Jewish Member of the House of Representatives, issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 8369, the Israel Security Assistance Support Act: "Today I voted against H.R. 8369, Israel Security Assistance Support Act, yet another cynical partisan attempt to politicize the U.S.-Israel relationship. "As a lifelong Zionist and deeply... Read More »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government Hearing on “Antisemitism on College Campuses”: "Mr. Chairman, I have devoted much of my life to combatting antisemitism, and I am as attuned as anyone to threats and bigotry aimed at Jewish people. I will take lectures f... Read More »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement on the House Floor, as prepared, in opposition to H. Res. 1210, "Condemn Biden Border Crisis and Impact on Law Enforcement": "M_. Speaker, my Republican colleagues like to talk a big game when it comes to immigration and border security. They have a long list of grievances against the Biden Administration and a lot of to... Read More »