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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…

House Judiciary Chairman Sends DOJ Detailed Counter Offer for Mueller Report Redactions and Underlying Evidence

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr with a counter offer to immediately gain access to the redacted portions of Special Counsel Mueller’s report and underlying materials. In the Judiciary Committee Counter Offer: Nadler requests that the Department reconsider its refusal to allow all…

Chairman Nadler’s Statement at a Field Hearing on Enforcement of the Voting Rights Act in the State of Texas

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Houston, TX– Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties field hearing on voting rights in Houston, Texas: “Thank you, Chairman Cohen, for calling this important field hearing. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is considered by most civil rights advocates…

Chairman Nadler’s Statement

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks today at a hearing where Attorney General William Barr refused to testify: “Attorney General Barr has informed us that he will not appear today.  Although we worked to accommodate his concerns, he objects to the prospect of answering questions by staff counsel and to…

Chairman Nadler Statement for Markup on Motion to Permit Staff Questions of Attorney General Barr

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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…

Chairman Nadler’s Statement for the Markup of H.R. 5, the Equality Act

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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…

Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 2375, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act

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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…

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