Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act: “H.R. 1112, the ‘Enhanced Background Checks Act,’ addresses a dangerous shortcoming in the current firearms background check law. This loophole enables, in certain cases, firearms to be transferred by licensed gun dealers before ... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker, requesting that he clarify statements he made during his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on February 8, 2019. Full text of the letter is available here and below. February 13, 2019 The Honorable Matthew Whitaker Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of Just... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019: “Today, the Judiciary Committee considers H.R. 8, the ‘Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019.’ This is long-overdue legislation that will help address our national crisis of gun violence. “As I noted one week ago, when ... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced that Barry H. Berke, Esq., and Ambassador (ret.) Norman L. Eisen, Esq. have been retained on a consulting basis as special oversight counsels to the Majority Staff, advising the Committee’s Oversight Counsel team on a range of issues. In their role, Mr. Berke and Ambassador (ret.) Eisen will consult on oversight matters rel... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Department of Justice oversight hearing with Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker: "Mr. Whitaker, I want to begin my remarks by commending the tradition of independent law enforcement at the Department of Justice. As you and I both know, it is the career officials at the De... Read more »
Reps. Jerrold Nadler, Elijah E. Cummings, Frank Pallone Jr., and Adam Schiff, the Chairmen of the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Intelligence, sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker seeking full compliance with their prior request regarding his involvement with World Patent Marketing, after new records indicated he failed to return t... Read more »
Today, at a press conference in support of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced that the House Judiciary Committee will markup the Bipartisan Background Checks Act on February 13, 2019. H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, requires background checks on all firearm sales. Bill text is available here. Yester... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 948, the “No Oil Producing and Cartels Act of 2019”: “The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, is an international cartel whose members deliberately collude to limit crude oil production as a means of fixing prices, unfairly driving up the price of cru... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), sent the following response to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker after receiving a letter this afternoon from the Department of Justice in which Mr. Whitaker threatened to withdraw from tomorrow's public hearing. A copy of the response can be found below and here: February 7, 2019 The Honorable Matthew Whitaker Acting Attorne... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, on the Resolution authorizing the Chair to issue a subpoena—if needed—to Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker to secure his appearance and full testimony to the Committee: "This resolution is important, although I hope not to have to use it. It authorizes the issuance of a subpoena t... Read more »
