Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 2820, the Dream Act: "H.R. 2820, the "Dream Act of 2019," is vital legislation that would finally provide permanent protections for Dreamers—the undocumented people who were brought… Read more »

Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing where former White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn II failed to appear as part of the House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into obstruction of justice, corruption, and abuses of power by President Trump and his… Read more »

Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued subpoenas to Annie Donaldson, former chief of staff for former White House counsel Don McGahn and for Hope Hicks, former White House Communications Director. The subpoenas were issued for testimony and documents related to the House Judiciary Committee's ongoing investigation into obstruction of… Read more »

Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to the White House directing former White House Counsel DonaldF. McGahn II to defya subpoena for his testimony tomorrow as part of the House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into obstruction of justice, corruption, and abuses of… Read more »

Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement in support of H.R. 5, theEquality Act, whichexplicitly prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity: "I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5, the “Equality Act,” which amends… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law hearing on forced arbitration: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today’s important hearing on forced arbitration. Nearly a century ago, Congress enacted the Federal Arbitration Act to… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to the White House counsel Pat Cipollone in response to the White House counsel’s letter demanding that the House Judiciary Committee end its investigation into obstruction of justice, public corruption and abuses of power.  In his letter, Chairman Nadler debunks the White House’s… Read more »

Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks for the hearing on executive privilege and congressional oversight: "For more than 200 years, Congress has exercised its power under Article I of the Constitution to conduct oversight of the Executive Branch.… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) led Members of the New York City Congressional delegation in a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo expressing their concern over the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project. The project, also known as the Williams Pipeline, would transport fracked gas from Pennsylvania through New Jersey, traveling underwater in the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representative Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor introduced the Restoring Justice for Workers… Read more »