Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing on oversight of clemency and the Office of the Pardon Attorney”: "I thank Chairwoman Jackson Lee for holding this important oversight hearing on executive clemency and the Office of the Pa... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a full committee hearing on "Revoking Your Rights: The Ongoing Crisis in Abortion Care Access": “Two weeks ago, in an unprecedented leak of a draft opinion from the Supreme Court, we learned that—for the first time in its history—the Court may be on the ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following remarks on the House floor, as prepared, during debate of the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act: “Madam Speaker, in 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11 worshippers attending Shabbat services at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. In 2019, another gunman shot and killed 22 shoppers at an E... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing on " Examining Potential Reforms of Emergency Powers ": “Since 1976, when Congress passed the National Emergencies Act, U.S. Presidents have declared the existence of 75 nation... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law hearing on "Reviving Competition, Part 6: Rebuilding America’s Economic Leadership and Combating Corporate Profiteering": “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today’s important hearing on p... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court Families Security Act (HR7712), introduced by Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ), which would enable the Marshal of the Supreme Court to authorize security for the immediate families of the justices, as well as court employees, including clerks: “We already have multiple report... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a full committee markup of H.R. 6943, the “Public Safety Officer Support Act”: “H.R. 6943, the “Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022” is bipartisan legislation that would expand eligibility for the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits program to include... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a full committee markup of H.R. 2992, the “TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act”: “H.R. 2992, the “TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act,” is bipartisan legislation that would require the Department of Justice to develop crisis intervention trai... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a full committee markup of H.R. 7647, the “Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022”: “H.R. 7647, the “Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022,” would address the growing and persistent ethics crisis at our nation’s... Read more »
