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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019:
I am pleased that today we are considering H.R. 8, the "Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019." We have promised the American people that Congress would take steps to reduce gun violence, and this bill is a critical first step toward doing so.
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Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during an oversight hearing examining the Trump Administration's family separation policy, the first formal hearing held by the Committee on this disastrous policy: |
Today, the chairs of six committees in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to Attorney General William Barr to inform him of their expectation that he will make Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report public "without delay and to the maximum extent permitted by law." The letter follows news reports that suggest the Special Counsel investigation is nearing an end.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released a letter he sent to the White House and the Justice Department to make it clear that Trump Administration officials should not be permitted to indefinitely delay and avoid answering questions in congressional hearings on the grounds that the answer might be privileged.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with the Judiciary Subcommittee Chairs and Vice Chair, sent a letter to President Donald Trump to demand answers after he declared a national emergency at the southern border and to request hearings with White House Counsel Pat A. Cipollone and Justice Department officials.