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Feb. 13, 2020 Tweet - "With President Trump publicly attacking a judge: Now would be the time for Chief Justice Roberts to speak up. Now would be the time for the Chief Justice to directly and specifically defend the independence of the federal judiciary. I hope he will see fit to, and do it today." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 13, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump publicly attacked the judge who will decide Roger Stone's fate. Another example of his blatant contempt for the independence of the judiciary. Now would be the time for Chief Justice Roberts to speak up and directly defend the independence of this federal judge." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 12, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 5546, the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act Rep. Jerry Nadler
Feb. 12, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 5581, the Access to Counsel Act of 2020 Rep. Jerry Nadler
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "From covering up Pres. Trump's attempts to cheat in our elections to confirming judges like Mr. Brasher with a history of discriminating against African-American voters: Senate Republicans are showing outright contempt for the right to vote in free & fair elections #StopBrasher" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Less than one week after covering up President Trump's attempts to cheat in the next election, Senate Republicans are moving to reward a Trump judicial nominee--Andrew Brasher--who has shamefully spent his career defending voter suppression efforts. #StopBrasher" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Generations of Americans have fought and sacrificed to extend voting rights to all. So why are Senate Republicans trying to confirm a Trump judicial nominee who spent his career defending unconstitutional voter suppression? We must #StopBrasher." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "With this decision, the Supreme Court and President Trump are telling immigrants: Don't ask for help here. You're not welcome here. Your children aren't the kind we want here. Americans have heard such callousness before, and we will fight to overcome it now as we did then." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court just announced that it would delay ruling on the Administration's lawsuit against our healthcare law. It's a sharp reminder to the American people that President Trump and Republicans are trying to take away Americans' health care." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Quigley Introduces Bipartisan "Eyes on the Courts Act" Allowing Cameras in Courtrooms Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "The Chief Justice will swear in every U.S. Senator to participate as a court of impeachment in a trial of President Trump. We will take an oath to do impartial justice. The weight of that oath will fall on our shoulders. Our ability to honor it will be preserved in history." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "We've all just been sworn in by the Chief Justice of the United States to serve as judges and jurors in the impeachment trial of President Trump. That oath will weigh heavily on Senators to really consider this question about how to have a fair trial, and not just a cover-up." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Jan. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an intellectual powerhouse. She is a dynamic voice for the voiceless. And a force of nature who has survived cancer four times. May God continue to bless and watch over her in the months to come." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Jan. 3, 2020 Tweet - "The White House is now openly defying a federal court order to release emails between key players in the Trump-Ukraine scandal. President Trump: If you're listening, release the emails! What are you so afraid the American people will see?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 2, 2020 Tweet - "39 GOP Senators just said they want to overturn a woman's right to make her own health care decisions. That's why I joined 196 Democrats to urge the Supreme Court to protect women and NOT legitimize efforts to pass laws creating significant burdens with no medical benefit." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 19, 2019 Tweet - "This from the guy who stole a Supreme Court seat from @BarackObama. Spare us the fake outrage. The President abused his power by soliciting foreign interference in the 2020 election. We. Held. Him. Accountable." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Dec. 18, 2019 Tweet - "The 5th Circuit's cowardly decision, which likely delays a Supreme Court decision until after 2020, is obviously an attempt to shield Republicans from the massive blowback they would receive if the highest court in the land were to strike down the ACA before the upcoming election" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Lawrence VanDyke has a history of bigoted writings about LGBTQ Americans, radical views on even the most commonsense gun safety legislation, a proven hostility towards reproductive rights. This is someone that Pres. Trump and Senate Republicans want to be a circuit court judge?!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Last night, President Trump told his rally the courts are letting him build his border wall: "We've started winning in court" Mr. President: Read the decision that came out blocking you from raiding military funding for your unnecessary, ineffective wall. You lose, again." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 10, 2019 Tweet - "The injunction confirms President Trump's national emergency declaration to steal funds from military families to build a wall he promised Mexico would pay for was, and is, an outrageous power grab by a president who refuses to respect the constitutional separation of powers." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Sends Letter to Senate Leadership, Pens Op-Ed Opposing Nevada Judicial Nominee VanDyke for Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Dec. 3, 2019 Tweet - "The ability for American women to make their own healthcare decisions is once again under attack. That's why I joined 35 Senators and 161 Members of the House in urging the Supreme Court NOT to uphold Louisiana's Act 620." Sen. Chuck Schumer
