Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House floor in opposition to H. Res. 970, a resolution offered by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC): “This so-called “resolution of insistence” is being rushed to the floor as an emergency measure.  There are many emergencies… 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 with the Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray on “oversight of FBI and DOJ actions surrounding the 2016… Read more »

Yesterday, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after a 11-hour long interview with FBI Agent Peter Strzok: “We just finished an 11-hour interview with Peter Strzok, and as… Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s retirement from the United States Supreme Court: “All Americans who care about equality, human dignity, and justice should be deeply concerned about the retirement of Justice Kennedy.  Justice Kennedy was not always on… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Janus v. AFSCME:  “I am deeply concerned about the effects of the Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME on the ability of public sector unions to continue protecting the interests of police,… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during the Committee markup of  Rep. Ted Lieu’s resolution of inquiry, H. Res. 928, which requests information on President Trump’s pardons: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The power of the pardon is vast.  Alexander… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Hawaii: “I am appalled by the Court’s decision in Trump v. Hawaii.  Today, the Court willfully turned a blind eye to the religious animus motivating the President when he issued the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during the Committee markup of Rep. Mark Meadows’ resolution of inquiry, H. Res. 938, which requests information about Hillary Clinton and the alleged wrongful surveillance of Carter Page: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Not counting… Read more »

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), alongside Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA), released the following statement after the Supreme Court decision on National Institute of Family and Life Advocates vs.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbott v. Perez, involving racial gerrymandering in Texas: “On the fifth anniversary of the Shelby County v. Holder decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has again turned a blind eye to minority vote dilution.  Despite… Read more »