Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the markup on the motion to permit Committee staff to question Attorney General William Barr following the end of Member questioning at tomorrow's oversight hearing of the Department of Justice:
"This… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks for the first ever markup of H.R. 5, the Equality Act, which explicitly prohibits discrimination against the LGBTQ community:
“Today, the Judiciary Committee considers H.R. 5, the ‘Equality Act.’ This is long-overdue… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment:
"Thank you Chairman Cohen for convening this critical hearing.
"The first version… Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 2375, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act:
“H.R. 2375, the ‘Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act’ is one of a series of bipartisan measures that we are considering today to address the critical… Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 965, the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2019 (CREATES Act):
“H.R. 965, the ‘Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2019,’ or the ‘CREATES Act,’ is bipartisan legislation that would… Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 2374, the Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act (Stop STALLING Act):
“H.R. 2374, the ‘Stop STALLING Act,’ takes an important step toward lowering drug prices and increasing competition in… Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 2376, the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019:
“H.R. 2376, the ‘Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019,’ would require the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a comprehensive report on the state of competition in the drug… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – In a victory for Members of Congress, Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has now denied, in full, President Trump’s motion to dismiss the challenge brought by roughly 200 Members of the Senate and House of Representatives, to hold him accountable to the Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause. On learning this news, the lead… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler released a statement in response to reports that Special Counsel Robert Mueller wrote to Attorney General William Barr last month to object to the Attorney General’s summary of his report:
“The Washington Post reports that Special Counsel Mueller wrote to Attorney General Barr last month to object to the Attorney… Read more »
Washington, D.C. (April 30, 2019) – Today, Representatives Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary; and Karen Bass (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security; reintroduced the Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment (REDEEM) Act on… Read more »