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[February 15, 2019 Letter to the President of the United States Donald J. Trump]
From the Letter: "As the Chairs and Vice-Chair of the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittees, we write to express our alarm over your proclamation 'Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States' and your reassignment of funds approved by Congress for other purposes in order to access certain funds denied to you by Congress for the construction of a border wall. We are particularly troubled in light of your statement today that 'I didn't need to do this, but I would rather do it much faster.' The House Judiciary Committee is commencing an immediate investigation into this matter, which raises both serious constitutional and statutory issues. [...] We believe your declaration of an emergency shows a reckless disregard for the separation of powers and your own responsibilities under our constitutional system."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Cohen, Stephen Ira; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947- . . .
2019-02-15
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[May 16, 2017 Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Jason Chaffetz and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte]
From the Letter: "We are writing to request that the Oversight Committee and the Judiciary Committee launch an immediate joint investigation into whether President Donald Trump and his top officials are engaged in an ongoing conspiracy to obstruct the criminal, counter-intelligence, and oversight investigations currently being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Justice, and Congress into members of his presidential campaign and their contacts with Russian officials."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-; Johnson, Henry, Jr. . . .
2017-05-16
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[April 16, 2019 Letter to Acting Secretary of Department of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan]
From the Letter: "We write to request information you or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel possess regarding President Donald Trump's reported offering of a pardon to you in the event you closed the southern border and thereby faced criminal liability. Given the Committee's continuing concerns related to the Administration's compliance with the nation's immigration laws, as well as possible misuses of the pardon power that is part of the Committee's ongoing inquiry into whether President Trump may have engaged in obstruction of justice or abuses of power, we request that you promptly provide details concerning this reported directive to close the border and the related offer of a pardon."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Cohen, Stephen Ira; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-
2019-04-16
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[February 4, 2016 Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson]
From the Letter: "Thank you for the Administration's January 21, 2016, announcement regarding implementation of the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act. [...] While the announcement addressed a number of important concerns, we request that you take further action to guard against any harmful impacts to dual national American citizens and those traveling to Iran."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Huffman, Jared; Dingell, Debbie . . .
2016-02-04
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[February 12, 2016 Letter to the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives Bob Goodlatte]
From the Letter: "We are writing to request that the House Judiciary Committee conduct hearings on the operation of the Michigan Emergency Manager Law and its role in the tragedies concerning the poisoning of Flint's water and the dangerous deterioration of the Detroit Public Schools. Although other committees are reviewing these matters in certain respects, we believe our Committee has a critical responsibility to engage in oversight and review as well."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Jackson-Lee, Sheila; DelBene, Suzan K. . . .
2016-02-12
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[December 2, 2016 Letter to the President of the U.S. Barack Obama]
From the Letter: "We write to lend our voices to the growing community of academics, journalists, civil rights organizations, and members of Congress who have asked you to declassify the full version of the Senate Intelligence Committee's 'Study of the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program'. We believe that it is imperative you do so before you leave office in January."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Nadler, Jerrold; Cohen, Stephen Ira
2016-12-02
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[August 14, 2014 Letter to the Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary Bob Goodlatte]
From the Letter: "The recent events in Ferguson, Missouri are deeply troubling. For five days, the citizens of Ferguson have protested the killing of an unarmed teenager by local police. Last night, law enforcement broke up the protest with brutal force: confronting demonstrators in riot gear and armored vehicles, arresting journalists, and firing tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowd. These incidents raise concerns that local law enforcement is out of control and, instead of protecting the safety and civil liberties of the residents of Ferguson, is employing tactics that violate the rights of citizens and hinder the ability of the press to report on their actions. This situation requires immediate congressional scrutiny."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Cohen, Stephen Ira; Scott, Bobby, 1947-; Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-
2014-08-14
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[March 22, 2012 Letter to the Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice Eric H. Holder, Jr.]
From the Letter: "The facts which have begun to emerge around the February 26, 2012 shooting death of 17-year old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida have shocked the Nation and raised a call for intervention by federal law enforcement agencies. We applaud the Department's initiative in deciding to conduct a thorough investigation of the circumstances surrounding the shooting and are pleased that the Community Relations Service will be on the ground to assist the community in addressing the various tensions that exist."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Scott, Bobby, 1947-; Nadler, Jerrold . . .
