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Jerrold Lewis Nadler is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 10th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented New York's 8th congressional district from 1992 to 2013. Throughout his tenure, Nadler has been known for his work on issues related to civil rights, judiciary matters, and government oversight. He has played a significant role in various legislative efforts and has been an outspoken advocate for progressive policies.
Yet again, we have another amendment aimed at dividing us instead of allowing us to serve the people who elected us. Vaccinations help us eradicate terrible diseases, like smallpox, polio, measles, mumps, tuberculosis, rubella, and on and…
I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 15 Offered by Mr. Roy The Acting CHAIR. It is now in…
The gentleman says: Why don't we legislate on some of this? We have. Might I remind the gentleman that last year we passed the Respect for Marriage Act, codifying the rights of two men to marry each other or two women to marry each other…
The REINS Act would already frustrate the point of government by grinding the critical actions of our agencies to a halt. Why, Mr. Roy--and I presume the majority generally--feels the need to also include efforts to protect some of the…
I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.
I am prepared to close. Madam Chair, at the risk of sounding repetitive from what I have said in several other amendments, Congress is not capable of making the judgments--the thousands and millions of judgments--on specifics like how many…
This amendment amends the definition of rule to include interpretive rules, general statements of policy, and all other guidance documents. However, guidance documents from agencies are not given the force of law in court. Expanding this…
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Chairwoman, while the estimate of the economic impact of any rule by the GAO would be highly speculative and should be considered with caution--as the GAO itself said--this rule would at least…
We have a very clear difference of perspectives here. The gentleman talks about the right to life. I talk about the right to freedom. The right to reproductive freedom is a core human right that is protected by our Constitution. The…
This amendment is unnecessary. Congress already has many ways to control agency rulemaking. We can delegate authority to agencies with specificity, thus limiting the scope of an agency's authority. We can impose restrictions on rulemaking…
The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service has previously noted that estimating the total cost of regulations is inherently difficult and that such estimates of the cost of regulation should be viewed with a great deal of caution. Like…
As I noted in our debate on the REINS Act last night, the REINS Act is aimed at undermining and frustrating the purpose of government by grinding Federal rulemaking to a halt. By lowering the threshold of this dangerous bill from $100…
This amendment requires the Comptroller General to include an estimate of a rule's effect on inflation in the congressional review report. I oppose this amendment because it requires an estimate of a rule's effect on inflation, which would…
I will not repeat myself. For all the reasons I gave a couple of minutes ago, this is a very bad bill. It is very dangerous legislation for the peace and health and safety of the people of the United States. Mr. Chairman, I urge everyone…
Although the REINS Act will harm everyone, we must at least ensure that those who serve in our Armed Forces are not further harmed by this legislation. Mr. Chairman, this legislation is just the latest effort by Republicans to dismantle…
I will note that we have letters representing over 180 public interest organizations, health experts, and labor unions opposed to the REINS Act because of the harm this bill presents to our country's health and welfare. Mr. Chair, I…
Today, we are considering a bill that would require both houses of Congress to vote to approve, and for the President to sign, a motion of approval for any major rule in progress from our executive branch. We are considering this bill just…
The ATF, the agency specifically tasked with regulating dangerous weapons and keeping them out of the wrong hands, underwent a careful review process that began under the Trump administration. The agency determined that gun owners were…
We will certainly go home and explain to the people why we support the ATF's absolutely necessary actions to defend the safety of the American people. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson).
On June 8th, a Grand Jury in Miami indicted former President Trump on 37 counts related to his mishandling of extraordinarily sensitive national security information.
Not only did Mr. Wolf serve unlawfully as Acting Homeland Security Secretary and as the Chief Architect of the Unlawful Family Separation policy which literally kidnapped children from their parents.
The majority appears to have dusted off its old playbook from the Obama Administration for today's hearing.
The Republicans go-to move is to waste the Committee's time accusing the Executive Branch of overreaching its legal and Constitutional authorities.
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