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. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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. 21, 2019 Chairman Nadler, Senator Blackburn Lead Bipartisan Effort to Modernize Copyright Law and Empower Musicians Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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. 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. 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. 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. 14, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
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 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. 12, 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat and New York Advocates Stand in Solidarity to Protect DACA Recipients and Immigrant Families Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Nov. 12, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement on SCOTUS Oral Arguments on DACA Rep. Jerry Nadler
Nov. 12, 2019 Tweet - "It's abjectly shameful that President Trump is trying to get the Supreme Court to do his dirty work and put the Dreamers under threat of mass deportation. We stand with our Dreamers. #HomeIsHere" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2019 Tweet - "I'm proud of our Dreamers. I'm proud of @MakeTheRoadNY and everyone who marched to Washington, DC today to fight for them as the Supreme Court hears the case on DACA. Immigrants have made America what it is today." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2019 Tweet - "America has always been a nation of immigrants. But President Trump thinks he can gain political ground by attacking our Dreamers. With the Supreme Court arguments to defend DACA today, we stand with our Dreamers. We won't rest until the Dreamers become American citizens." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi played a leading role in designing an illegal effort to deny debt relief to thousands of students swindled by for-profit colleges That fact that President Trump is rewarding him with a lifetime appointment to the federal bench is appalling" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi concocted a plan to illegally use the private Social Security data of defrauded student borrowers to deny them debt forgiveness after they were preyed upon by for-profit schools This is someone Pres. Trump wants us to make a federal judge?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2019 Sens. Tillis and Leahy and Reps. Roby and Jeffries Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Supporting Art Students Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Let me repeat: Steven Menashi concocted a plan to illegally use the private Social Security data of defrauded student borrowers to deny them debt forgiveness after they were preyed upon by for-profit schools His nomination to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals is an embarrassment" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "A judge is supposed to uphold and interpret the law, have a reverence for the law. Not someone who schemes to break it. Steven Menashi's nomination is an embarrassment and an insult to millions of hardworking Americans saddled by student debt." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 6, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 6, 2019 Tweet - "When it comes to judicial nominees, President Trump and Senate Republicans should be ashamed of their record. The President has nominated--and Senate Republicans have approved--the most unqualified and radical nominees in my time in this body." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Immigrants have made America what it is today. We don't build walls. We don't shut our gates. As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments on President Trump's baseless decision to end DACA, I'm so proud to stand with the Dreamers. #HomeIsHere" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 6, 2019 Tweet - "The nomination of these hard-right judges, hurting average Americans, Over and over and over again, Finding every excuse to side with the rich and powerful over working families, This is what President Trump and Senate Republicans call an accomplishment?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 31, 2019 Tweet - "That's funny, @SenateMajLdr McConnell! Remind us how many bipartisan bills on Election security, Gun safety, Violence against women, And more are just sitting in your legislative graveyard? Instead, you're just trying to set up a vote on four more extreme judges next week." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 30, 2019 Chair Grijalva Leads Amicus Brief With Reps. Velázquez and Soto Opposing PREPA Debt Restructuring Agreement Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Oct. 30, 2019 Tweet - "Trump nominee Steven Menashi shouldn't be rewarded a lifetime judicial appointment for his central role in Sec. Devos's crusade to Hinder sexual assault victims seeking justice Fund schools discriminatory to LGBTQ students Weaken protections for defrauded student borrowers" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 29, 2019 Stefanik Joins Colleagues to File Amicus Brief in Second Amendment Case with NY SAFE Act Implications Rep. Elise Stefanik
Oct. 25, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi was the top legal schemer behind Betsy DeVos's anti-student agenda and her efforts to bilk student borrowers. He shouldn't be rewarded with a lifetime appointment to the federal bench." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 24, 2019 Tweet - "Today the Senate considered the nomination of Justin Walker of Kentucky to serve a lifetime appointment on the federal bench. But he's only 10 years out of law school and has never tried a case. He's part of a pattern of Republicans stacking the bench with unqualified judges." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 23, 2019 Tweet - "This is a critical first step to overturning the Supreme Court's disastrous Shelby County decision and beating back the scourge of voter suppression. Congratulations to @RepTerriSewell, Chairman @RepJerryNadler, & everyone who worked to get us to this point. #RestoreTheVOTE" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 22, 2019 As Trump continues to flagrantly violate foreign emoluments clause, Nadler, Blumenthal & congressional plaintiffs' lawsuit moves forward Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 22, 2019 Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Oct. 22, 2019 Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 Rep. Jerry Nadler
