Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at the House Judiciary Committee organizational meeting: “I want to welcome all the returning and new Members of the Committee to our Full Committee organizational meeting for the 116th Congress. I also want to congratulate the Distinguished Gentleman from Georgia, Mr. Colli... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) welcomed the new Democratic Majority to the House Judiciary Committee and announced subcommittee assignments for the 116th Congress. Nine new Members have joined the Democratic Majority on the Committee, including Representatives Correa (CA-46), Scanlon (PA-5), Garcia (TX-29), Neguse (CO-2), McBath (GA-6), Stanton (AZ-9), Dean (PA-4), Mucarsel-... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker outlining a list of prepared questions concerning communications between the Mr. Whitaker and President Trump in advance of the February 8th House Judiciary Committee hearing. In the letter, Chairman Nadler makes clear that the Committee expects direct answers to their questio... Read more »
Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement in response to a draft December 2017 memorandum released yesterday by Senator Jeff Merkley, which was created by senior officials a... Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, released a fact sheet detailing the impact of the Trump Shutdown on immigration and border security, federal law enforcement, courts, as well as public health and safety. The report states, “The Trump Shutdown has significantly impacted the federal government’s ability to enforce the law, provide civil justice, an... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to the release of the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Inspector General's report that found that thousands more immigrant children were separated from their parents than previously reported, and that the question of whether they have been reunified with their parents is still un... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent the following letter to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker setting the agreed date of February 8th, 2019 for Mr. Whitaker’s open testimony as part of the first congressional oversight hearing looking into the policies, management, and decision making at the Department of Justice. Since November 30th, when the Acting Attorn... Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, spoke on the House floor in support of H.Res. 41, a resolution Rejecting White Nationalism and White Supremacy. The following are Congressman Nadler's remarks, as prepared, and a video available here: "Madame Speaker, this resolution stands for one very simple proposition: White nationalism and White supremacy ar... Read more »
In response to the latest tragic deaths in U.S. custody of young migrant children and the Trump Administration’s continued refusal to rule out reinstituting the family separation policy, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced today that he has sent letters to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Nielsen, Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Attorney General Wh... Read more »
