We have been calling on the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee to bring this important legislation before the committee for a vote, but he has refused to act. Democrats have taken the unusual step of invoking House rule XI, clause…
Jerrold Nadler
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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.
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, 17 years ago, two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in my district, killing thousands of people. A third plane slammed into the Pentagon, and a fourth plane, likely destined for…
I thank the gentlewoman for the additional time. Others opposing the bill are Asian Americans Advancing Justice, the Immigrant Justice Network, the Immigrant Defense Project, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the National Association…
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I must oppose the so-called Community Safety and Security Act. This highly flawed bill is an example of why regular order and a meaningful, deliberative process is essential to the proper…
Yes. The Medicaid decision said you cannot draft the local government to exercise a function for the Federal Government, which this would seem to do also.
I agree with the gentleman. I think the gentleman from Maryland makes a very valid point. Mr. Speaker, for all these reasons, I oppose this bill. I would simply say: We agree there is a serious problem with abuse of eminent domain, and we…
I agree with the gentleman. The standard way in which someone can vindicate rights is to sue. If the local government wants to abuse the rights of a homeowner, let's say, by an improper taking, the proper way for us to help is to give them…
May I ask how much time remains for each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 6\1/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Virginia has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
What is disgusting is for Congress to sit idly by while children are ripped from the arms of their parents and abused. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Jayapal).
We are prepared to close. I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Castro).
In that case I will include in the Record a copy of a letter that I sent to the chair dated June 21, 2018, detailing the facts and background concerning the defective nature of the subpoena purportedly issued on March 22. House of…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 226, nays 183, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 17, as follows: [Roll No. 306] YEAS--226 Abraham Allen…





