Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ted Poe (R-TX), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced H.R. 6406, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace harassment through Education and Reporting (EMPOWER) Act, to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding workplace harassment, and bolster transparency and accountability. A… Read more »

“This non-binding resolution would do nothing to bring about a fair and just immigration system. In fact, it would do nothing at all. It is just a meaningless political stunt to change the subject from the international and domestic shame unleashed by P Read more »

Today, after  President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and subsequent remarks in Helsinki, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) motioned for the House Judiciary Committee to adjourn the current hearing on social media filtering and go into executive session, in order to discuss threats to our electoral process… Read more »

Published July 16 in the New York Daily News:  Today, traffic congestion is a serious problem for New Yorkers. The average car speed in midtown Manhattan is 4.7 miles per hour, practically glacial compared to traveling by Citi Bike or pedicab. Moreover, these idling vehicles emit huge quantities of carbon dioxide and other pollutants, which compromise our air quality. With New… Read more »

Earlier this week, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Immigration Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), sent a letter to Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), requesting an oversight hearing with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. The members noted that the Judiciary Committee hasn’t held an oversight… Read more »

Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a joint statement after former FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok testified during a joint Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing for more than 9… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election: Testimony by FBI Deputy Director Peter Strzok.” “Mr. Chairman, at the outset of this Congress, when my Democratic… Read more »

Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, called for the release of the full unclassified transcript of the 11-hour, closed-door interview of FBI Agent Peter Strzok, which includes hundreds of questions by Republicans regarding… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court: "Yesterday, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace… Read more »

This week, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), ranking member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced it will rescind Obama-era guidance that provides recommendations to boost diversity… Read more »