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Congressman Nadler Statement on 2016 Election Results

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement concerning the 2016 election results: “Today, we find ourselves at a deeply challenging and demoralizing moment for our great country.  Millions of Americans are walking around in a state of disbelief, of grief, anger, and frustration, as…

E-Newsletter: Joined U.S. Delegation to Israel for Funeral of Shimon Peres

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Joined U.S. Delegation to Israel for Funeral of Shimon Peres With the passing of former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres, I joined a delegation of Congressional leaders attending his funeral. Following that moving ceremony, during which President Obama spoke eloquently about the life and legacy of Shimon Peres, I wanted to share a few of my own thoughts:  From…

Congressman Nadler Redirects Republicans Judiciary Committee Hearing with U.S. Attorney General Lynch to Raise Issue of Gun Violence

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, delivered the following remarks as part of the Committee’s Oversight Hearing of the Department of Justice with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.  Congressman Nadler decried Republican…

Congressman Nadler Statement Following Tragedies of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and Dallas, TX

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement concerning the tragic events of this past week – the killings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, LA and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, MN, as well as last night’s shooting targeting police officers in Dallas, TX: “The tragedies of the past week…

Congressman Nadler Statement on House Floor During Democratic Sit-In Demanding Common Sense Gun Legislation

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WATCH VIDEO FROM 2 AM HOUSE FLOOR SPEECH: https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4606233/congressman-nadler-speaking-house-floor-democratic-sit-in-gun-legislation Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) joined with Democratic colleagues to stage a sit-in on the House floor calling on Speaker Ryan and the Republican Leadership to bring forward common sense gun legislation that…

Rep. Nadler Statement on Orlando Terrorist Attack at LGBT Nightclub

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), who represents the site of the September 11th World Trade Center terrorist attacks as well as one of the largest LGBT communities in the country, released the following statement in response to the deadliest mass shooting in American history at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning.   “We are all horrified by the…

Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Nadler on One Year Anniversary of the USA Freedom Act

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following joint statement on the one year…

Congressman Nadler Calls for New National Monument Commemorating the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, Beginning of the LGBT Rights Movement

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NEW YORK, NY –Today, New York federal, state and city elected officials called on President Obama and federal administration officials to designate a new national monument at Christopher Park commemorating the Stonewall Uprising, which launched the modern LGBT civil rights movement in 1969.  Immediately ahead of a public listening session hosted by Congressman…

Rep. Nadler Praises Passage of the Email Privacy Act

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, praised passage of the Email Privacy Act, which requires the government to obtain a warrant in order to access peoples’ electronic communications from a third-party provider.  Congressman Nadler introduced similar legislation…

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