Press Releases
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 Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security and Enforcement hearing on ""The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children:"
"Mr. Chairman, today's hearing would have been more appropriate to conduct last week, before the Republican Majority marked up its extreme enforcement-only immigration legislation.
"Mr. Chairman, today's hearing would have been more appropriate to conduct last week, before the Republican Majority marked up its extreme enforcement-only immigration legislation.
Issues:
Border Security
Immigration
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:
Subcommittees
Issues:
Crime
Government Oversight
April 21, 2023
From a Judiciary Committee Spokesman:
"In an effort to smear Secretary Blinken and sensationalize a three-year-old tabloid story, Jim Jordan has released cherry-picked excerpts of a transcribed interview. To be clear, no part of that interview demonstrates that Tony Blinken or any other Biden campaign official asked Mike Morell to write a letter about Hunter Biden's laptop.
"In an effort to smear Secretary Blinken and sensationalize a three-year-old tabloid story, Jim Jordan has released cherry-picked excerpts of a transcribed interview. To be clear, no part of that interview demonstrates that Tony Blinken or any other Biden campaign official asked Mike Morell to write a letter about Hunter Biden's laptop.
April 19, 2023
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a markup of H.J. Res. 44, Disapproval of Stabilizing Brace Rule:
"Mr. Chairman, gun violence continues to take the lives of more than 100 Americans every day. It changes how safe we feel in our schools and our houses of worship. It reduces vibrant cities to somber headlines. It takes our loved ones-old and young-and leaves us with another anniversary of lives cut short and a community forever changed.
"Mr. Chairman, gun violence continues to take the lives of more than 100 Americans every day. It changes how safe we feel in our schools and our houses of worship. It reduces vibrant cities to somber headlines. It takes our loved ones-old and young-and leaves us with another anniversary of lives cut short and a community forever changed.
Issues:
Crime
April 19, 2023
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a markup of the Border Security and Enforcement Act (H.R. 2640):
"Mr. Chairman, after three and a half months of Republican infighting and chaos, the Judiciary Committee is finally holding its first markup of legislation this Congress.
"Mr. Chairman, after three and a half months of Republican infighting and chaos, the Judiciary Committee is finally holding its first markup of legislation this Congress.
Issues:
Border Security
Immigration
April 17, 2023
New York, NY-House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler today delivered the follow remarks, as prepared, at a field hearing in New York City on "Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan":
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
"Let me be very clear. We are here today in lower Manhattan for one reason, and one reason only: the Chairman is doing the bidding of Donald Trump.
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
"Let me be very clear. We are here today in lower Manhattan for one reason, and one reason only: the Chairman is doing the bidding of Donald Trump.
Issues:
Crime
April 17, 2023
New York, NY-House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler today delivered the follow remarks, as prepared, at a press conference in New York City responding the House Republicans' stunt hearing on "violent crime in Manhattan":
"Thank you all for coming. And I want to thank Mayor Adams and our gun violence prevention advocates for joining us here today.
"Thank you all for coming. And I want to thank Mayor Adams and our gun violence prevention advocates for joining us here today.
Issues:
Crime
April 13, 2023
Washington, D.C.
April 4, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.-House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today issued the following statement after former President Trump's indictment:
"On its face, this indictment seems methodical and well-reasoned. Mr. Trump will, of course, have every opportunity to defend himself in court, like every other defendant in the New York judicial system. In our justice system, defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty."
"On its face, this indictment seems methodical and well-reasoned. Mr. Trump will, of course, have every opportunity to defend himself in court, like every other defendant in the New York judicial system. In our justice system, defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty."
March 23, 2023
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing on "Free Speech: The Biden Administration's Chilling of Parents' Fundamental Rights:"
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would also like to thank the Gentlewoman from Pennsylvania, Ms. Scanlon, and to congratulate her on becoming Ranking Member of this Subcommittee-the first woman to do so-and a position I also held for many years.
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would also like to thank the Gentlewoman from Pennsylvania, Ms. Scanlon, and to congratulate her on becoming Ranking Member of this Subcommittee-the first woman to do so-and a position I also held for many years.
Issues:
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties