Jerry Nadler

Mr. Jordan is correct. The Democrats in the Senate did indeed oppose the Republican bill because that bill is a sham designed to look as if it is doing something, designed to look as if it is having some reform while, in fact, doing…

They deserve our support. A mere thank you is not enough. We need to do more to support the heroes of this pandemic.

I believe we have an obligation to ensure that if they or their families become ill, there are financial resources provided for them.

It's a moral moment. It's time for that. We're called to act. Yes, figure out a way to do it in a bipartisan way.

President Trump has said there is inherent fraud. That has been dismissed by about every academician who has studied this.

We must ensure that all Americans eligible to vote can cast their ballots by mail if they choose.

Police violence against Black Americans and suppressing the right to vote are two sides of the same coin.

I stand in solidarity with all peaceful protestors and will do everything in my power as chairman to build a better, more just America.

The vast majority of people involved in them are people that respect that, non-violent and peaceful, just like John Lewis and that legacy.

I firmly believe that what happened in Lafayette Square was a consequence to creating a photo opportunity, and a campaign theme for President Trump.

The opportunists who attempt to hijack that, either for a political agenda that does not fit into the Black Lives Matter movement or to a social justice movement, they are political opportunists.

Many of these protests were, in essence, a myth as far as the violence within the protests.

Let me just say, first of all, of course, much of what the distinguished gentleman from Ohio said is fiction, as we all know. But, second of all, this bill as of yesterday noon was supported by Republicans and was supported by the…

I am glad the gentleman learned all this since noon yesterday when he testified in front of the Rules Committee in favor of this bill. I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished…

For purposes of debate only, I yield 30 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Jordan), and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, bills like the USA Freedom Reauthorization Act touch deeply held beliefs on all sides…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we find ourselves at a critical moment: 1.4 million Americans are sick; nearly 90,000 people have died; 36 million Americans are out of work. My constituents in New York have been at the…

In the last few weeks, my office has been flooded with calls from small business owners desperate for assistance but stymied by the slow response, unfair treatment, and limited funds of the small business programs set up by the CARES Act…

Small businesses in my district are desperate for assistance, but stymied by a lack of funding and unfair treatment by the big banks and the SBA. I support this legislation, because it is absolutely imperative that we get small businesses…

I include in the Record this letter from the chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Reform, Washington, DC, March 10, 2020. Hon. Jerrold Nadler, Chairman, Committee on the…

The Crime Bill of 1994, which is a terrible mistake, all of which led to mass incarceration.

The war on drugs was a terrible mistake.

If you have a President who uses the pardon power to pardon his own confederates in crimes, to pardon all of his friends, to pardon anybody who may have committed a crime in his behalf so that he can evade the rule of law, then that can…

Tyranny can result from putting people in jail, not from letting people out of jail.

Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman very much. I certainly agree with the distinguished ranking member, and I appreciate his support for this bill. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the…

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