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Dec. 2, 2019
President Signs Stanton's Bipartisan SCOTUS Security Bill
Rep. Greg Stanton
Dec. 2, 2019
Pelosi, Schumer Announce Bicameral Amicus Brief in June Medical Services LLC v. Gee
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 26, 2019
Hoyer Statement on Court Rulings in Congressional Oversight Cases
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 26, 2019
Letter to Richard Anderson, President and CEO of Amtrak - Brown Calling on Amtrak to End Forced Arbitration, Ban on Class Actions
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 26, 2019
Letter to Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York - Brindisi Stands with Law Enforcement and Joins Democratic and Republican Lawmakers to Express Concerns about Upcoming Criminal Justice Reform Laws
Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Nov. 25, 2019
Tweet - "The Courts have been clear again in the McGahn case: the President's insistence that he is above the law is an offense to our Constitution and to every American. #DefendOurDemocracy"
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 25, 2019
Tweet - "The Senate has confirmed more than 160 new federal judges since January 2017. We've confirmed more of @POTUS's appeals court nominees than any other president has had confirmed at this point in his presidency. And we have eight more on the docket starting next week."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 25, 2019
Pelosi Statement on Court Rulings on Congressional Oversight
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 21, 2019
Chairman Nadler, Senator Blackburn Lead Bipartisan Effort to Modernize Copyright Law and Empower Musicians
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, ...
Nov. 21, 2019
Tweet - "Another unqualified GOP judicial nominee has advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Lawrence VanDyke--like so many other GOP noms--was rated "not qualified" by the ABA & was described as "arrogant, lazy, an ideologue, and lacking in knowledge of the day-to-day practice.""
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2019
Cotton Statement on Delay of Death Penalty for Daniel Lewis Lee
Sen. Tom Cotton
Nov. 21, 2019
Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 5140, the Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Nov. 21, 2019
Inhofe, Lankford Applaud the Advancement of Bernard Jones
Sen. James Lankford, ...
Nov. 21, 2019
Tweet - "While House Democrats fixate on impeachment, the Senate is working for the American people. This week we confirmed another one of President Trump's judicial nominees. @POTUS has now appointed 48 appeals court judges, more than any president at this point in his presidency."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 20, 2019
Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Nov. 20, 2019
Tweet - "As of today, the Senate has confirmed 48 appellate court judges since the beginning of this administration. For context, that's more than the previous FIVE administrations had confirmed at this point in their tenure."
Sen. John Thune
Nov. 19, 2019
Hearing of the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Appointments Clause: Implications of Recent Court Decisions
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Nov. 19, 2019
Hearing of the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Johnson, Hearing on Patent Trial & Appeal Board & the Appointments Clause: Implications of Recent Court Decisions
Rep. Hank Johnson
Nov. 19, 2019
Introduction of the Breastfeeding Mothers Jury Duty Exclusion Act of 2019
Rep. Eleanor Norton
Nov. 19, 2019
Nominations
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 19, 2019
Tweet - "I will oppose Sarah Pitlyk's nomination to the Eastern District of Missouri. Mrs. Pitlyk is rated "not qualified" by the ABA, has never tried a case, and has a history of attacking reproductive rights. She is entirely unfit for a lifetime appointment as a federal trial judge."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 18, 2019
Heinrich Statement On Pueblo Of Acoma Sacred Ceremonial Shield
Sen. Martin Heinrich
Nov. 18, 2019
Nominations
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 15, 2019
Supreme Court agrees to hear military rape case regarding Port St. Lucie veteran
Rep. Brian Mast
Nov. 15, 2019
Tweet - "Steven Menashi helped design an illegal scheme to use private data of students swindled by for-profit colleges to deny them debt relief. How can anyone trust him to fairly uphold the law? He's among the worst nominees @SenateGOP has rubber-stamped."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2019
Gov. Justice attends Federalist Society's Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner at Union Station in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Jim Justice
Nov. 15, 2019
Tweet - "My motto is "leave no vacancy behind". As of this week: 2 Supreme Court Justices 46 Circuit Court Judges 112 District Court Judges Fair, well-qualified men and women who understand the proper role of a judge in our constitutional order."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 14, 2019
Nominations
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 14, 2019
Pelosi Statement on Ruling in Mazars v. Trump Case Reaffirming Congress's Oversight Authority
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 14, 2019
Recognizing Former Mississippi Speaker Billy McCoy
Rep. Trent Kelly
Nov. 14, 2019
Hearing of the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Johnson, Hearing on Growing Problem of "Snap" Removals to Federal Court
Rep. Hank Johnson
