Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee, was joined by 55 members in submitting comments to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in response to the agency’s proposed effort to eliminate sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) questions from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The Trump… Read more »

This week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) wrote a letter to James Duff, Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, concerning efforts to better protect employees in the Judiciary from inappropriate workplace conduct. The letter requests a bipartisan briefing to review the reforms… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 5645, the “Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2018.” “I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 5645, the ‘Standard Merger and Acquisition… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the Committee markup of H.R. 5682, the FIRST STEP Act. "At the conclusion of the House Judiciary Committee discussion of the FIRST STEP Act, I voted against Committee adoption of the bill.  I do not doubt that the bill is… 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  H.R. 5698, the “Protect and Serve Act.” “Mr. Chairman, the “Protect and Serve Act,” while rooted in laudable goals, will not strengthen protections for law enforcement… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s announced decision to withdrawn from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: “Today, President Trump presented no coherent argument or factual reason to justify his withdrawal of the United States from… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »