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PRESS ADVISORY: Congressman Jerrold Nadler attending landmark marriage equality arguments at Supreme Court, Tuesday April 28th, 2015

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Congressman Jerrold Nadler will be attending the landmark marriage equality case being argued before the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 28th. The four cases from Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan and Kentucky challenge state laws that prohibit same-sex couples from marrying and deny recognition to lawful marriages performed by other…

Goodlatte, Sensenbrenner, Conyers, Nadler Introduce the USA Freedom Act

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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 Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) today will introduce the USA Freedom Act. This bipartisan bill…

Opening Statement of Congressman Jerrold Nadler at the Full Committee Markup of the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, called for serious reforms of our nation’s intelligence-gathering programs during the Full Judiciary Committee markup of the USA FREEDOM Act, which passed by a vote of 25-2. “We rely on law enforcement and on the intelligence community to keep us safe from threats that pose a…

Coast to Coast Support for the #USAFreedomAct

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Editorial boards across the United States have come out in support of the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048), a strong, bipartisan bill that reforms our nation’s intelligence-gathering programs operated under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. This bill – introduced by Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim…

Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Nadler Praise House Passage of USA Freedom Act

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The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 338-88 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…

Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Nadler Applaud Clean Passage of the USA Freedom Act in the Senate

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Following the Senate vote approving the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048) without amendment, 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…

Nadler, Feinstein Introduce Bill to Ensure Rights of All Married Couples

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Jerrold Nadler and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen today introduced the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act and ensure that all legally-married, same-sex couples are treated equally under federal law. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced the companion…

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