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Collins Statement on Democrats' FISA Proposal

February 25, 2020

"In order to restore the American people’s faith in our premier law enforcement agency, we must reform FISA to ensure our intelligence community and FBI are deterred from ever wielding their significant power to spy on American citizens."

Collins, Nunes Urge Nadler to Address FISA Abuse

February 19, 2020

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“Given that we expect to consider reform legislation shortly after we return from recess, it is critical we do not miss this opportunity to amend the law so no future president or presidential campaign must endure similar misuse of surveillance powers.”

“Any legislation devoid of necessary reforms to address the abuses of the intelligence community against a presidential campaign and even our sitting President, including lies and fraud engaged in by top-level FBI officials, misses that mark.”

Collins statement on H. Res. 694

February 12, 2020

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, made the following opening statement at today’s markup of H. Res. 694. Below are the remarks as prepared. Ranking Member Collins: Mr. Chairman, I support this resolution to reaffirm Congress’ “commitment to the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, to the Civil Rights Act of 1866 (and the laws derived therefrom), and to the civil rights and liberties of all racial minorities across the country.” In his “I Have a Dream” speech, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Collins statement on H.R. 5546

February 12, 2020

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, made the following opening statement at today’s markup of H.R. 5546. Below are the remarks as prepared. Ranking Member Collins: Mr. Chairman, thank you for bringing H.R. 5546, the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act, before us today.

Collins statement on H.R. 5581

February 12, 2020

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, made the following opening statement at today’s markup of H.R. 5581. Below are the remarks as prepared. Ranking Member Collins: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I oppose H.R. 5581, the Access to Counsel Act of 2020.

Collins statement on H.R. 2214

February 12, 2020

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, made the following opening statement at today’s markup of H.R. 2214. Below are the remarks as prepared. Ranking Member Collins: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Conservative Lawmakers Sign Brief Supporting Religious Liberty

February 11, 2020

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WASHINGTON — Reps. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.); Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah); and over two dozen other lawmakers signed an amicus brief Monday, supporting Our Lady of Guadalupe School in their religious liberty case before the Supreme Court. From the brief: “The teaching of religious principles and customs is at the very core of faith for many, if not most, religions. Yet in the two opinions under review, the Ninth Circuit barely addressed the importance of this aspect of religion.

Collins, Sensenbrenner to Nadler: "We will not participate in an investigation with pre-conceived conclusions that America's large tech companies are inherently bad . . ."

February 10, 2020

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Collins Rules Statement on H.J. Res. 79

February 10, 2020

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" . . . Congress doesn’t have the constitutional authority to retroactively revive a failed constitutional amendment and to subject citizens in all 50 states to what may be the current political trends in just one state. The U.S. Supreme Court has already recognized that."

Collins Statement on Senate Vote to Acquit President Trump

February 5, 2020

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted to acquit President Donald J. Trump. “After wasting over a year of the American people’s time and taxpayer dollars, the Senate finally voted to confirm what we’ve known all along: The president did nothing wrong. “As Speaker Pelosi made evident when she claimed President Trump was ‘impeached for life,’ this sham impeachment was never about the Constitution. It was never about an imminent threat.