Press Releases
September 4, 2019
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) announced he will not seek reelection.
“Jim Sensenbrenner is already a legend in the Judiciary Committee and in the House of Representatives. His contributions will always be a part of our committee’s history. As a three-term chairman, Jim was instrumental in passing the Patriot Act, ADA Amendments Act and USA Freedom Act. For four decades, he legislated boldly while holding thousands of town halls with his fellow Wisconsinites. Jim’s love for his wife, family and state shows in all he does.
August 29, 2019
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement upon the release of the Justice Department Inspector General's report, which found that former FBI Director James Comey's "retention, handling, and dissemination of certain Memos violated Department and FBI policies."
"I'm grateful to Inspector General Horowitz for his characteristically thorough and professional work. This report confirms that James Comey violated the FBI's own standards of conduct and was dishonest about how he handled classified material. This further cements the need for us to get to the root of how the Russia investigation began.
August 26, 2019
"I write today to inform you that, contrary to your assertions in the media, the Procedures, and the Application, you lack the procedural authority to prohibit non-committee Member access to Committee records, because the full House has not voted to initiate an impeachment inquiry or to allow you to limit such access."
August 21, 2019
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s new rule to implement the Flores settlement agreement.
“Adults are buying, exploiting and endangering children in order to enter the United States as a result of a court’s misguided interpretation of the Flores settlement agreement.
August 21, 2019
WASHINGTON — Reps. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) sent the following letter to Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) urging him to schedule a committee markup on H.R. 3583, the Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019. Reps. Gohmert and Scott Perry (R-Pa.) introduced this bill, both having long advocated for legislation to stop FGM.
August 14, 2019
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to today's ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The court found that Democrats' suits asking for grand jury material from the Mueller report and to enforce their subpoena against Don McGahn should not be designated as related because "judicial efficiency is not served where two cases present such different factual and legal issues, as is the circumstance here."
"I applaud Chief Judge Howell’s decision today.
August 13, 2019
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, today sent a second letter to Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) calling for hearings on Russian election interference.
August 12, 2019
WASHINGTON — Reps.
August 11, 2019
WASHINGTON — The following column by Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, originally appeared in the LA Times on Sunday, August 11, 2019.
Just days after the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing with former special counsel Robert S.
August 7, 2019
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) filing a complaint to compel the testimony of former White House Counsel Don McGahn.
“Democrats’ decision to unilaterally end the accommodations process and file a lawsuit serves only to shut off this committee’s access to White House and DOJ documents. Their insistence on having Don McGahn testify publicly before the cameras further proves they are only interested in the fight and public spectacle of an investigation, but not actually in obtaining any real information.”