Press Releases
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement at a Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet hearing on "The Federal Judiciary in the 21st Century: Ideas for Promoting Ethics, Accountability, and Transparency":
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released an initial transcript of the Committee's June 19th interview with former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks. The full transcript is available here. Key takeaways from the Hope Hicks interview include the following: Lawyers for the Trump Administration blocked Ms. Hicks from answering questions 155 times. |
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, for the hearing "Lessons from the Mueller Report, Part II: Bipartisan Perspectives," the second in a series of hearings the Committee will conduct focused on the alleged crimes and other misconduct laid out in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report: |
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement at a Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing on H.R. 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act:
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), and Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan demanding a full explanationregarding the appointment of Ken Cuccinelli to serve as Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). |
June 19th: House Judiciary Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on H.R. 40, Legislation to Study Slavery Reparations
Former White House Communications Director is the first material witness from the Mueller investigation to appear before the House Judiciary Committee.
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act:
"H.R. 35, the 'Emmett Till Antilynching Act,' is long-overdue legislation that would explicitly designate lynching as a hate crime under federal law.
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 1569, a bill to add Flagstaff and Yuma to the list of locations in which court shall be held in the judicial district for the State of Arizona: |
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 677, the 21st Century President Act: "H.R. 677, the "21st Century President Act," modernizes current law criminalizing threats against former presidents and their families by removing gendered terms from the statute. |