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Guantanamo Bay is a Stain on Our National Honor

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Rep. Nadler released the following statement on the continued detention of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: “We are told by some in the majority that enemy soldiers should not have constitutional rights. But Mr. Speaker, a majority, concededly, of those at Guantanamo was never involved in hostile acts against the United States; 86% were turned in for bounties. We don’t know…

The Question the U.S. Attorney General Refused to Answer

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder regarding his April 8, 2014 testimony about the Administration’s bulk telephone metadata collection program and its use of National Security Letters (NSLs). “While there has been a lot of attention focused on the government’s…

Reps. Nadler, Cicilline Demand Answers on FBI's Use of Non-Court Approved Surveillance

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Today, Congressmen Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) and David Cicilline (RI-1), both members of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to United States Attorney General Eric Holder. The letter asks questions raised by the February 4, 2014 testimony of Deputy Attorney General James Cole regarding the use of non-court approved surveillance methods, known as National Security…

Rep. Nadler Signs Bipartisan Letter on NSA Surveillance of Members of Congress

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Today, three senior members of the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General James Cole regarding his February 4, 2014 testimony about reforming government surveillance programs.   “It is wrong that the NSA collects data on millions of Americans who are under zero suspicion of wrongdoing, some of whom may be Members of…

Rep. Nadler Supports The Day We Fight Back Protest Against NSA Surveillance

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Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in in support of tomorrow’s “The Day We Fight Back” protest:   “As a proud co-sponsor of the USA FREEDOM Act, I stand in solidarity with those participating ‘The Day We Fight Back’ protest and speaking out against an intrusive…

Conyers, Nadler, & Scott Hail Government Privacy Watchdogs Recommendation to End NSAs Mass-Surveillance Program

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(DETROIT) – Today, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) released a report criticizing and calling for an end to the National Security Agency’s (NSA) sweeping telephone metadata collection program. The PCLOB cited the program, currently permitted under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act, as having “little unique value” in investigating and preventing…

Conyers, Nadler, and Scott Applaud the Presidents Pledge to End Bulk Collection at the NSA

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Today, Ranking Member of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) attended President Obama’s address on surveillance reform at the Department of Justice. In his remarks, the President concurred with many of the findings of the Review Group he convened on Intelligence and Communications Technologies—including its recommendation that the government…

Rep. Nadler: GOP Continues War on Women, Right to Choose

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, stated his vehement opposition to H.R. 7, which would impose unacceptable limits on a woman’s reproductive rights. At a Constitution Subcommittee hearing on the bill, the Subcommittee’s first hearing of this session of Congress, Congressman…

Rep. Nadler Applauds Judge Leon's Ruling on the NSA

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Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, released the following statement: “I applaud today’s ruling by Judge Richard Leon that the dragnet surveillance by the NSA of data from all phone calls in the U.S. likely violates the Fourth Amendment’s protection of privacy. “I have long…

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