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House Judiciary Committee Overwhelmingly Approves the USA Freedom Act

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The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 25-2 the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048). This bipartisan bill – introduced by Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the…

Rep. Nadler's Statement on Congressman Andr Carson's Appointment to Intel Committee

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler released the following statement in support of Congressman André Carson (IN-07) being named to the House Select Committee on Intelligence. “Congressman Carson is a talented, hard-working member who has dedicated his life’s work to public service—including his work on the Indianapolis City County Council, his time…

Rep. Nadler Deeply Disturbed by Senate CIA Torture Report

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Today, Congressman Jerry Nadler (NY-10), former Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, expressed his outrage over the practices described in the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on CIA interrogation methods. “I am deeply disturbed, even disgusted, by the graphic scenes of torture described in the Senate…

Rep. Nadler Urges Senate to Pass NSA Reforms After Elections

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell calling for a vote on the Senate version of the USA Freedom Act, a bill that contains many important bipartisan reforms to the National Security Agency’s (NSA) domestic surveillance…

Rep. Nadlers Statement on the Supreme Courts Actions on Marriage Equality

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee and author of the “Respect for Marriage Act,” the bill to repeal the “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA), released the following statement in response to today’s decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court: “I applaud today’s action by the Supreme…

HOUSE JUDICIARY DEMOCRATS LAUD SENATOR LEAHYS INTRODUCTION OF THE USA FREEDOM ACT

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Today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced a Senate version of H.R. 3361, the USA FREEDOM Act, which ends domestic bulk collection and reforms the government’s surveillance of United States citizens.  On May 22, 2014, the House of Representatives passed the USA FREEDOM Act by a vote of 302-121.  Senator Leahy’s version of the bill…

Rep. Nadler: USA Freedom Act is an Important Step Forward, Far from Perfect

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered a statement on the House floor on the USA Freedom Act. “Today we have the first chance in more than a decade to finally place some real limits on the sweeping, unwarranted – and at times unlawful – government surveillance that many of us have fought against for the…

Rep. Nadler: U.S. Must End Dragnet Surveillance

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Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered a statement during today’s markup of the USA Freedom Act. “Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the United States government has aggressively expanded surveillance in and outside the United States at a high cost to individual liberty and privacy.  Americans have been subjected to…

Rep. Nadler Repeats Long Standing Demand for Greater Email Privacy Standards in Light of White House Privacy Report on Big Data

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, renewed his call to enact major legislative updates to our nation’s privacy laws in light of the White House’s recently released “Big Data” privacy report. “The White House’s report calling…

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