Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement, as prepared for the House Judiciary Committee Hearing on "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice": "Mr. Chairman, I have been in Congress since 1992. My colleagues and I, of course, have had our political disagreements in the past thirty years. But ultimately, in this Committee, we have worked together—more often t... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler and 9 colleagues on the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust sent a letter to the Department of Justice, urging the agency to immediately open an investigation into potential antitrust conspiracies among U.S. oil producers, OPEC, and OPEC+. The members explain: “Gas prices today average $3.60 per g... Read more »
Following recent reports that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito displayed a flag at his home indicating support for the so-called “Stop the Steal” movement, House Judiciary Committee Democrats wrote to Supreme Court Justice John Roberts requesting information about whether Justice Alito violated the Supreme Court’s Code of Conduct and how Chief Justice Roberts plans to enforce the new rules. The ... Read more »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee Markup of H.R. 8296, The GAO Database Modernization Act: "Mr. Chairman, the GAO Database Modernization Act would amend the Congressional Review Act to require federal agencies to report to the Government Accountability Office, or GAO, certain information about agency rules... Read more »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee Markup of H.R. 7909, the "Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act": "Mr. Chairman, here we are again marking up a bill that is another attempt by the majority to scapegoat and fearmonger about immigrants. Despite its title, this bill will impact not only those ... Read more »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee Markup of H.R. 1398, the “Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act”: "Mr. Chairman, in 2018 the Trump Justice Department launched what it called the “China Initiative”. While it was ostensibly designed to counter efforts by the Chinese governm... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler and Ranking Member Lou Correa of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust sent letters to the Attorneys General and chief financial officials of Texas and Florida seeking information about how their states’ laws against responsible investing have affected everyday taxpayers and retirees. Texas and ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee Markup of the Report Recommending U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland for Contempt of Congress: "Twenty Million Taxpayer Dollars. Chairman Jordan, who consistently opposes government spending on everything from feeding children to education and... Read more »
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 “Antisemitism on College Campuses”: "Mr. Chairman, I have devoted much of my life to combatting antisemitism, and I am as attuned as anyone to threats and bigotry aimed at Jewish people. I will take lectures f... Read more »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement on the House Floor, as prepared, in opposition to H. Res. 1210, "Condemn Biden Border Crisis and Impact on Law Enforcement": "M_. Speaker, my Republican colleagues like to talk a big game when it comes to immigration and border security. They have a long list of grievances against the Biden Administration and a lot of to... Read more »
