Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, spoke on the House floor in support of H.Res. 41, a resolution Rejecting White Nationalism and White Supremacy. The following are Congressman Nadler's remarks, as prepared, and a video available here: "Madame Speaker, this resolution stands for one very simple proposition: White nationalism and White supremacy ar... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, in support of authorizing the U.S. House of Representatives to defend the Affordable Care Act against legal challenges in court after the Department of Justice's unprecedented refusal to do so: "Madame Speaker, I rise in strong support of this Resol... Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, joined the new House Democratic majority in introducing H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping package that offers the most transformational and comprehensive pro-democracy reforms in more than four decades. Rep. Nadler issued the following statement on the introduction of this legislation: "Many Americans al... Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar expressing concern over the released HHS Inspector General (IG) Report, which found the migrant children facility in Tornillo, TX, the largest detention center in the nation, failed to conduct the required background checks fo... Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, issued the following joint statement in response to President Trump's illegal proclamation denying asylum to immigrants fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries: "No one is above the ... Read more »
Legislation Gives Workers the Power to Take Legal Action against Employers in Court Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), introduced H.R. 7109, the Restoring Justice for Workers Act, legislation to overrule the 2018 Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems v. Lewis by ending forced a... Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Judiciary Committee hearing on sports betting in America: “I commend the Subcommittee’s Chairman, Jim Sensenbrenner, and Ranking Member, Sheila Jackson Lee, for holding this hearing today on a topic that is important for Congress to examine because of recent d... Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Judiciary Committee markup of H.R. 6754, the CIRCUIT Act: “Mr. Chairman, proposals to split up the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals have been floated since, at least, 1941. But what was a bad idea more than 75 years ago still remains a bad idea today. “Proponent... Read more »
