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ICYMI: Nadler Statement on the Masterpiece Cakeshop SCOTUS Case

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Yesterday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), acting Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the followed statement on the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Supreme Court case: “Today, as the Supreme Court hears arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case that has the potential…

Ranking Member Nadler Rules Committee Statement Opposing the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement in front of the House Rules Committee against H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017. After the House Judiciary Committee approved the NRA-backed Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act along party lines last week, the Republican-controlled Rules Committee…

Nadler Statement on John Conyers

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the acting Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after John Conyers, Jr. announced his retirement from Congress effective today: “John Conyers has been a friend and mentor to me for over 25 years, and I am saddened that his service to our nation has had to end under these…

Nadler: Trump Attorneys Latest Statement is Nixonian

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on President Trump’s lawyer excusing the President’s possible obstruction of justice comments: “Earlier today, President Trump’s private lawyer argued that the ‘President cannot obstruct justice because he is the chief law enforcement…

Nadler: After Flynn Guilty Plea, Judiciary Committee Must Begin Oversight Work

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House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement after President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, pleaded guilty to criminal charges: “Mr. Flynn has pled guilty to a felony regarding Russia, committed while he was serving in the Trump Administration.  This development adds…

House Judiciary Committee Democrats Release Statement Against HPSCI Proposed Section 702 Reauthorization Bill

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Today, led by Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), House Judiciary Committee Democratic Representatives Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ted Deutch (D-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) released the following joint statement expressing their strong opposition to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) proposed Section 702…

Statement of Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler for the Markup of H.R. 2666 the AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017

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“Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  H.R. 2666, the ‘AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017,’ is an important bill to give Indian tribes the ability to respond quickly to child abductions.  Through the grant program authorized by this legislation, tribal law enforcement agencies would gain the ability to immediately initiate their own AMBER Alerts, while…

Rep. Nadler Statement on Becoming Ranking Member of House Judiciary Committee

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement: “This is a critical time in our nation’s history, and the work of the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee is more important than ever.  Our efforts—against the GOP Majority, the Trump Administration, Attorney…

Statement of Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler for the Markup of the Fix NICS Act of 2017

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“Mr. Chairman, I support the 'Fix NICS Act' as a sensible step to improve our national firearms background check system.  “When we enacted the Brady Act in 1994, we evolved from a waiting period-based system to one that established a so-called 'instant check' through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System – what we…

Statement of Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler for the Markup of H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017

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“Mr. Chairman, I strongly oppose the “Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act” and I am disappointed that this legislation is before us today.  “The level of gun violence in our country is astounding and unacceptable.  Our gun violence problem is much more than the periodic, but all-too-frequent, horror of mass shootings.  Every day in…

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