Jerry Nadler

So Congress must once again meet this moment, as it has in the past, in 1965 and in 1982, to protect voters from discrimination.

One silver lining to this decision, however, is that it leaves Congress with the ability to undo any potential damage the Court has inflicted on section 2.

Facial recognition technology is now able to capture images and analyze them in ways that would have been completely impossible only a decade ago.

I do believe that, as I indicated, we should be engaged in both oversight and legislative response, and I would like to find common ground with our colleagues.

In some cases, facial recognition is deployed without proper consideration of due process rights.

There is a tension that we must address. On the one hand, this technology is now a commonplace fixture in our lives.

Well, thank you, Madam Chair.

A diverse talent base that includes the best and brightest minds from around the world is critical to strengthening our STEM advantage.

A diverse Federal judiciary preserves public trust in the courts and enriches judicial decision-making.

I hope that colleagues on both sides of the aisle... will join us in cosponsoring this bill and work to defend the freedom of the press against these practices.

It will prevent Federal law enforcement from being able to obtain information from covered journalists through their work devices and accounts.

I'm pleased to note that tomorrow I will be introducing the PRESS Act, the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act.

Congress must make it extraordinarily difficult, if not impossible, for the Department to spy on the Congress or the news media. We cannot rely on the Department alone to make these changes.

These reports do not constitute an isolated incident.

A free press is vital to our democratic system, and the Constitution grants extraordinary protections to the official communications of Members of Congress and their staff.

I want to thank the Witnesses for helping us examine the threats specifically posed to the freedom of the press by these practices.

Congress understood that the VRA section 5 preclearance provision could be underinclusive.

One weakness of section 2 is the difficulty plaintiffs face in obtaining preliminary injunctive relief.

We have seen the critical role that other Voting Rights Act provisions also play in remedying the plague of voter discrimination.

This Subcommittee has rightfully spent much of its time since last Congress devoted to voting rights.

I urge my colleagues to support this very worthy bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

The Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2021 would make several critical changes to improve the operation of our Federal criminal justice system. I commend Representatives Hakeem Jeffries and Chip Roy for introducing the legislation…

Like many Americans, I desperately want to see Attorney General Merrick Garland succeed in his goal of repairing the damage done by his predecessors and return a sense of normal to the Justice Department.

Recent reports suggest that during the Trump administration, the Department of Justice used criminal investigations as a pretext to spy on president Trump`s perceived political enemies.

We expect the department to provide a full accounting of these cases. And we expect Attorney General Merrick Garland to hold the relevant personnel accountable for their conduct.