Government Oversight

Chairman Nadler Statement on Resolution Calling for Full Release of Special Counsel Mueller's Final Report

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) spoke on the House floor in support of H.Con.Res. 24, which calls for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report to be released to the public and to Congress. Below are Rep. Nadler's full remarks, as prepared, and a video can be foundhere: "H. Con. Res. 24 expresses the Sense of Congress that any report Special Counsel... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement for Subcommittee Hearing on "History and Enforcement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965"

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing on "History and Enforcement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:" "The Voting Rights Act is widely recognized as the crown jewel of our nation’s civil rights laws. Many Members past and present a... Read more »

House Chairs Introduce Resolution on Mueller Report

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Washington, D.C. – Today, the chairs of six committees in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced H. Con. Res. 24, a resolution expressing the sense of the Congress, that when completed, Special Counsel Mueller’s report should be made available to the public and to Congress. The chairs introducing the resolution during 'Sunshine Week', House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, Commi... Read more »

Nadler, Cicilline Press for Answers on Whether White House Interfered with AT&T-Time Warner Merger

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Following reports that President Donald Trump directed then-National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn to use the Justice Department to block AT&T’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner, a move that could benefit Fox News and hurt CNN, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) are requesting the White House and Departmen... Read more »

This Week in the House Judiciary Committee: March 6-7, 2019

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The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of March 4, 2019. March 6, 2019 HEARING: PROTECTING DREAMERS AND TPS RECIPIENTS Full Committee Hearing 10:00 a.m. 2141 Rayburn House Office Building Witnesses: Jin Park DACA Recipient Harvard University Undergraduate Student Rhodes Scholar Yatta Kiazolu DED Recipient UCLA PhD Candidate Yazmin Irazoqui Ruiz DACA Recipient Univers... Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Document Requests 3.4.19

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Alan Garten (letter, document requests) Alexander Nix (letter, document requests) Allen Weisselberg (letter, document requests) American Media Inc (letter, document requests) Anatoli Samochornov (letter, document requests) Andrew Intrater (letter, document requests) Annie Donaldson (letter, document requests) Brad Parscale (letter, document requests) Brittany Kaiser (letter, document requests) Ca... Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Unveils Investigation into Threats Against the Rule of Law

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Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) unveiled an investigation by the House Judiciary Committee into the alleged obstruction of justice, public corruption, and other abuses of power by President Trump, his associates, and members of his Administration. As a first step, the Committee has served document requests to 81 agencies, entities, and individuals believed to have informatio... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Opening Statement for Subcommittee Hearing on President Trump's National Emergency Declaration

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing on the National Emergencies Act of 1976, which President Trump is attempting to exploit to build a wall along the southern border: "Thank you, Chairman Cohen. And thank you for convening this hearing on this imp... Read more »