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "Today, Senate Republicans voted to confirm controversial Trump judicial nominee Steven Menashi for a lifetime appointment to serve on the nation's second highest court. Every Senate Democrat voted no. Here's why:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2019
We Are Better Than This
Rep. Madeleine Dean
Nov. 14, 2019
Directing the Clerk of the House to Make A Correction in the Enrollment of H.R. 2423
Sen. Jack Reed
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "Today, the Senate will vote on the confirmation of Steve Menashi to serve on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Let me be very clear: His nomination is a disgrace to the seat once held by the great Justice Thurgood Marshall."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 13, 2019
Dreamers Are Americans
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Nov. 13, 2019
Rep. Courtney Statement On Supreme Court Ruling Against Homeowners Impacted By Crumbling Foundations Crisis
Rep. Joe Courtney
Nov. 13, 2019
Adams Statement on Supreme Court Case Comcast v. NAAAOM
Rep. Alma Adams
Nov. 13, 2019
Tweet - "Mr. Menashi has a troubling record on race, women's equality, LGBTQ rights, immigrant rights. He had a leading role in designing an illegal effort to deny debt relief to thousands of students swindled by for-profit colleges. His nomination to the federal bench is an insult."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 13, 2019
Dreamers Are Americans
Rep. Jim Costa
Nov. 13, 2019
Ahead of Supreme Court Oral Arguments, Rep. Waters Leads House in Affirming the Civil Rights Act of 1866 & its Section 1981
Rep. Maxine Waters
Nov. 13, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019
Nomination of Steven J. Menashi
Sen. Patty Murray
Nov. 13, 2019
Dreamers Are Americans
Rep. Juan Vargas
Nov. 13, 2019
Tweet - "Thousands of #Dreamers serve their communities in health-care positions. If the #DACA program ends, that would be devastating to our health care system. I urge #SCOTUS to uphold DACA & ensure Dreamers can continue serving in these important roles."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 13, 2019
Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act of 2019
Rep. Greg Stanton
Nov. 13, 2019
Dreamers Are Americans
Rep. Nanette Barragán
Nov. 13, 2019
Tweet - "Steven Menashi is entirely unfit to serve on this nation's second highest court. I will vote against his nomination tomorrow. I urge my Republican colleagues to join me in doing so."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019
Tweet - "The Senate has confirmed an historic 45 circuit court judges since President Trump was inaugurated in 2017. This week, I urge my colleagues to join me and confirm yet another outstanding jurist to the federal bench:"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Date
Title
Politician
Dec. 2, 2019
President Signs Stanton's Bipartisan SCOTUS Security Bill
Rep.Greg Stanton
Dec. 2, 2019
Pelosi, Schumer Announce Bicameral Amicus Brief in June Medical Services LLC v. Gee
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 26, 2019
Hoyer Statement on Court Rulings in Congressional Oversight Cases
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 26, 2019
Letter to Richard Anderson, President and CEO of Amtrak - Brown Calling on Amtrak to End Forced Arbitration, Ban on Class Actions
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 26, 2019
Letter to Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York - Brindisi Stands with Law Enforcement and Joins Democratic and Republican Lawmakers to Express Concerns about Upcoming Criminal Justice Reform Laws
Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Nov. 25, 2019
Tweet - "The Courts have been clear again in the McGahn case: the President's insistence that he is above the law is an offense to our Constitution and to every American. #DefendOurDemocracy"
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 25, 2019
Tweet - "The Senate has confirmed more than 160 new federal judges since January 2017. We've confirmed more of @POTUS's appeals court nominees than any other president has had confirmed at this point in his presidency. And we have eight more on the docket starting next week."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 25, 2019
Pelosi Statement on Court Rulings on Congressional Oversight
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 21, 2019
Chairman Nadler, Senator Blackburn Lead Bipartisan Effort to Modernize Copyright Law and Empower Musicians
Sen.Marsha Blackburn, ...
Nov. 21, 2019
Tweet - "Another unqualified GOP judicial nominee has advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Lawrence VanDyke--like so many other GOP noms--was rated "not qualified" by the ABA & was described as "arrogant, lazy, an ideologue, and lacking in knowledge of the day-to-day practice.""
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2019
Cotton Statement on Delay of Death Penalty for Daniel Lewis Lee
Sen.Tom Cotton
Nov. 21, 2019
Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 5140, the Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019
Rep.Jerry Nadler
Nov. 21, 2019
Inhofe, Lankford Applaud the Advancement of Bernard Jones
Sen.James Lankford, ...
Nov. 21, 2019
Tweet - "While House Democrats fixate on impeachment, the Senate is working for the American people. This week we confirmed another one of President Trump's judicial nominees. @POTUS has now appointed 48 appeals court judges, more than any president at this point in his presidency."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 20, 2019
Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019
Rep.Jerry Nadler
Nov. 20, 2019
Tweet - "As of today, the Senate has confirmed 48 appellate court judges since the beginning of this administration. For context, that's more than the previous FIVE administrations had confirmed at this point in their tenure."
