Government Oversight
To advance its legislative agenda, the Judiciary Committee conducts regular oversight of the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, among other government agencies. The Committee is also responsible for determining whether to recommend articles of impeachment against federal officials. In 2019, the Committee advanced two articles of impeachment against Donald J. Trump to the House of Representatives.
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September 20, 2023
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Department of Justice oversight hearing with Attorney General Merrick Garland:
"Mr. Chairman, one of this Committee's most important duties is conducting oversight of the Department of Justice. We are called to ensure that the DOJ uses the enormous amount of power it is granted in a fair, just manner that respects the civil and human rights of all Americans.
"Mr. Chairman, one of this Committee's most important duties is conducting oversight of the Department of Justice. We are called to ensure that the DOJ uses the enormous amount of power it is granted in a fair, just manner that respects the civil and human rights of all Americans.
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June 21, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.-House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler today delivered the following remarks, as prepared, during a hearing on the Durham report:
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Government Oversight
May 19, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, the Intelligence Community declassified two opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, one showing "persistent and widespread problems" with Section 702 of FISA. In response, Ranking Member Nadler issued the following statement:
April 27, 2023
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during an oversight hearing on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:
"Mr. Chairman, the United States Patent and Trademark Office plays a vital role in fostering innovation in this country. The thousands of employees who examine patent and trademark applications are truly at the forefront of helping to bring new technologies and new companies into existence, each with the potential of being the next game-changer or Fortune 500 company.
"Mr. Chairman, the United States Patent and Trademark Office plays a vital role in fostering innovation in this country. The thousands of employees who examine patent and trademark applications are truly at the forefront of helping to bring new technologies and new companies into existence, each with the potential of being the next game-changer or Fortune 500 company.
April 26, 2023
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a hearing on the Oversight of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives:
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