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House Committee Leaders Announce Support for Opioid Package

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, along with Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Ways & Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), issued the following statement in support of H.R. 6, the bipartisan opioid legislation released last night:  “We support this bipartisan…

Statement of Ranking Member Nadler for the Markup of H.R. 5634, the Medical Cannabis Research Act

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Judiciary Committee markup of H.R. 5634, the Medical Cannabis Research Act: “Mr. Chairman, although H.R. 5634, the ‘Medical Cannabis Research Act,’ is intended to be a modest, but helpful measure to address…

Rep. Nadler Statement on the Anniversary of September 11th

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on the anniversary of September 11th:  "Seventeen years ago, New York, the country and the world were forever changed. Today, we reflect on the tragedy of that morning, remember those we lost in New York, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, and join their families and friends in…

Pro-Choice Leaders: SCOTUS Decision on Crisis Centers Will Hurt Women

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), alongside Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA), released the following statement after the Supreme Court decision on National Institute of Family and Life Advocates vs.…

Ranking Member Nadler Statement in Opposition to H.R. 2851, the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act

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Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) of the House Committee on the Judiciary delivered the following remarks on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 2851, the “Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act.”  “I rise in opposition to H.R. 2851, the “Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues…

Top House Democrats Demand Answers & Documents from DOJ Following Refusal to Defend ACA

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) led a letter signed by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), and Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), to…

ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) spearheaded an effort by 127 House Democrats to call on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney to uphold the Health Care Rights Law, also known as Section…

ICYMI: Pro-Choice Leaders in the House: Trump's Title X Proposed Rule is Anti-Women's Health

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, alongside Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY), Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-NY), Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), Congresswoman Judy Chu…

Statement of Ranking Member Nadler for the Hearing on Challenges and Solutions in the Opioid Abuse Crisis

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for a hearing on the opioid crisis: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I welcome today’s hearing as an opportunity to explore ways we can best address the crisis of opioid abuse in our country.  I believe it is critical that we do so, in order to…

ICYMI: Pro-Choice Leaders: HHS Should Stop Forced Dissemination of Deceptive Anti-Abortion Brochure And HHS Secretary Alex Azar Should Fire ORR Director Scott Lloyd

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Yesterday, four leading members of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus objected to the forced dissemination of a highly deceptive anti-abortion brochure called “A Woman’s Right to Know” by an office of the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for the care of undocumented teens in federal facilities. The Office of Refugee Resettlement is…

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