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 »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed four bills to address prescription drug pricing, including H.R. 965, the CREATES Act; H.R. 2375, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act; H.R. 2374, the Stop STALLING Act; and H.R. 2376, the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019. This markup is part of the first phase of the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019. The legislation requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) and how their actions are affecting patients and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA) introduced H.R. 2375, the bipartisan Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act. This legislation strengthens the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ability to challenge settlement agreements between large brand drug companies and generic drug companies… Read more »
New York, N.Y. — Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Max Rose, and Nydia Velázquez announced their support for a federal effort to bring two-way tolling back to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which studies have shown would decrease congestion in Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Manhattan, and increase revenue by tolling out-of-state drivers at no additional cost to Staten… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler released a statement in response to reports that the White House will force former White House Counsel Don McGahn to defy the subpoena issued for his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee:
“The Committee has served a valid subpoena to Mr. McGahn. We have asked him to supply documents to the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued a subpoena to former White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn II for testimony and documents related to the Committee's ongoing investigation into obstruction of justice, public corruption and other abuses of power by President Trump, his associates and members of his… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, top House and Senate Democrats sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr rejecting his limited offer to view a less-redacted version of Special Counsel Mueller’s report. The proposal would only allow twelve Members of Congress to view a less-redacted version of the report in person and would not permit them to discuss it with other Members of Congress who… Read more »