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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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[December 16, 2016 Letter to the Director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper]
From the Letter: "As you know, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is scheduled to sunset on December 31, 2017. In the past, each of us has expressed concern that Section 702 surveillance programs may not adequately protect the privacy or civil liberties of United States persons. On April 22, 2016, we wrote to ask that you provide us with a public estimate of the number of communications or transactions involving United States persons that may be captured by Section 702 surveillance on an annual basis. Since that letter, your office and the National Security Agency have briefed our staff about the manner in which you might comply with this request. We understand that you have provided additional, classified briefings to the staff of the House and Senate Judiciary committees."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Nadler, Jerrold; Issa, Darrell, 1953- . . .
2016-12-16
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[December 1, 2016 Letter to the President of the U.S. Barack Obama]
From the Letter: "We urge you to rescind the regulatory framework behind the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) located at 8 CFR 264.1(f). While we commend your Administration for effectively ending the program in 2011, we believe that eliminating the apparatus of NSEERS is consistent with our country's fundamental values of fairness and equality. The NSEERS program was announced in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The most controversial portion of the NSEERS program involved a 'domestic' registration system that targeted certain males who entered the United States on nonimmigrant visas from primarily Arab, Muslim-majority, African, and South Asian countries. The program was fundamentally flawed in its false assumption that people of a particular religion or nationality pose a greater national security risk and should be subject to racial profiling. The program is reminiscent of and indeed has been compared to -- the dark time in our history when innocent people were interned based on their Japanese ancestry."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-; Ellison, Keith, 1963- . . .
2016-12-01
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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, 2014 Letter to the Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice Eric Holder]
From the Letter: "We are pleased that the Department has begun a review of police tactics, techniques, and training. The tragic events in Ferguson, MO that precipitated this review focused the nation upon the issue of police militarization and the increasing use of Special Weapons and Tactics ('SWAT') officers. These are concerning trends that may be emblematic of a militarized state that if left unchecked--could take our nation in the wrong direction."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Johnson, Henry, Jr.; Scott, Bobby, 1947-
2014-12-02
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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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[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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[August 23, 2017 Letter to the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte]
From the Letter: "In the wake of the tragic events in Charlottesville and ensuing developments--including President Trump's angry remarks in Phoenix last evening--we believe it is imperative that the House Judiciary Committee hold hearing, and consider appropriate resolutions and legislative responses. In our view this should include, at a minimum, formal condemnation of the right-wing extremists responsible for these events, and the censure of President Donald J. Trump for his shocking and divisive response."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-; Johnson, Henry, Jr. . . .
2017-08-23
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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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