Antitrust

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 5645, the "Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2018."

"I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 5645, the 'Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act.'

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Today, the Republican Majority of the House Judiciary Committee held an official hearing with pro-Trump social media personalities "Diamond and Silk," who gave testimony to the Committee on their belief that social media companies are engaged in a plot to silence conservative voices on the Internet.

Ranking Member Nadler addressed these claims in his opening statement:

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following floor statement in support of H.R. 5447, the Music Modernization Act:

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of the Music Modernization Act. I am proud to partner with Chairman Goodlatte on this comprehensive bill intended to resolve some longstanding inequities and inefficiencies in the music marketplace. The bill passed out of the Judiciary Committee 32-0.

Today we are considering four classification bills. These are noncontroversial and bipartisan bills and I hope that we can move through them quickly. To that end, I am incorporating my comments on all four bills into this single statement.

H.R. 5283, H.R. 5293, H.R. 5335, and H.R. 5344 -- make a series of long-overdue technical amendments to the United States Code. They are the product of a meticulous review conducted by the Office of Law Revision Counsel, which is responsible for maintaining and publishing the Code.

Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Vice Chairman Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), former House Judiciary Committee Chairman and current Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Te

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 5447, "The Music Modernization Act."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am very pleased to partner with you on the Music Modernization Act. This comprehensive bill is comprised of several measures intended to resolve some longstanding inequities and inefficiencies in the music marketplace.