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Top Judiciary Dems Introduce Bipartisan Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act

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Today, the incoming Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (H.R. 5476 in the 115th Congress), bipartisan legislation to protect the Special Counsel investigation. The Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act codifi... Read more »

Senior House Democrats Send Letter to DHS Inspector General Demanding Answers In Tragedy of 7-Year-Old Girl Who Died in Customs and Border Protection Custody

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led a letter signed by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Chairman Elect of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Lucille Roybal... Read more »

NADLER & CUMMINGS CALL FOR DOJ IG INVESTIGATION INTO DOL SECRETARY ACOSTA’S HANDLING OF CHILD SEX ABUSE CASE

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Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a joint statement calling for the Department of Justice Inspector General to investigate Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta’s handling of a child sex abuse case during his time as U.S. Attorney for the ... Read more »

Ranking Member Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Hearing on “Oversight of the Antitrust Agencies”

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law hearing on “Oversight of the Antitrust Agencies”: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening today’s oversight hearing of the antitrust agencies and our competition system. This hearing occurs at a c... Read more »

Ranking Member Nadler Statement for a Hearing with Google CEO Sundar Pichai

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Judiciary Committee hearing on “Transparency & Accountability: Examining Google and its Data Collection, Use, and Filtering Practices” with Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai: “Mr. Chairman, our society has become increasingly reliant on social media and other online ... Read more »

Nadler & Cummings Release Statement on Comey Interview

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Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a joint statement after today’s closed-door interview with former FBI Director James Comey: “Director Comey’s testimony today offered us nothing new from his previous testimony on these same matters. We see no reaso... Read more »

Nadler Statement on the Nomination of William Barr for Attorney General

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump nominated William Barr to serve as Attorney General: “I have a number of very serious concerns regarding William Barr’s nomination as Attorney General, including, but not limited to, his criticism of Special Counsel Mueller’s team, his defense of ... Read more »

Nadler, Castro, Cummings, Thompson Ask DHS OIG to Investigate Toddler Death Shortly After Release From a Texas Detention Center

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman Elect of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07), Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; and Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, called... Read more »

After No Reply Or Public Explanation To Previous Request, Top House & Senate Democrats Demand In-Person Briefing From DOJ’s Chief Ethics Official On Whether He Has Advised Mr. Whitaker to Recuse Himself from Overseeing the Mueller Investigation

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Top House and Senate Democrats today sent a new letter to the Department of Justice’s Chief Ethics Official, Assistant Attorney General Lee J. Lofthus, demanding an in-person meeting and renewing their November 11, 2018, request—to which they received no reply—to immediately be notified in writing as to whether he or any other ethics officials at the Department of Justice have advised Acting Atto... Read more »

Nadler, Cummings Statement Following Call with Acting Attorney General Whitaker

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Today, following a call with acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following joint statement: "This afternoon, acting Attorney General Whitaker committed to appear before the House Judiciary Co... Read more »