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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 Floor Statement on the Orlando Terrorist Attack at the LGBT Nightclub

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler delivered the following statement on the House floor condemning the horrific terrorist attack on the LGBT nightclub in Orlando. The full text as delivered follows below [click here to view the video]: "Mr. Speaker, this week, tragedy once again struck our nation when the deadliest mass shooting in American history…

Reps. Nadler, McClintock, and Conyers Reintroduce Bipartisan State Secrets Protection Act

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This week, Congressmen Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Tom McClintock (R-CA), and John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), reintroduced the bipartisan State Secrets Protection Act to curb abuses of state secrets privilege while still providing protection for valid state secrets.   The state secrets privilege allows the government to withhold evidence in litigation if its disclosure would harm national…

Congressman Nadler Offers Amendment to Protect People Fleeing Persecution

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), senior member of the House Judiciary Committee delivered the following statement at a markup of H.R. 4731, The Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act. During a time of unprecedented international turmoil and conflict, this bill would gut the U.S. refugee resettlement program.  Among its most damaging provisions—which…

Rep. Nadler on Commercial Drones: Many Possibilities, but Many Questions

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During a hearing on unmanned aerial drones, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, spoke about the potential benefits, drawbacks and challenges of expanded commercial drone usage. “Drone technology has the potential to unleash a wave of innovation across numerous…

Congressman Nadler Statement on the Proposed P5+1 Nuclear Agreement with Iran

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released the following statement regarding to the proposed P5+1 nuclear agreement with Iran and the need to fully and critically evaluate the details of the agreement’s effectiveness and enforceability in order to prevent a nuclear Iran: “Following the P5+1 agreement with Iran on its…

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 Member Jerrold…

Rep. Nadler Signs Bipartisan Letter on NSA Surveillance of Members of Congress

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Today, three senior members of the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General James Cole regarding his February 4, 2014 testimony about reforming government surveillance programs.   “It is wrong that the NSA collects data on millions of Americans who are under zero suspicion of wrongdoing, some of whom may be Members of…

Nadler Applauds President Obamas Increased Transparency on National Security Issues, Urges Colleagues to Work with President on Core Civil Liberty Concerns

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s comments on pressing national security issues: “I applaud President Obama for addressing many of the serious national security issues that our nation is confronting, and for taking steps to…

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