Sen.John Thune
Nov. 19, 2019
Hearing of the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Appointments Clause: Implications of Recent Court Decisions
Rep.Jerry Nadler
Nov. 19, 2019
Hearing of the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Johnson, Hearing on Patent Trial & Appeal Board & the Appointments Clause: Implications of Recent Court Decisions
Rep.Hank Johnson
Nov. 19, 2019
Introduction of the Breastfeeding Mothers Jury Duty Exclusion Act of 2019
Rep.Eleanor Norton
Nov. 19, 2019
Nominations
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 19, 2019
Tweet - "I will oppose Sarah Pitlyk's nomination to the Eastern District of Missouri. Mrs. Pitlyk is rated "not qualified" by the ABA, has never tried a case, and has a history of attacking reproductive rights. She is entirely unfit for a lifetime appointment as a federal trial judge."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 18, 2019
Heinrich Statement On Pueblo Of Acoma Sacred Ceremonial Shield
Sen.Martin Heinrich
Nov. 18, 2019
Nominations
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 15, 2019
Supreme Court agrees to hear military rape case regarding Port St. Lucie veteran
Rep.Brian Mast
Nov. 15, 2019
Tweet - "Steven Menashi helped design an illegal scheme to use private data of students swindled by for-profit colleges to deny them debt relief. How can anyone trust him to fairly uphold the law? He's among the worst nominees @SenateGOP has rubber-stamped."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2019
Gov. Justice attends Federalist Society's Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner at Union Station in Washington, D.C.
Sen.Jim Justice
Nov. 15, 2019
Tweet - "My motto is "leave no vacancy behind". As of this week: 2 Supreme Court Justices 46 Circuit Court Judges 112 District Court Judges Fair, well-qualified men and women who understand the proper role of a judge in our constitutional order."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 14, 2019
Nominations
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 14, 2019
Pelosi Statement on Ruling in Mazars v. Trump Case Reaffirming Congress's Oversight Authority
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 14, 2019
Recognizing Former Mississippi Speaker Billy McCoy
Rep.Trent Kelly
Nov. 14, 2019
Hearing of the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Johnson, Hearing on Growing Problem of "Snap" Removals to Federal Court
Rep.Hank Johnson
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "Today, Senate Republicans voted to confirm controversial Trump judicial nominee Steven Menashi for a lifetime appointment to serve on the nation's second highest court. Every Senate Democrat voted no. Here's why:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2019
We Are Better Than This
Rep.Madeleine Dean
Nov. 14, 2019
Directing the Clerk of the House to Make A Correction in the Enrollment of H.R. 2423
Sen.Jack Reed
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "Today, the Senate will vote on the confirmation of Steve Menashi to serve on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Let me be very clear: His nomination is a disgrace to the seat once held by the great Justice Thurgood Marshall."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 13, 2019
Dreamers Are Americans
Rep.Adriano Espaillat
Nov. 13, 2019
Rep. Courtney Statement On Supreme Court Ruling Against Homeowners Impacted By Crumbling Foundations Crisis
Rep.Joe Courtney
Nov. 13, 2019
Adams Statement on Supreme Court Case Comcast v. NAAAOM
Rep.Alma Adams
Nov. 13, 2019
Tweet - "Mr. Menashi has a troubling record on race, women's equality, LGBTQ rights, immigrant rights. He had a leading role in designing an illegal effort to deny debt relief to thousands of students swindled by for-profit colleges. His nomination to the federal bench is an insult."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 13, 2019
Dreamers Are Americans
Rep.Jim Costa
Nov. 13, 2019
Ahead of Supreme Court Oral Arguments, Rep. Waters Leads House in Affirming the Civil Rights Act of 1866 & its Section 1981
Rep.Maxine Waters
Nov. 13, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019
Nomination of Steven J. Menashi
Sen.Patty Murray
Nov. 13, 2019
Dreamers Are Americans
Rep.Juan Vargas
Nov. 13, 2019
Tweet - "Thousands of #Dreamers serve their communities in health-care positions. If the #DACA program ends, that would be devastating to our health care system. I urge #SCOTUS to uphold DACA & ensure Dreamers can continue serving in these important roles."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 13, 2019
Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act of 2019
Rep.Greg Stanton
Nov. 13, 2019
Dreamers Are Americans
Rep.Nanette Barragán
Nov. 13, 2019
Tweet - "Steven Menashi is entirely unfit to serve on this nation's second highest court. I will vote against his nomination tomorrow. I urge my Republican colleagues to join me in doing so."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019
Tweet - "The Senate has confirmed an historic 45 circuit court judges since President Trump was inaugurated in 2017. This week, I urge my colleagues to join me and confirm yet another outstanding jurist to the federal bench:"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
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