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Top Dems Request IG Investigation of Illegal Hiring Allegations at Justice Department

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Today, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Judiciary, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government…

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…

Congressman Nadler Statement on Eric Schneiderman

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement following the announced resignation of New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman: "I am shocked and deeply saddened at the news concerning Eric Schneiderman. These are extremely serious allegations, and there can be zero tolerance for the kind of violence against women that has…

ICYMI: Nadler & Lofgren Statement on Trump Administration Decision to End Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans

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Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 50,000…

Ranking Member Nadler Statement on House Republican Attempt to Force Production of Key Special Counsel Documents

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on the attempt by some House Republicans to force the production by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein of key Special Counsel documents:  “House Republicans are clearly trying to sabotage Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation.  There…

Nadler Statement on Goodlattes Proposed Investigations of Clinton Foundation Probe and Comey Memos

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement after Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) issued one letter calling for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate allegations that the Justice Department pressured the FBI to shut down its probe of the Clinton Foundation during the 2016 presidential election, and a second…

Nadler Statement on BDS Campaign at New York University

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee who represents the West Side of Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, published a statement on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign recently launched at New York Univesity. Below is an excerpt of Congressman Nadler's statement, which can be found published in full on his Medium…

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…

Republicans Use Judiciary Hearing to Promote Pro-Trump Social Media Personalities, Refuse to Focus on Serious Oversight

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Today, the Republican Majority of the House Judiciary Committee held an official hearing with pro-Trump social media personalities “Diamond and Silk,” who gave testimony to the Committee on their belief that social media companies are engaged in a plot to silence conservative voices on the Internet. Ranking Member Nadler addressed these claims in his opening…

House Democrats Unveil Legislation to Protect American Workers Against Anti-Competitive Employment Practices

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY), Co-Chair of the Antitrust Caucus Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), and Co-Chair of the Antitrust Caucus Mark Pocan (D-WI)…

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