Oct. 17, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump's nominee Steven Menashi is the wrong candidate to serve on the 2nd Circuit Court in NY He's expressed hostility to commonsense gun safety legislation and foundational civil rights legislation, like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 He is out of step with New Yorkers" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 16, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 3713 Rep. Jerry Nadler
Oct. 16, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 1123, the Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019 Rep. Jerry Nadler
Oct. 11, 2019 Reps. Nadler and Lofgren Applaud Decision Granting a Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Barring Implementation of the Trump Administration's "Public Charge" Rule Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 8, 2019 Tweet - "NO American should face the risk of losing their job simply because of who they are or who they love. The Supreme Court must uphold the principle that all of us should have the freedom to live and work free from discrimination." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi is wrong for the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in NY. At @USEdGov, he helped: Make it harder for campus sexual assault victims to seek justice Provide funding to schools discriminating against students Roll back civil rights investigations #StopMenashi" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 4, 2019 Harris, Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Support of DACA in the Supreme Court Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee Hearing on "The Federal Judiciary in the 21st Century: Ensuring the Public's Right of Access to the Courts" Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 23, 2019 Casten, Booker, Gillibrand, and Kennedy Introduce Legislation Banning Inequitable Calculations of Civil Damages Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 16, 2019 Nadler Statement on White House Obstruction of Dearborn, Porter & Lewandowski Testimony Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 12, 2019 Rep. Chu joins amicus brief in public charge cases Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "Wait. What!? You mean President @realDonaldTrump is suing to rip health care away from millions of Americans but doesn't have a plan for what happens if he succeeds? I'm shocked. SHOCKED. Believe what they do. Not what they say." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2019 Nadler & Lofgren Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Trump Administration Asylum Ban Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "It is clear from Steven Menashi's long, disturbing record that he is the wrong candidate to serve on the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York. His views are far outside the judicial mainstream and completely out of step with the overwhelming majority of New Yorkers." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
Feb. 13, 2020 Tweet - "With President Trump publicly attacking a judge: Now would be the time for Chief Justice Roberts to speak up. Now would be the time for the Chief Justice to directly and specifically defend the independence of the federal judiciary. I hope he will see fit to, and do it today." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 13, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump publicly attacked the judge who will decide Roger Stone's fate. Another example of his blatant contempt for the independence of the judiciary. Now would be the time for Chief Justice Roberts to speak up and directly defend the independence of this federal judge." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 12, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 5546, the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act Rep.Jerry Nadler
Feb. 12, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 5581, the Access to Counsel Act of 2020 Rep.Jerry Nadler
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "From covering up Pres. Trump's attempts to cheat in our elections to confirming judges like Mr. Brasher with a history of discriminating against African-American voters: Senate Republicans are showing outright contempt for the right to vote in free & fair elections #StopBrasher" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Less than one week after covering up President Trump's attempts to cheat in the next election, Senate Republicans are moving to reward a Trump judicial nominee--Andrew Brasher--who has shamefully spent his career defending voter suppression efforts. #StopBrasher" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Generations of Americans have fought and sacrificed to extend voting rights to all. So why are Senate Republicans trying to confirm a Trump judicial nominee who spent his career defending unconstitutional voter suppression? We must #StopBrasher." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "With this decision, the Supreme Court and President Trump are telling immigrants: Don't ask for help here. You're not welcome here. Your children aren't the kind we want here. Americans have heard such callousness before, and we will fight to overcome it now as we did then." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 21, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court just announced that it would delay ruling on the Administration's lawsuit against our healthcare law. It's a sharp reminder to the American people that President Trump and Republicans are trying to take away Americans' health care." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Quigley Introduces Bipartisan "Eyes on the Courts Act" Allowing Cameras in Courtrooms Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "The Chief Justice will swear in every U.S. Senator to participate as a court of impeachment in a trial of President Trump. We will take an oath to do impartial justice. The weight of that oath will fall on our shoulders. Our ability to honor it will be preserved in history." