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Ranking Member Nadler Statement on Acting AG Whitaker's Refusal to Recuse From Special Counsel Investigation

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's announcement that he will not be recused from overseeing the work of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, despite numerous objections from senior ethics officials: "We have asked the…

Ranking Member Nadler Floor Statement in Support of S. 756, the First Step Act

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of S. 756, the FIRST STEP Act: “I rise today in support of S. 756, the ‘FIRST STEP Act,’ as passed by the Senate.   “This legislation has traveled a long journey to get to this…

Ranking Member Nadler Opening Statement for Hearing with DHS Secretary Nielsen

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during the Committee’s oversight hearing with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, the first such hearing with DHS since 2015:  "Secretary Nielsen, I am glad to see you before our Committee.…

Nadler & Jackson Lee Statement on Trump Administrations School Safety Commission Report

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), issued the following joint statement after the release of the Trump Administration’s Federal School Safety Commission report, which provides recommendations for arming teachers and…

Senior House Democrats Send Letter to DHS Inspector General Demanding Answers In Tragedy of 7-Year-Old Girl Who Died in Customs and Border Protection Custody

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led a letter signed by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Chairman Elect of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep.…

Ranking Member Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Hearing on Oversight of the Antitrust Agencies

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law hearing on “Oversight of the Antitrust Agencies”: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening today’s oversight hearing of the antitrust agencies and…

Top Democrats Demand Briefing On Secretary Pompeos Meeting With Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Jose ValenciaSpecifically Regarding Julian Assanges Presence In Ecuadorian Embassy In London

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Top Senate and House Democrats—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY), and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member…

Nadler Statement on Nomination as Chairman of House Judiciary Committee by Democratic Steering and Policy Committee

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement after being nominated by the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to serve as the Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary in the next Congress:  "I am proud to receive the support of the Steering and Policy Committee today to lead the House Committee on the…

Ranking Member Nadler Statement for a Hearing with Google CEO Sundar Pichai

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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 hearing on “Transparency & Accountability: Examining Google and its Data Collection, Use, and Filtering Practices” with Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai: “Mr. Chairman, our society has become…

Nadler & Cummings Release Statement on Comey Interview

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a joint statement after today’s closed-door interview with former FBI Director James Comey: “Director Comey’s testimony today offered us…

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