After seven years of bombast, Republicans have nothing to show for their empty promises of repeal, but hundreds of Republican Members of Congress have shown a shocking willingness to play politics with people’s lives and to hurt American families. Read more »

“If we allow this lease to stand, particularly without any significant scrutiny, we are abdicating our responsibility and letting GSA and Trump violate the law” Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement condemning President Trump’s cruel and discriminatory ban on transgender military service members from serving in the U.S. Armed Forces: “Today’s attack by the Commander-in-Chief on our military’s active duty personnel is appalling,” Representative Nadler lamented. … Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following statement during a committee markup of a resolution of inquiry sponsored by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) to acquire any information from the Department of Justice pertaining to Attorney General Sessions’… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, spoke out against the Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015, H.R. 391, and offered an amendment striking a section of the legislation that would unfairly and unreasonably limit the ability of individuals to seek asylum in the United States. The amendment would… Read more »

Yesterday, in an interview with the New York Times, President Donald Trump indicated his contempt for the leadership of the Department of Justice.  The President directly attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, and Special Counsel Robert Mueller.  President Trump also warned Special Counsel… Read more »

Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) of the House Judiciary Subcommittee for Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet introduced bipartisan legislation to close a long-standing gap in federal copyright law. The Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society Act (the CLASSICS… Read more »

Last week, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Mark Sanford (R-SC) introduced H.R. 3238, the Disaster Assistance Equity Act, a bipartisan bill which would make common interest communities eligible for the same FEMA assistance available to other homeowners. The bill is co-sponsored by Representatives Eliot Engel (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY) and Lee Zeldin… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to an anti-trans amendment offered by Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler during debate of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2018. Fortunately, the amendment was defeated by a vote of 214-209. Congresswoman Hartzler’s amendment would have… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, supported efforts to establish stronger safeguards against poor patents at the hearing on “The Impact of Bad Patents on American Businesses.” “The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office does an admirable job… Read more »