Nadler: “We must make schools safer, but the best way to do that is to do more to prevent gun violence from occurring in the first place.”  Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) attended a rally outside of the U.S. Capitol to support students across the country who staged protests demanding… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House floor on the STOP School Violence Act: “I rise today in support of H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act, as amended.  But, I do so with serious concerns about some of its provisions and what the bill fails to do.  H.R.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), released the following statement on the hateful rhetoric of Louis Farrakhan:  "For decades, Louis Farrakhan has proudly peddled anti-Semitic, homophobic, and other hateful rhetoric. I have denounced him in the past, and I continue to do so. Mr. Farrakhan’s recent remarks are especially reprehensible given the 57%… Read more »

Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), released the following joint statement on the East River helicopter crash:  “This crash is another tragic reminder that these helicopter tourist flights pose significant public safety risks to our community.  At minimum, these flights should be… Read more »

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on President Trump’s nomination of Deputy Director Gina Haspel to replace Mike Pompeo as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: “The Senate owes it to the American people to take a hard look at Deputy Director Haspel, whose career at the CIA coincides… Read more »

Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on Justice Department Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to eliminate a requirement for those seeking asylum to have a full hearing before an immigration judge: “This week, Attorney General Sessions unilaterally vacated a decision finding that… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY); Congressional Democratic Women’s Working Group Chair Lois Frankel (D-FL) and Vice Chair Brenda Lawrence (D-MI); Judiciary Subcommittee Ranking Members Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX),  Steve Cohen (D-TN), Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr.… Read more »

Watch Here During today’s House Judiciary Committee markup, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) called for the House Judiciary Committee to address gun violence in America. Ranking Member Nadler delivered the following remarks at the beginning of the markup: “Mr. Chairman and colleagues – Before I discuss the bill… Read more »

Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY), the original sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2015, led a bipartisan group of 32 other members from the Tri-State Area in urging Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney to withdraw his proposal to separate the… Read more »

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released a joint statement with Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), on Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ lawsuit against California’s sanctuary laws: “Attorney General Sessions is again attacking local… Read more »