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "We've all just been sworn in by the Chief Justice of the United States to serve as judges and jurors in the impeachment trial of President Trump. That oath will weigh heavily on Senators to really consider this question about how to have a fair trial, and not just a cover-up." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Jan. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an intellectual powerhouse. She is a dynamic voice for the voiceless. And a force of nature who has survived cancer four times. May God continue to bless and watch over her in the months to come." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Jan. 3, 2020 Tweet - "The White House is now openly defying a federal court order to release emails between key players in the Trump-Ukraine scandal. President Trump: If you're listening, release the emails! What are you so afraid the American people will see?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 2, 2020 Tweet - "39 GOP Senators just said they want to overturn a woman's right to make her own health care decisions. That's why I joined 196 Democrats to urge the Supreme Court to protect women and NOT legitimize efforts to pass laws creating significant burdens with no medical benefit." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 19, 2019 Tweet - "This from the guy who stole a Supreme Court seat from @BarackObama. Spare us the fake outrage. The President abused his power by soliciting foreign interference in the 2020 election. We. Held. Him. Accountable." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Dec. 18, 2019 Tweet - "The 5th Circuit's cowardly decision, which likely delays a Supreme Court decision until after 2020, is obviously an attempt to shield Republicans from the massive blowback they would receive if the highest court in the land were to strike down the ACA before the upcoming election" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Lawrence VanDyke has a history of bigoted writings about LGBTQ Americans, radical views on even the most commonsense gun safety legislation, a proven hostility towards reproductive rights. This is someone that Pres. Trump and Senate Republicans want to be a circuit court judge?!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Last night, President Trump told his rally the courts are letting him build his border wall: "We've started winning in court" Mr. President: Read the decision that came out blocking you from raiding military funding for your unnecessary, ineffective wall. You lose, again." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 10, 2019 Tweet - "The injunction confirms President Trump's national emergency declaration to steal funds from military families to build a wall he promised Mexico would pay for was, and is, an outrageous power grab by a president who refuses to respect the constitutional separation of powers." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Sends Letter to Senate Leadership, Pens Op-Ed Opposing Nevada Judicial Nominee VanDyke for Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Dec. 3, 2019 Tweet - "The ability for American women to make their own healthcare decisions is once again under attack. That's why I joined 35 Senators and 161 Members of the House in urging the Supreme Court NOT to uphold Louisiana's Act 620." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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. 21, 2019 Chairman Nadler, Senator Blackburn Lead Bipartisan Effort to Modernize Copyright Law and Empower Musicians Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
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. 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. 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. 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. 14, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
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 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. 12, 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat and New York Advocates Stand in Solidarity to Protect DACA Recipients and Immigrant Families Rep.Adriano Espaillat
Nov. 12, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement on SCOTUS Oral Arguments on DACA Rep.Jerry Nadler
Nov. 12, 2019 Tweet - "It's abjectly shameful that President Trump is trying to get the Supreme Court to do his dirty work and put the Dreamers under threat of mass deportation. We stand with our Dreamers. #HomeIsHere" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2019 Tweet - "I'm proud of our Dreamers. I'm proud of @MakeTheRoadNY and everyone who marched to Washington, DC today to fight for them as the Supreme Court hears the case on DACA. Immigrants have made America what it is today." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2019 Tweet - "America has always been a nation of immigrants. But President Trump thinks he can gain political ground by attacking our Dreamers. With the Supreme Court arguments to defend DACA today, we stand with our Dreamers. We won't rest until the Dreamers become American citizens." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi played a leading role in designing an illegal effort to deny debt relief to thousands of students swindled by for-profit colleges That fact that President Trump is rewarding him with a lifetime appointment to the federal bench is appalling" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi concocted a plan to illegally use the private Social Security data of defrauded student borrowers to deny them debt forgiveness after they were preyed upon by for-profit schools This is someone Pres. Trump wants us to make a federal judge?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2019 Sens. Tillis and Leahy and Reps. Roby and Jeffries Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Supporting Art Students Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Let me repeat: Steven Menashi concocted a plan to illegally use the private Social Security data of defrauded student borrowers to deny them debt forgiveness after they were preyed upon by for-profit schools His nomination to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals is an embarrassment" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "A judge is supposed to uphold and interpret the law, have a reverence for the law. Not someone who schemes to break it. Steven Menashi's nomination is an embarrassment and an insult to millions of hardworking Americans saddled by student debt." