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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, and Rep. Norma Torres (CA-35), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and member of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee that oversees the Federal Judiciary – and Sen. Mazie Hirono (HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Sen.

Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee Markup of H.R. 8205, the "Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act":

"Mr. Chairman, H.R. 8205 is yet another vehicle for Republican campaign messaging that does nothing to help the American people. This bill, which would amend the federal insurance fraud statute to define "the business of insurance" to include the posting of any kind of monetary bail, does nothing to address violent crime.

In 12 days, government funding will expire.

· Members of the military, federal law enforcement officers, and more than 4 million federal employees will stop receiving their paychecks.

· The Small Business Administration will stop approving the loans that small businesses rely on to keep their doors open.

Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government Ranking Member Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting an investigation into reports that an Ohio sheriff is attempting to intimidate Democratic voters in his jurisdiction.

In the letter, the Members write:

Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Hearing on "The Consequences of Soft on Crime Policies":

"Mr. Chairman, in our first week back from the August recess, this Subcommittee's first hearing is nothing more than a campaign event for Donald Trump. Rather than addressing policies that currently affect the American people, the Majority's witnesses are here to talk about incidents from as far back as 2008.

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":

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.

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.