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ICYMI: Ranking Member Jim Jordan Presses Chairman Nadler To Hold Hearing On FISA Abuse Following Another Damning IG Report

April 1, 2020

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From: They Daily Caller

By: Chuck Ross March 31, 2020

"Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, called on House Democrats to invite Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz to testify about his investigations of the FBI’s abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Rep.

Ranking Member Jim Jordan Points To Major Changes In Supporting Reformed FISA Law

March 19, 2020

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OAN Newsroom Friday, March 13, 2020 A bipartisan House compromise bill, which overhauls the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, now heads to the Senate ahead of a Sunday deadline. The House passed the measure with support and opposition coming from a mix of members on both sides of the aisle. One America’s John Hines spoke with congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) who supported the legislation.

Jim Jordan officially starts serving as ranking member of House Judiciary Committee

March 15, 2020

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FOX NEWS By: Sam Dorman March 14, 2020

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has officially started serving as Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee, placing one of the president's most vocal defenders on a key committee before the 2020 elections.

Collins, Welch Call on DOJ, FTC to Strengthen Vertical Merger Guidelines

March 12, 2020

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WASHINGTON — Reps. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and several other members sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Competition voicing concerns regarding vertical mergers, specifically in the health care space. In the health care market, several vertical mergers have occurred in the last ten years. These mergers were approved under the guise of providing better care and savings to patients.

Collins, Nadler, Roby, Johnson introduce Trademark Modernization Act

March 11, 2020

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WASHINGTON — Reps. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee; Martha Roby (R-Ala.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet; and Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet introduced the Trademark Modernization (TM) Act of 2020 to address recent significant increases in fraudulent trademark filings. Sens.

Collins Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Uphold Trump Administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols

March 11, 2020

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WASHINGTON—Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, today commended the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to block the Ninth Circuit injunction which would have stopped the Trump Administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) in California and Arizona. MPP allows many individuals to wait in Mexico while their asylum case is processed in immigration court. “The Trump Administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) is a reasonable, lawful policy that is working to stop the flood of migrants at our southern border and ultimately helping keep Americans safe.

Collins Statement on FISA Reform and Reauthorization

March 11, 2020

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the USA Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2020, the House’s bipartisan agreement to reauthorize and reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA): “In 2016, our nation’s premier law enforcement agency committed a serious injustice when it weaponized its authority to illegally surveil a U.S. citizen for political purposes. What happened to Carter Page, then-candidate Trump, and the Trump campaign was wrong, and it is our responsibility to ensure it never happens again.

Collins, Nadler Laud Senate Passage of Bipartisan Immigration Fix for Children of Military and Civil Servants

March 5, 2020

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"The brave men and women serving our country overseas as part of the military or as civil servants should not have any doubts about their children's citizenship. With the passage of the Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act, these families will no longer have to worry about enduring mountains of paperwork and jumping through bureaucratic hoops simply because their child was born outside the U.S."

Collins Statement on Presidential Clemency and Opportunities for Reform Hearing

March 5, 2020

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"The First Step Act also embodies the necessary mercy and forgiveness that must accompany any law enforcement regime governing human affairs. . . . As we consider the executive clemency process, I would hope those same sentiments will help guide us." "Congress doesn’t have the constitutional authority to restrict the president’s pardon authority in any significant way, and the Constitution gives the president vast leeway to decide who may receive a pardon and when it may be issued."

Collins, Nadler, Roby, Johnson Introduce SHOP SAFE Act to Protect Consumers from Dangerous Online Counterfeit

March 2, 2020

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"Congress must create accountability to prevent these hazardous items from infiltrating the homes of millions of Americans. The SHOP SAFE Act would make families safer by requiring online sellers to help prevent the sale of counterfeit products to consumers."