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Chairman Nadler’s Statement on WH Letter Demanding the Judiciary Committee End Obstruction, Corruption & Abuse of Power Investigation

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement in response to White House counsel Pat Cipollone’s letter demanding that the House Judiciary Committee end its investigation into obstruction of justice, public corruption and abuse of power: “Today, the White House made the extraordinary demand that the Committee discontinue its…

Nadler, Katko, McBath, Herrera Beutler, Scott Reintroduce Bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to Protect Pregnant Workers From Workplace Discrimination

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John Katko (R-NY), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), and Bobby Scott (D-VA) reintroduced the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, legislation that would protect pregnant workers from workplace discrimination. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would address…

Nadler, Bass & Judiciary Dems Probe DOJ Policing Policies & Handling of Pattern and Practice Investigations Nationwide

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Chairwoman & Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA) and several House Judiciary Committee Democrats sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice to probe the handling of consent decrees and pattern and practice complaints, to request…

Nadler, Katko, Neguse, Durbin & Warren Introduce Bill Making Bankruptcy Relief Available For Student Loan Borrowers

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Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), U.S. Representatives John Katko (R-NY) and Joe Neguse (D-CO), and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced a bicameral bill that would give Americans overwhelmed by student loan debt the option of obtaining meaningful bankruptcy relief.  The Student Borrower…

Nadler, Deutch, Swalwell Introduce Bill to Ensure Presidents Can be Held Accountable for Criminal Conduct

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the No President Is Above the Law Act, which would pause the statute of limitations for any federal offense committed by a sitting president, whether it was…

Chairman Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee Hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet hearing on oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: “Mr. Chairman, today’s hearing focuses on what has been a time of great change to our innovation landscape.  In 2011, we passed…

Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of Committee Report & Resolution Recommending that the House Find Attorney General Barr in Contempt for Refusal to Comply with a Subpoena Duly Issued by the Committee on the Judiciary

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a markup of a committee report and resolution recommending that the U.S. House of Representatives find Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on the Judiciary for the full, unredacted Mueller…

Chairman Nadler’s Statement On DOJ Asking the White House to Invoke Executive Privilege

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) letter declining the Committee’s counteroffer to view hidden sections of Special Counsel Mueller’s report. “Tonight, in the middle of good faith negotiations with the Attorney General, the Department abruptly announced that it would…

Chairman Nadler Sends Letter to Former White House Counsel Don McGahn Responding to Failure to Produce Documents Under Subpoena by House Judiciary Committee

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letterto former White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn II responding to his failure to comply with a subpoena for documents related to the Committee's ongoing investigation into obstruction of justice, public corruption and other abuses of power by President Trump, his…

Chairman Nadler’s Statement on DOJ Meeting Ahead of Scheduled Contempt Vote

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) request to meet on Wednesday, the day the Committee is scheduled to markup a contempt citation for Attorney General William Barr’s failure to comply with a subpoena for the full, unredacted Mueller report: “I am pleased that the…

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