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 »
On April 9, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on hate crimes and the rise of white nationalism. This hearing will examine hate crimes, the impact white nationalist groups have on American communities and the spread of white identity ideology. The hearing will also foster ideas about what social media companies can do to stem white nationalist propaganda and hate... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 1585, the bipartisan 2019 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): “H.R. 1585, the ‘Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019,’ will not only reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act—also known as ‘VAWA’—but will also strengthen and expan... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement during the Committee's markup authorizing a subpoena for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report, along with its underlying evidence and related matters, as well as subpoenas to five individuals—Donald McGahn, Steven Bannon, Hope Hicks, Reince Priebus and Ann Donaldson—who were sent document reques... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) held the first ever hearing on H.R. 5, the Equality Act, historic civil rights legislation that would explicitly prohibit discrimination against the LGBTQ community and strengthen non-discrimination protections for women and others. Chairman Nadler released the following statement as the hearing was underway: "I am deeply grateful to ... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks for the first ever hearing on H.R. 5, the Equality Act, which explicitly prohibits discrimination against the LGBTQ community: "Nearly 50 years after the Stonewall Uprising, there is still no federal law that explicitly prohibits millions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender Americans from being deni... Read more »
