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September 10, 2024

Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee Hearing on "The Biden-Harris Border Crisis: Victim Perspectives":

"Mr. Chairman, before I start, I would like to take a moment and express my sincerest condolences to all of our witnesses who have lost loved ones, and to all of their families. I cannot imagine how difficult this loss has been for you, and I appreciate your being here to share their stories. May their memories be a blessing.


September 10, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government Hearing on ""The Biden-Harris Border Crisis: Noncitizen Voting":


September 9, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC -Today, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, wrote to Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) demanding an investigation into the Department of Justice's recent announcement that it has indicted Russian actors attempting to interfere in the United States Presidential elections.


September 6, 2024

Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) sent a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton following recent activities which appear to be designed to intimidate Latino voting rights advocates, elected leaders, and candidates for public office in Texas.

The Members write, in part:


September 3, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC -Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senator Ed Markey (MA), and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) filed an amicus brief to defend transgender Americans' right to access medically-necessary healthcare in the upcoming Supreme Court case U.S. v. Skrmetti.


August 16, 2024

Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Jim McGovern, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, and Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the House Administration Committee jointly filed an amicus brief with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Texas v. Garland.


August 12, 2024

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) calling on him to open an investigation into inaccurate information about the upcoming presidential election being propagated by Grok, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on X. Specifically, Grok incorrectly told users that Vice President Kamala Harris had missed the ballot deadlines in nine states and suggested that she was ineligible to appear on the presidential ballot in the 2024 election.


July 30, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced that Representative Lucy McBath (D-GA) will act as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime after the passing of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX).


July 30, 2024

In response to the Supreme Court's decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler re-introduced the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2024.


July 24, 2024

Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation":

"Mr. Chairman, two weeks ago, our country witnessed a shocking assassination attempt on a presidential candidate.

Now, I disagree with Donald Trump on almost every policy area imaginable.