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Republicans Use Judiciary Hearing to Promote Pro-Trump Social Media Personalities, Refuse to Focus on Serious Oversight

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Watch Here Today, the Republican Majority of the House Judiciary Committee held an official hearing with pro-Trump social media personalities “Diamond and Silk,” who gave testimony to the Committee on their belief that social media companies are engaged in a plot to silence conservative voices on the Internet. Ranking Member Nadler addressed these claims in his opening statement: “The witnesses wi... Read more »

STATEMENT OF RANKING MEMBER JERROLD NADLER FOR THE HEARING ON “EXAMINING SOCIAL MEDIA FILTERING PRACTICES AND THEIR EFFECT ON FREE SPEECH”

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“House Republicans have no time for substantive oversight of the Trump Administration, or election security, or privacy policy, or even a discussion about the wisdom of regulating social media platforms—but they have made time for Diamond and Silk. They have prioritized this spectacle over every other conversation we could be having today.” “The notion that social media companies are filtering out... Read more »

Judiciary and Oversight Committee Democrats Release Key Takeaways from Interview with Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Democratic Members of the House Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released the following key takeaways from yesterday's interview with Christopher Wylie, a Cambridge Analytica whistleblower who revealed that the firm—which the Trump Campaign used to target voters in the 2016 Presidential election—acquired and misused th... Read more »

NADLER'S STATEMENT FOR THE MARKUP OF H.R. 1689, THE “PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT OF 2017”

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 1689, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2017: “Mr. Chairman, I question whether marking up H.R. 1689, the “Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2017”, is the wisest use of the Committee’s time. To begin with, the bill is a resp... Read more »

NADLER’S STATEMENT ON MUSIC MODERNIZATION ACT

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following floor statement in support of H.R. 5447, the Music Modernization Act: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of the Music Modernization Act. I am proud to partner with Chairman Goodlatte on this comprehensive bill intended to resolve some longstanding inequities and inefficiencies in the music marketp... Read more »

HOUSE APPROVES JUDICIARY COMMITTEE’S BIPARTISAN MUSIC LICENSING LEGISLATION

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The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 415-0 the Music Modernization Act (H.R. 5447), bipartisan legislation that updates several key provisions of U.S. copyright law regarding music licensing. This consensus legislation is a product of the House Judiciary Committee’s comprehensive copyright review and was introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), R... Read more »

Judiciary and Oversight Committee Democrats Issue Joint Statement after Interview with Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower

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Today, Democratic Members of the House Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform conducted an interview with Christopher Wylie, a Cambridge Analytica whistleblower who revealed that the firm—which the Trump Campaign used to target voters in the 2016 Presidential election—acquired and misused the personal information of millions of U.S. Facebook users. F... Read more »

Nadler: GOP Pursuit of Comey Memos is yet Another Failed Attempt to Undermine Russia Investigation

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on memos written by former FBI Director James Comey, that the Judiciary Committee received from the Justice Department yesterday: “The release of these memos—under threat of subpoena by the Majority—has accomplished little other than corroborating Mr. Comey’s previous testimony. President Trump a... Read more »

Nadler: GOP Pursuit of Comey Memos is yet Another Failed Attempt to Undermine Russia Investigation

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on memos written by former FBI Director James Comey, that the Judiciary Committee received from the Justice Department yesterday: “The release of these memos—under threat of subpoena by the Majority—has accomplished little other than corroborating Mr. Comey’s previous testimony. President Trump a... Read more »

Nadler Releases New Report on Oversight Efforts

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Today, following House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler’s (D-NY) participation in a bipartisan forum at Georgetown Law entitled, “Congressional Oversight of the DOJ and FBI in the Trump Era,” he released a new report detailing Committee Democrats’ efforts to conduct proper oversight of the Trump Administration. Below are excerpts from Ranking Member Nadler’s remarks at the forum, ... Read more »