Press Releases
August 6, 2019
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Subcommittee Chairman Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) sent a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration demanding records from Justice Kavanaugh’s time serving in the Bush White House.
“Chairman Nadler’s request is so far outside the scope of judicial ethics, it’s harassment. Senate Democrats spent months launching false accusations in an attempt to smear Justice Kavanaugh’s reputation and block his confirmation to the U.S.
July 26, 2019
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to Democrats’ petition to access grand jury information from the special counsel investigation.
“Judiciary Democrats are suing for grand jury material to which they have no right. The D.C. Circuit Court reaffirmed earlier this year that judges lack the authority to make exceptions to the rules authorizing access to grand jury material.
July 25, 2019
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019. The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act provides the U.S. Department of Education with an additional resource to better help the department investigate potentially anti-Semitic behavior on college campuses.
“Anti-Semitism on college campuses has become all too common, and it is infringing on the civil rights of Jewish students,” said Collins. “The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act provides the Department of Education an effective tool for investigating whether prohibited discriminatory actions have become a barrier to learning.
July 25, 2019
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019, H.R. 2336, passed the House. Reps.
July 25, 2019
WASHINGTON — Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, along with Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) and Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS Act).
The REINS Act restores Congressional authority over major regulations imposed by the U.S. government because it prevents executive agencies from unilaterally promulgating regulations that have an impact of $100 million or more per year.
July 25, 2019
"After months of ignoring the fact there even was a crisis, we now see an effort [by Democrats] to shift the blame and distract from the border security and humanitarian crisis. . . . Of course, my Democrat colleagues continue to oppose every single effort by the administration to address the crisis unilaterally."
July 24, 2019
"We must agree that the opportunity cost here is too high. The months we’ve spent investigating from this dais have failed to end the border crisis or contribute to the growing job market. Instead, we’ve gotten stuck, and it’s paralyzed this committee and this House. . . . "This hearing is long overdue. We’ve had the truth for months — no American conspired to throw our elections. What we need today is to let that truth bring us confidence and closure."
July 23, 2019
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (H.R. 3311) passed the House. Judiciary member Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.) introduced the Small Business Reorganization Act.
“Small businesses are a critical part of our economy, employing families across the country,” said Collins. “With the Small Business Reorganization Act, we can help small business owners receive much needed relief while reorganizing their businesses due to financial difficulties.
July 23, 2019
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to the possibility that Aaron Zebley, counsel for Robert Mueller, could testify as a witness alongside the former special counsel at Wednesday’s hearing.
“Less than 24 hours before Robert Mueller arrives, the chairman is again allowing the committee’s business to devolve into chaos. If true, the chairman’s unprecedented decision to allow a witness’s counsel to both advise him privately and simultaneously testify alongside him shows the lengths Democrats will go to protect a one-sided narrative from a thorough examination by committee Republicans.
July 19, 2019
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee and sponsor of the First Step Act, released the following statement following the Justice Department’s announcement about the law. Today the Bureau of Prisons has released the risk and needs assessment tool designed to reduce recidivism as part of its implementation of the First Step Act, which President Trump signed into law last year.
“I am very optimistic about the future of the First Step Act because of the faithful implementation we’ve seen so far from the Justice Department.