Today, top House and Senate Democrats sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr following his testimony before the House and Senate appropriations committees reasserting their expectation for the full, unredacted Mueller report, along with the underlying evidence, to be provided to Congress. The letter, signed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks for the hearing on hate crimes and the rise of white nationalism: “Today, the Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing that I wish we did not have to conduct, but which is sadly necessary, to examine an urgent crisis in our country. We will consider issues relating to hate crimes and the rise of ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 9, 2019)—Five House Committee Chairs sent letters to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the White House requesting documents and information regarding the involvement of White House officials in the Administration’s troubling decision to not defend the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The letters were si... Read more »
On Tuesday, April 9, at 9 a.m. E.T. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr., Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler and House Democrats will hold a press conference to unveil new letters to the Attorney General, HHS Secretary, and the White House demanding the production of documents related to the Trump Administration’s decision to expand its assault on Americans’ health car... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following statement on the resignation of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen: "Throughout her tenure as Homeland Security Secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen consistently refused to take responsibility for her actions. From her cruel and un-American fami... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr to raise concerns about his handling of Special Counsel Mueller’s report and to call for any summaries that may have been prepared by the Special Counsel to be released to the public. This letter follows press reports that note that some in the Special Counsel’s office have raised concern... Read more »
Today, the House passed H.R. 1585, the bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 (VAWA), by a vote of 263-158. The bipartisan legislation was introduced by Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). The landmark legislation, enacted in 1994, responds to our nation... Read more »
