Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Sean Casten (IL-06), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) introduced the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Study (FACES) Act of 2024, legislation to study barriers to enforcement of existing protections for access to reproductive health clinics. “Under the FACE Act, patients are protected under the law from intimidation and violence ... Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government led all 9 Democratic Members of the Subcommittee in a letter to Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) calling for a hearing to examine the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. Project 2025 provides a nearly 900-page policy roadmap for ... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote in support of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposed rule to transfer marijuana from schedule I to schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The letter was sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Department of Education’s repayment "on-ramp" expires September 30th, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler and Subcommittee on Administrative Law, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Ranking Member Lou Correa re-introduced a bill that would give Americans overwhelmed by student loan debt the option of obtaining meaningful bankruptcy relief. The Student Bor... Read more »
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 Jud... Read more »
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: "I write to request that the Department of Justice C... Read more »
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 de... Read more »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee Markup of H.R. 9605, the “No Censors on Our Shores Act”: "Mr. Chairman, let’s take stock of where we are. 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 ... Read more »
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 th... Read more »
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 d... Read more »
