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House Chairmen Issue Warning After Presidents Statements on Cohen Testimony

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Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, and Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairmen of the House Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, and Intelligence, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s comments last night on Fox News regarding Michael Cohen’s testimony before Congress: “The integrity of our process…

Nadler Statement on Reported FBI Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to a report in the New York Times that the FBI opened an investigation into whether President Trump may have been working on behalf of Russia against American interests after his firing of former FBI Director James…

ICYMI: Nadler Statement in Support of Legislation to Re-Open Critical Government Agencies

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Yesterday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who represents the West Side of Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, delivered the following statement, as prepared, in support of H.R. 267, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, to help end the government shutdown:  "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. "I rise today in support of…

Chairman Nadler Statement Supporting Resolution to Defend ACA in Court

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, in support of authorizing the U.S. House of Representatives to defend the Affordable Care Act against legal challenges in court after the Department of Justice's unprecedented refusal to do so:   "Madame Speaker, I…

ICYMI: House Chairs Demand Answers On Sanctions Relief For Russian Oligarch

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Yesterday, the chairs of seven committees in the House of Representatives called on the Trump Administration to explain the easing of sanctions on businesses tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. In response to a December 19, 2018 notification that the Treasury Department intends to terminate sanctions against three companies tied to Deripaska, the lawmakers wrote…

Chairman Nadler Joins Thompson, Democrats and Republicans to Introduce Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05), Congressman Pete King (NY-02), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), House Judiciary Subcommittee Chairwoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18), Congresswomen Robin Kelly (IL-02), Congressman Fred Upton…

Top Judiciary Dems Introduce Bipartisan Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act

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Today, the incoming Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (H.R. 5476 in the 115th Congress), bipartisan legislation to protect the Special Counsel investigation. The Special Counsel Independence and Integrity…

Top House Democrats Call for Preservation of Records Related to Child Deaths in CBP Custody and Announce Plans for Oversight Hearings in 116th Congress

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member…

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