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Nadler, Wyden, Coons, Markey, Booker Ask GAO to Study Commercial and Government Use of Facial Recognition

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Chris Coons, D-Del., Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., asked the Government Accountability Office to study both commercial and government use of facial recognition to determine the potential market, uses, and possible abuses of the technology. “Given the recent…

Ranking Member Nadler Floor Statement in Support of H.R. 5954, the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 5954, the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018: "Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5954, the “Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018.”  This bipartisan bill, of which I…

Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Introduced to Combat Workplace Harassment and Increase Transparency and Accountability

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Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ted Poe (R-TX), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced H.R. 6406, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace harassment through Education and Reporting (EMPOWER) Act, to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding workplace harassment, and bolster transparency and accountability. A…

Ranking Member Nadler Statement on Nomination of Judge Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court of the United States

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court: "Yesterday, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace…

ICYMI: Chairman Goodlatte and Ranking Member Nadler Letter to Director of U.S. Courts on Sexual Harassment in Judiciary

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This week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) wrote a letter to James Duff, Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, concerning efforts to better protect employees in the Judiciary from inappropriate workplace conduct. The letter requests a bipartisan briefing to review the reforms…

Statement of Ranking Member Nadler for the Markup of H.R. 1689, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2017

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 1689, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2017: “Mr. Chairman, I question whether marking up H.R. 1689, the “Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2017”, is the wisest use of the…

Statement of Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler for the Markup of H.R. 2152, the Citizens Right to Know Act

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a markup of H.R. 2152, the Citizens' Right to Know Act. "Mr. Chairman, I believe the consideration of the issues underlying this bill is timely, but unfortunately misguided.  This Committee should examine…

Ranking Member Nadler Statement on Implementation of the Survivors' Bill of Rights Act

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a hearing examining the implementation of the Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016. The full text of the statement, as prepared, follows below: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. "In October of…

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