Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on the Department of Justice's decision to drop its criminal case against President Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn:
“The decision to drop the charges against General Flynn is outrageous.The evidence against General Flynn is overwhelming. He… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – In light of President Trump's repeated threats to invoke "very strong emergency powers" in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Chairman Steve Cohen (D-TN) sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr requesting a briefing and documents… Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), and Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) issued the following joint statement calling on the Trump Administration to explain the legality of the decision to suspend the rights of asylum seekers in the United States:
“We… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the chairs of multiple House Committees sent a letter condemning President Donald Trump’s assault on Inspectors General (IGs) and requesting direct input from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency on legislative and other proposals to increase the independence of IGs and protect them from retaliation.
“Unlike any… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, a bicameral group of Democratic Members of Congress submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in support of Pennsylvania’s lawsuit challenging a Trump Administration rule that would undermine access to birth control for women across the country. Since the Affordable Care Act’s birth control benefit went into effect in 2012, over 60 million… Read more »
Washington, D.C. —Today, in response to reports that President Trump ordered the removal of the independent watchdog tasked with leading the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee overseeing the COVID-19 federal stimulus funds, Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement:
“The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented crisis for this country, not only… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued a statement condemning the Trump Administration's refusal to lift their ban on fetal tissue research as scientists and medical professionals work tirelessly to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and save lives:
"Scientists have told Congress again and again that fetal tissue is the gold standard for vaccine research. The ban on this research… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) led Members of the New York State Congressional delegation, including Reps. Max Rose (NY-11), Thomas Suozzi (NY-3), Nydia Velázquez (NY-7), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Carolyn Maloney (NY-12), Grace Meng (NY-6), Yvette Clarke (NY-9), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Brian Higgins (NY-26), Gregory Meeks (NY-5), and Paul Tonko (NY-20), in a… Read more »
Fighting for Equal Rights for All Americans
Adding the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution is long overdue. The ERA, which guarantees equality under the law regardless of sex, first passed the House in 1972 and included an arbitrary deadline for ratification, which Congress extended once before it expired. In 1982, when the deadline had expired, 35 states had voted in… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement responding to the Trump Administration announcement that the Army Corps of Engineers is cancelling a vital study examining potential solutions to New York City and regional storm risks, such as another Sandy-level storm:
“The Army Corps’ dangerous and inexplicable decision to cancel an in-progress study to improve New… Read more »