Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  Welcome to the House Judiciary Committee, Director Wray. Earlier this week, in a message to your agents and employees, you gave us your vision of what the FBI is supposed to be: “We find ourselves under the microscope each and every day—and rightfully so.  We do hard work for a living.  We are entrusted with protecting… Read more »

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on President Trump’s lawyer excusing the President’s possible obstruction of justice comments: “Earlier today, President Trump’s private lawyer argued that the ‘President cannot obstruct justice because he is the chief law enforcement… Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement after President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, pleaded guilty to criminal charges: “Mr. Flynn has pled guilty to a felony regarding Russia, committed while he was serving in the Trump Administration.  This development adds… Read more »

Today, led by Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), House Judiciary Committee Democratic Representatives Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ted Deutch (D-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) released the following joint statement expressing their strong opposition to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) proposed Section 702… Read more »

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  H.R. 2666, the ‘AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017,’ is an important bill to give Indian tribes the ability to respond quickly to child abductions.  Through the grant program authorized by this legislation, tribal law enforcement agencies would gain the ability to immediately initiate their own AMBER Alerts, while… Read more »

“Mr. Chairman, I strongly oppose the “Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act” and I am disappointed that this legislation is before us today.  “The level of gun violence in our country is astounding and unacceptable.  Our gun violence problem is much more than the periodic, but all-too-frequent, horror of mass shootings.  Every day in… Read more »