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Statement of Ranking Member Nadler for the Markup of H.r. 2561, the "Police Act"

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during the Committee markup of H.R. 2561, the “POLICE Act.”STATEMENT OF RANKING MEMBER NADLER FOR THE MARKUP OF H.R. 2561, THE "POLICE ACT" Raking Member Nadler: Mr. Chairman, certainly we must assist our law enforcement officers, who work long hours under stressful an... Read more »

Ranking Member Nadler Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Report on Trump Tower Meeting

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee released more than 2,500 pages of documents related to its investigation into the 2016 Trump Tower meeting between top Trump aides and a delegation of Russians who promised to help the Trump presidential campaign: “These preliminary findin... Read more »

FLOOR STATEMENT OF RANKING MEMBER NADLER FOR H.R. 5698, THE “PROTECT AND SERVE ACT”

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House floor during the consideration of H.R. 5682, the “Protect and Serve Act.” “The “Protect and Serve Act,” while rooted in laudable goals, will not strengthen protections for law enforcement officers and it fails to make meaningful reforms that would improve police -... Read more »

Nadler Statement on Senate's Passage of Resolution Protecting Net Neutrality

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Senate passed a Congressional Review Act measure reinstating the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules: "Today’s bipartisan vote in the Senate is a major step toward restoring strong net neutrality protections. Internet openness is critical to pro... Read more »

Top House Judiciary and Oversight Dems Renew Call for White House-Doj Communications on Time Warner Merger

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Today, top Democrats from the House Judiciary and House Oversight and Government Reform Committees sent a letter to the Department of Justice renewing their February 8, 2018 request for documents related to AT&T’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner in light of new concerns raised by recent statements regarding President Donald Trump’s potential interference with the Department’s merger review pro... Read more »

NADLER’S STATEMENT FOR THE MARKUP OF THE “PROTECT AND SERVE ACT”

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during the Committee markup of H.R. 5698, the “Protect and Serve Act.” “Mr. Chairman, the “Protect and Serve Act,” while rooted in laudable goals, will not strengthen protections for law enforcement officers and it fails to make meaningful reforms that would improve po... Read more »

RANKING MEMBER NADLER FLOOR STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION TO H.R. 5645, THE “STANDARD MERGER AND ACQUISITION REVIEWS THROUGH EQUAL RULES (SMARTER) ACT OF 2018”

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 5645, the “Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2018.” “I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 5645, the ‘Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act.’ “This bill would significan... Read more »

NADLER’S STATEMENT ON JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MARKUP OF FIRST STEP ACT

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the Committee markup of H.R. 5682, the FIRST STEP Act. "At the conclusion of the House Judiciary Committee discussion of the FIRST STEP Act, I voted against Committee adoption of the bill. I do not doubt that the bill is well-intentioned, but I am concerned that i... Read more »

NADLER’S STATEMENT FOR THE HEARING ON THE “CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN THE OPIOID ABUSE CRISIS”

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for a hearing on the opioid crisis: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I welcome today’s hearing as an opportunity to explore ways we can best address the crisis of opioid abuse in our country. I believe it is critical that we do so, in order to identify what works and what does not, so that we d... Read more »

Top Dems Request Inspector General Investigation of Allegations of Illegal Hiring Practices at the Department of Justice

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Washington, D.C. (May 8, 2018)—Today, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Ju... Read more »