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January 9, 2019

Yesterday, the chairs of seven committees in the House of Representatives called on the Trump Administration to explain the easing of sanctions on businesses tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.


January 9, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, in support of authorizing the U.S. House of Representatives to defend the Affordable Care Act against legal challenges in court after the Department of Justice's unprecedented refusal to do so:


January 8, 2019

Today Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05), Congressman Pete King (NY-02), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), House Judiciary Subcommittee Chairwoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18), Congresswomen Robin Kelly (IL-02), Congressman Fred Upton (MI-06), Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-06), and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) announced the introduction of H.R.

Issues: Crime

January 4, 2019

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, joined the new House Democratic majority in introducing H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping package that offers the most transformational and comprehensive pro-democracy reforms in more than four decades. Rep. Nadler issued the following statement on the introduction of this legislation:


January 3, 2019

Today, the incoming Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (H.R. 5476 in the 115th Congress), bipartisan legislation to protect the Special Counsel investigation.


December 14, 2018

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led a letter signed by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Chairman Elect of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep.


December 14, 2018

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a joint statement calling for the Department of Justice Inspector General to investigate Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta's handling of a child sex abuse case during his time as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida:


December 12, 2018

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law hearing on "Oversight of the Antitrust Agencies":


December 11, 2018

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Judiciary Committee hearing on "Transparency & Accountability: Examining Google and its Data Collection, Use, and Filtering Practices" with Google's CEO Sundar Pichai:


December 7, 2018

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a joint statement after today's closed-door interview with former FBI Director James Comey: