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Chairman Nadler Invites Acting AG Whitaker to Clarify Testimony

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker, requesting that he clarify statements he made during his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on February 8, 2019.  Full text of the letter is available here and below.   February 13, 2019 The Honorable Matthew…

Chairman Nadler Opening Statement for the Markup of H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act: “H.R. 1112, the ‘Enhanced Background Checks Act,’ addresses a dangerous shortcoming in the current firearms background check law. This loophole enables, in certain cases, firearms to be transferred…

House Judiciary Committee Passes Bipartisan Background Checks Act & Charleston Loophole Bill

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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 by a vote of 23-15 and H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 by a vote of 21-14. Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement after the markup: “I am pleased that both H.R. 8 and H.R. 1112 passed out of the Committee today, making them…

Chairman Nadler Announces Special Oversight Counsels to House Judiciary Committee Staff

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced that Barry H. Berke, Esq., and Ambassador (ret.) Norman L. Eisen, Esq. have been retained on a consulting basis as special oversight counsels to the Majority Staff, advising the Committee’s Oversight Counsel team on a range of issues.  In their role, Mr. Berke and Ambassador (ret.) Eisen will…

Congressman Nadler Statement on Comments Made by Rep. Ilhan Omar

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WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on comments made by Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN):  “It is deeply disappointing and disturbing to hear Representative Ilhan Omar’s (MN) choice of words in her exchange with a journalist yesterday, wherein she appears to traffic in old anti-Semitic tropes about Jews and money. …

New Documents Show Acting Attorney General Failed to Pay Back Funds After Company Charged with Bilking Consumers

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Washington, D.C. – Reps. Jerrold Nadler, Elijah E. Cummings, Frank Pallone Jr., and Adam Schiff, the Chairmen of the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Intelligence, sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker seeking full compliance with their prior request regarding his involvement with World Patent Marketing, after new records…

Chairman Nadler Opening Statement for Acting AG Whitaker Hearing

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Department of Justice oversight hearing with Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker: "Mr. Whitaker, I want to begin my remarks by commending the tradition of independent law enforcement at the Department of Justice.  As you and I both know,…

Congressman Nadler’s Statement on USPS’s Failure to Keep Public Informed on Port Authority Finance Station

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Earlier this week, Congressman Nadler and local elected officials sent a letter to the United States Postal Service regarding the agency’s failure to provide any substantive information at a public hearing on the possible relocation of the Port Authority Finance Station Post Office. Rep. Nadler issued the following statement on the letter: “The Postal Service owes the public accurate…

Chairman Nadler Statement on Resolution Authorizing Subpoena for Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, on the Resolution authorizing the Chair to issue a subpoena—if needed—to Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker to secure his appearance and full testimony to the Committee: "This resolution is important, although I hope not to have to use it. It…

Chairman Nadler Opening Statement for the Markup of H.R. 948, the “No Oil Producing and Cartels Act of 2019”

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 948, the “No Oil Producing and Cartels Act of 2019”: “The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, is an international cartel whose members deliberately collude to limit crude oil production as a means of fixing prices,…

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