Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), along with Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell, urging the FAA to ban all non-essential helicopter flights over New York City. Joining the Members on the letter are Reps. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Kathleen M.… Read more »

Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, for the hearing "Lessons from the Mueller Report, Part II: Bipartisan Perspectives," the second in a series of hearings the Committee will conduct focused on the alleged crimes and other misconduct laid out in Special… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on H.R. 2740, a four-bill appropriations package which passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday by a vote of 226 to 203. Voting in support of the package, Congressman Nadler applauded the funding to improve access to health care and higher education, renew research into the epidemic of… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released an initial transcript of the Committee’s June 19th interview with former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks. The full transcript is available here. Key takeaways from the Hope Hicks interview include the following: Lawyers for… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement at a Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing on H.R. 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act: “Thank you, Chairman Cohen, for calling this important hearing.  This year, we marked the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), and Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan demanding a full explanationregarding the appointment of Ken Cuccinelli to serve as Acting… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement following passage of Congressman Mark Pocan's (D-WI) amendment to H.R. 2740 in support of fetal tissue research. Rep. Nadler cosponsored the amendment, which will block the Trump Administration’s policy announced this month to stop fetal tissue research:  "I was proud to cosponsor the Pocan… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 1327, theNever Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act: "The September 11th attacks created an environmental nightmare. When the Twin Towers… Read more »

Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act: “H.R. 35, the ‘Emmett Till Antilynching Act,’ is long-overdue legislation that would explicitly designate lynching as a hate crime under federal law. “The term ‘lynching’ has most often been used to characterize… Read more »

Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 677, the 21st Century President Act: "H.R. 677, the "21st Century President Act," modernizes current law criminalizing threats against former presidents and their families by removing gendered… Read more »