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 6, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 6, 2019 Tweet - "When it comes to judicial nominees, President Trump and Senate Republicans should be ashamed of their record. The President has nominated--and Senate Republicans have approved--the most unqualified and radical nominees in my time in this body." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Immigrants have made America what it is today. We don't build walls. We don't shut our gates. As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments on President Trump's baseless decision to end DACA, I'm so proud to stand with the Dreamers. #HomeIsHere" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 6, 2019 Tweet - "The nomination of these hard-right judges, hurting average Americans, Over and over and over again, Finding every excuse to side with the rich and powerful over working families, This is what President Trump and Senate Republicans call an accomplishment?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 31, 2019 Tweet - "That's funny, @SenateMajLdr McConnell! Remind us how many bipartisan bills on Election security, Gun safety, Violence against women, And more are just sitting in your legislative graveyard? Instead, you're just trying to set up a vote on four more extreme judges next week." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 30, 2019 Chair Grijalva Leads Amicus Brief With Reps. Velázquez and Soto Opposing PREPA Debt Restructuring Agreement Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Oct. 30, 2019 Tweet - "Trump nominee Steven Menashi shouldn't be rewarded a lifetime judicial appointment for his central role in Sec. Devos's crusade to Hinder sexual assault victims seeking justice Fund schools discriminatory to LGBTQ students Weaken protections for defrauded student borrowers" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 29, 2019 Stefanik Joins Colleagues to File Amicus Brief in Second Amendment Case with NY SAFE Act Implications Rep.Elise Stefanik
Oct. 25, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi was the top legal schemer behind Betsy DeVos's anti-student agenda and her efforts to bilk student borrowers. He shouldn't be rewarded with a lifetime appointment to the federal bench." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 24, 2019 Tweet - "Today the Senate considered the nomination of Justin Walker of Kentucky to serve a lifetime appointment on the federal bench. But he's only 10 years out of law school and has never tried a case. He's part of a pattern of Republicans stacking the bench with unqualified judges." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 23, 2019 Tweet - "This is a critical first step to overturning the Supreme Court's disastrous Shelby County decision and beating back the scourge of voter suppression. Congratulations to @RepTerriSewell, Chairman @RepJerryNadler, & everyone who worked to get us to this point. #RestoreTheVOTE" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 22, 2019 As Trump continues to flagrantly violate foreign emoluments clause, Nadler, Blumenthal & congressional plaintiffs' lawsuit moves forward Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 22, 2019 Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Oct. 22, 2019 Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 Rep.Jerry Nadler
Oct. 17, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump's nominee Steven Menashi is the wrong candidate to serve on the 2nd Circuit Court in NY He's expressed hostility to commonsense gun safety legislation and foundational civil rights legislation, like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 He is out of step with New Yorkers" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 16, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 3713 Rep.Jerry Nadler
Oct. 16, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 1123, the Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019 Rep.Jerry Nadler
Oct. 11, 2019 Reps. Nadler and Lofgren Applaud Decision Granting a Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Barring Implementation of the Trump Administration's "Public Charge" Rule Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 8, 2019 Tweet - "NO American should face the risk of losing their job simply because of who they are or who they love. The Supreme Court must uphold the principle that all of us should have the freedom to live and work free from discrimination." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi is wrong for the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in NY. At @USEdGov, he helped: Make it harder for campus sexual assault victims to seek justice Provide funding to schools discriminating against students Roll back civil rights investigations #StopMenashi" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 4, 2019 Harris, Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Support of DACA in the Supreme Court Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee Hearing on "The Federal Judiciary in the 21st Century: Ensuring the Public's Right of Access to the Courts" Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 23, 2019 Casten, Booker, Gillibrand, and Kennedy Introduce Legislation Banning Inequitable Calculations of Civil Damages Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 16, 2019 Nadler Statement on White House Obstruction of Dearborn, Porter & Lewandowski Testimony Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 12, 2019 Rep. Chu joins amicus brief in public charge cases Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "Wait. What!? You mean President @realDonaldTrump is suing to rip health care away from millions of Americans but doesn't have a plan for what happens if he succeeds? I'm shocked. SHOCKED. Believe what they do. Not what they say." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2019 Nadler & Lofgren Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Trump Administration Asylum Ban Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "It is clear from Steven Menashi's long, disturbing record that he is the wrong candidate to serve on the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York. His views are far outside the judicial mainstream and completely out of step with the overwhelming majority of New Yorkers." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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