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Chairman Nadler Statement for Subcommittee Hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment: "Thank you Chairman Cohen for convening this critical hearing. "The first version of the Equal Rights Amendment was proposed nearly one hundred years ago by Alice Paul, who he... Read more »

Tomorrow: House Judiciary to Markup Bipartisan Bills to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

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On April 30, 2019 at 2pm, the House Judiciary Committee will consider four bills to address prescription drug pricing, including H.R. 965, the CREATES Act; H.R. 2375, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act; H.R. 2374, the Stop STALLING Act; and H.R. 2376, the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019. Date: April 30, 2019 Time: 2:00 p.m. Location: 2141 Rayburn House O... Read more »

Nadler & Collins Introduce Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, Legislation to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA) introduced H.R. 2375, the bipartisan Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act. This legislation strengthens the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ability to challenge settlement agreements between large brand drug companies and generic drug companies in court, which will help low... Read more »

Nadler & Collins Introduce Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019

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Washington, D.C. — Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019. The legislation requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) and how their actions are affecting patients and local pharm... Read more »

House Committees Investigate Unprecedented Firings at DHS

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Washington, D.C. (Apr. 25, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking documents relating to recent actions by President Donald Trump ... Read more »

May 2nd: Hearing with Attorney General Barr

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On May 2, 2019 at 9:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight hearing with Attorney General William Barr regarding Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report and related matters. Witness: Attorney General William Barr, U.S. Department of Justice Date: May 2, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building Washington D.C. Livestream: The hearing will stream live h... Read more »

Nadler & Bass Statement on DOJ’s Selection of the Hudson Institute to Host First Step Act Independent Review Committee

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Chairwoman Karen Bass (D-CA) released a joint statement on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Institute of Justice (NIJ) selection of the Hudson Institute to host the Independent Review Committee (IRC) required under the First Step Act: “On April 8, 2019, the Departmen... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement on Reports that the White House Will Stop Don McGahn from Testifying

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler released a statement in response to reports that the White House will force former White House Counsel Don McGahn to defy the subpoena issued for his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: “The Committee has served a valid subpoena to Mr. McGahn. We have asked him to supply documents to the Committee by May 7 and to testify here on ... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Issues Subpoena for Former White House Counsel Don McGahn

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Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued a subpoena to former White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn II for testimony and documents related to the Committee's ongoing investigation into obstruction of justice, public corruption and other abuses of power by President Trump, his associates and members of his Administration. Following revelations uncovered during the course of Speci... Read more »

Nadler & Lofgren Condemn AG Barr’s Decision to Strip Asylum Seekers Who Pass Credible Fear Screenings of the Right to a Bond Hearing

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Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following statement addressing Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General William Barr’s decision to overturn current immigration law to strip asylum seekers who pass a credible fear screening of the right to a bond hearing: “We strongly condemn Attorney Gen... Read more »