2012-03-22
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[June 1, 2018 Letter to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kirstjen Neisen and Attorney General of the Department of Justice Jeff Sessions]
From the Letter: "We are disappointed that Secretary Nielsen's previously planned appearance for June 7, 2018 before the House Judiciary Committee has been cancelled, which compels us to write this letter seeking immediate information and a briefing by your agencies on the humanitarian crisis that is playing out along our Nation's border. The Administration's recent implementation of a 'zero tolerance' policy towards border crossers apprehended between ports of entry has resulted in the criminalization of asylum seekers and a drastic increase in family separation. As Members of the House Judiciary Committee, we take seriously our oversight responsibilities and believe that it is imperative that you immediately provide us with additional information about the impetus for, and the impact of, these new policies."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-; Johnson, Henry, Jr. . . .
2018-06-01
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[June 28, 2018 Letter to the President of the U.S. Donald J. Trump]
From the Letter: "We have repeatedly expressed our disagreement with your Administration's decision to separate families at the Southern border. We remain opposed to any policy that separates children from their parents or legal guardians in order to deter future migrant flows. Such a policy is inhumane, cruel, and un-American. We have concerns not only with the policy itself, but with the chaos and confusion that this Administration displayed in its implementation. [...] The human cost of this incompetence is evidenced by the pandemonium in immigration detention centers across the country, as desperate parents and traumatized children attempt to locate each other with minimal success."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-; Johnson, Henry, Jr. . . .
2018-06-28
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[February 14, 2018 Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary Bob Goodlatte]
From the Letter: "We write to request a hearing to comprehensively examine the ongoing opioid epidemic. [...] On October 26, 2017, President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a Nationwide Public Health Emergency. At the time, you stated that 'the House Judiciary Committee will continue to review our nation's laws to determine if more resources are needed to address this crisis.' [...] It is long past due that the Committee held a hearing to examine these issues and how we can work in a bipartisan manner to consider comprehensive measures to combat the opioid epidemic. Additionally, we are concerned by the President's FY 2019 budget proposal, which recommends a massive 95-percent cut in funding for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the agency that would coordinate federal, state and local efforts to combat the opioid epidemic."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-; Bass, Karen . . .
2018-02-14
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[November 1, 2017 Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary Bob Goodlatte]
From the Letter: "In recent weeks, our citizens and, individually, Members of Congress have focused on and discussed various issues related to the scourge of firearms violence that plagues our country. However, this Committee has taken no action. Inaction, when there are issues that we must examine and steps Congress must take, is no longer an option. [...] In fact, when legislation weakening our laws on silencers and armor piercing ammunition was being prepared for floor consideration, this Committee waived jurisdiction, despite a request from the Ranking Member that it not do so."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Jackson-Lee, Sheila; Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Deutch, Theodore Elliot . . .
2017-11-01
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[December 1, 2017 Letter to the Attorney General of the Department of Justice Jeff Sessions]
From the Letter: "After your recent appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, we remain deeply concerned about the security of our next federal elections. [...] The threat of foreign influence in our elections is real, present, and endangers the most basic notion of democratic process. We believe these facts are more than enough to put the whole government to work to secure the election process."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-; Johnson, Henry, Jr. . . .
2017-12-01
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[February 8, 2018 Letter to the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte]
From the Letter: "We write to request that the Committee hold immediate hearings to examine vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure, threats posed to that infrastructure by foreign actors, and what steps the Trump Administration may or may not be taking to ensure the integrity of our state and federal elections. We believe the threat is urgent."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-; Johnson, Henry, Jr. . . .
2018-02-08
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[June 21, 2017 Letter to the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte]
From the Letter: "The House Committee on the Judiciary has a responsibility to step in and do its job. We therefore write once again to request you schedule hearings to examine events that now extend well beyond any investigation into Russian influence--including the firing of FBI Director James Comey, allegations of obstruction of justice, and the inconsistent application of the Attorney General's recusal from these and related matters."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-; Johnson, Henry, Jr. . . .
2017-06-21
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[January 12, 2017 Letter to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James B. Comey, Jr.]
From the Letter: "We write today to ask you to respond to several previous inquiries and confirm that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a connection between the Russian government and President-Elect Donald Trump."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-; Jackson-Lee, Sheila . . .
2017-01-12
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