Crime

Nadler, Cummings, Schiff Issue Joint Statement in Response to New FBI Text Messages & Republican Chairmen Attacks Against the FBI

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA) issued the following statement in response to statements by their respective Republican Chairmen regarding text messages between two FBI officials relea... Read more »

CBC, JUDICIARY DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE RESOLUTION TO CENSURE TRUMP FOR RACIST “SHITHOLE” COMMENTS

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Today, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the House Judiciary Committee – led by CBC Chairman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02) and Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10) respectively – introduced a resolution to censure President Trump for the racist “shithole” comments he made about Haiti and African countries during a bipartisan January 11, 2018, meeting on American immigration policy. The re... Read more »

AHEAD OF CENSURE RESOLUTION INTRODUCTION, RANKING MEMBER NADLER RAISES TRUMP’S “SHITHOLE” COMMENTS DURING COMMITTEE MARKUP, CALLING THEM “HATEFUL, DISCRIMINATORY, AND RACIST”

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Watch Here Today, during his opening statement in the House Judiciary Committee markup of H.R. 4170, the Disclosing Foreign Influence Act, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) raised the censure resolution being led by the Congressional Black Caucus and House Judiciary Committee Democrats concerning President Trump’s racist “shithole” remarks last week, and called on his colleagues to formally rep... Read more »

NADLER STATEMENT ON “DISCLOSING FOREIGN INFLUENCE ACT”

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of “H.R. 4170, the “ Disclosing Foreign Influence Act.” H.R. 4170, the “Disclosing Foreign Influence Act,” appears to be a good faith attempt to strengthen the Department of Justice’s ability to enforce the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, or ... Read more »

RANKING MEMBER JERROLD NADLER’S FLOOR STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION TO THE FISA AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2017

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY.) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor during the debate of “S.139, the “FISA Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 2017.” I rise in strong opposition to S. 139, the “FISA Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 2017,” which reauthorizes Section 702 of FISA for six years without enacting adequate protections for our p... Read more »

Nadler Welcomes New Judiciary Democrat & Announces Subcommittee Assignments for Second Session of 115th Congress

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House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) welcomed Congresswoman Val Demings (FL-10) to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and announced the new subcommittee structure for the second session of the 115th Congress. “I am pleased to welcome Congresswoman Val Demings to the House Judiciary Committee. Congresswoman Demings will bring invaluable real world experience to our commi... Read more »

Fact Sheet: s. 139, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act

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This Bill Continues Warrantless Access to Email and Phone Calls Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a critical national security tool set to expire on January 19, 2018. With the proper set of reforms in place—changes that preserve its effectiveness while protecting the privacy of Americans swept up into government surveillance — House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerr... Read more »

NADLER STATEMENT ON “PREVENTING CRIMES AGAINST VETERANS ACT OF 2017”

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of “H.R. 506, the “Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017.” Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to support H.R. 506, the “Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act.” H.R. 506 provides an important, additional tool for federal prosecutors to use... Read more »

DEMOCRATIC RANKING MEMBERS SEND LETTER TO SPEAKER RYAN ON HOUSE REPUBLICANS’ REFUSAL TO FULLY INVESTIGATE RUSSIA’S THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL SECURITY

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House Democratic Ranking Members Eliot Engel, Maxine Waters, Jerrold Nadler, Bennie Thompson, Elijah Cummings and Robert Brady sent a letter to Speaker Ryan today urging House Republicans to join Democrats to fully investigate and address Russia’s threat to our democracy and national security. This letter comes as we mark one year since the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s report ... Read more »

LAWMAKERS FILE AMICUS BRIEF AGAINST SESSIONS’ EFFORTS TO BLOCK BYRNE-JAG FUNDS FROM AMERICAN CITIES

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Twelve members of the United States Senate and 33 members of the United States House filed a Congressional amicus brief in the appeal of the case City of Chicago v. Sessions, which is the lawsuit that the City of Chicago brought in August seeking a preliminary injunction to stop Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) from blocking critical violence prevention funds... Read more »