Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on his refusal to attend the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States:
“The rhetoric and actions of Donald Trump have been so far beyond the pale – so disturbing and disheartening – and his continued failure to address his conflicts of interest, to… Read more »
Speaking Out Against President-elect Trump's Extremist Nominees
Last night, I spoke on the House floor during a Congressional Progressive Caucus Special Order Hour to address the extremist nominees being put forward by President-elect Donald Trump. As I said in my statement, this new Administration represents a philosophy that seeks… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and former Chairman and Ranking Member of the Constitution Subcommittee, announced his membership in the Democracy Reform Task Force initiated by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Chaired by Congressman John Sarbanes. The focus of the new Task Force is to confront the Trump… Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, joined Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), and Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Steve Cohen (D-TN) calling on the United States Department of Justice and the United States Office of Government… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and former Chairman and Ranking Member of the Constitution Subcommittee, sent a letter to Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee urging them to question Senator Jeff Sessions, who President-elect Donald Trump has nominated for Attorney General, on issues pertaining to Mr. Trump’s conflicts of… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the House floor opposing the Republican's Midnight Rules Relief Act (H.R. 21).
The full text, as prepared, of Rep. Nadler’s remarks can be found below:
“Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 21, the Midnight Rules Relief… Read more »
“Congress must finally have answers to questions about Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest if we are to have any faith that America’s democracy and people are safe and their interests secure.” Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, joined fellow Democratic Members of Congress in a forum with bipartisan experts and noted scholars to discuss proposed reforms to the current method of presidential selection. The forum, entitled “The Electoral College and the Future of American Democracy,” was… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and former Chair of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, along with House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), and Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, wrote to President Barack Obama to urge that he… Read more »