Jerry Nadler

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chair, the right to vote has been called protective of all other rights. Without it, you can't protect your rights. That right has been eroded in recent years. We have seen many attempts on the…

We have to expand our horizons to understand that transgender people are human, they are what they are, not by choice.

One of the major reasons that women are homeless is because of domestic violence.

This is the latest. And we have to expand our horizons to understand that transgender people are human.

Gender is biological. It is not a social construct. All the scientific evidence tells us that.

This is a problem, we need to fix it, and I stand ready to work in a bipartisan fashion to fix it.

This critical statute, which we often refer to as VAWA, was signed into law in 1994, to help ensure that women in America are free from violence and free from fear.

I also want to thank Ms. Jackson Lee for her longstanding and tireless efforts over the years to protect and strengthen the Act.

I thank the chair for holding this important hearing today and for her leadership in the effort to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in support of this amendment, and this completely takes care of Mr. Collins' concern, whether he realizes it or not. Because this says that the transfer can take place for 25 days after the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I support this amendment to require the GAO to submit a report to the relevant congressional committees analyzing the extent to which the additions required by this bill prevent firearms from being…

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 Illinois will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Levin of Michigan The Acting…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I support this amendment, which requires the FBI to report on the number of petitions it was not able to resolve with a determination within 10 days. We know that providing more time for checks to be…

Let's remember what we are dealing with. We are dealing with the fact that current Federal law with respect to firearms background checks is dangerously limited and flawed because background checks are only required for sales by licensed…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Oklahoma will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Van Drew The Acting CHAIR. It…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I simply want to say I support this amendment, which clarifies that great bodily harm is included in the exception to the bill's background check requirement, includes domestic violence…

I support the amendment, which clarifies the bill's exemption for the background check requirement in instances of imminent threats or great bodily harm would apply to someone who is at risk of committing suicide. The amendment makes clear…

I just want to point out the penalty in this bill that is being cited as $100,000 is in fact $1,000. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

I will point out that the bill says: Nothing in this act . . . shall be construed to authorize the establishment, directly or indirectly, of a national firearms registry. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California…

President Trump violated that basic command when he invented a so-called emergency as an excuse to build a wall that Congress explicitly rejected.

This debate should not be about partisan politics. It should be about protecting a principle that is fundamental to our constitutional democracy.

The President could not declare a national emergency because too many people of color are voting.

President Trump's declaration of a national emergency, as an excuse to build a wall that Congress explicitly rejected, is an abuse of his constitutional oath, and cannot be tolerated by a coequal branch of government under the…

The DHS Inspector General and the GAO concluded that DHS was inadequately prepared to implement this policy in an organized and efficient manner.

Do we know the names of the kids, the names of the parents, the location of both, so that they can be reunified quickly? If not, why not?