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Hearing Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the functions of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 30, 2026 · Transcript · 14 transcript matches
BLUNT ROCHESTER, LISA "I also want to thank Senator Hassan for making it clear that this is about students, families, and businesses. I co-lead this amendment because we know that discrimination is not new and it still persists. I know it as the former Secretary of Labor of Delaware, I know it as the former CEO of the Urban League where we fought for civil rights and justice, and also as a person who worked for the Institute for Community Inclusion focused on people with disabilities. Created from the momentum of the civil rights movement, the Office for Civil Rights is tasked with the responsibility of protecting..."
Hearing H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. 9609, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act"; H.R. 9602, "Less...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 10 transcript matches
SPEAKER_06 "educators, and their communities. Lastly, I'd like to address which IAs we're not codifying. Today we're not considering the transfer of the Office of Civil Rights or the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. And perhaps that's because even my colleagues recognize how politically unpalatable such transfers would be. A core function of the Department of Education is to protect and defend students' civil rights. The federal government must retain its central role in enforcing students' civil rights, because historically, when the states operated without federal oversight, we..."
Hearing H.R. 8476, "No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026"; H.R. 4795, "Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025"; H.R. 9203, "Student...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 8 transcript matches
FINE, RANDY "It just throws money at a problem, a problem I would note, as I shared before, anti-Semitism that went up during Joe Biden's presidency, despite his concerns, has gone down under President Trump's. This administration's made great strides combating anti-Semitism, it's now taking steps to better align civil rights investigations with civil rights enforcement by formalizing a partnership with the Department of"
CRS Report
Civil Rights at School: Agency Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Reports · Apr 4, 2019
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits federally funded programs, activities, and institutions from discriminating based on race, color, or national origin. In its current form, largely...
CRS Report
The Civil Rights Act of 1964: An Overview
Reports · Sep 21, 2020
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, comprised of eleven titles and numerous sections, has been called the “most comprehensive undertaking” to prevent and address discrimination in a wide range of contexts....
CRS Report
The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Eleven Titles at a Glance
Resources · Dec 14, 2020
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 addresses discrimination in diverse contexts, ranging from discriminatory voter registration practices to segregation in business establishments and public schools....
CRS Report
Race Discrimination at School: Title VI and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights
Resources · Jul 21, 2023
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs that receive federal financial assistance. While that bar applies broadly to...
CRS Report
The Right to a Jury Trial in Civil Cases Part 2: Identifying Civil Cases with a Right to a Jury Trial
Posts · Dec 22, 2022
This Legal Sidebar is the second in a five-part series that discusses a unique feature of the American legal system—the constitutional right to a jury trial in federal civil cases at law. During the...
CRS Report
The Right to a Jury Trial in Civil Cases Part 1: Introduction and Historical Background
Posts · Dec 22, 2022
This Legal Sidebar is the first in a five-part series that discusses a unique feature of the American legal system—the constitutional right to a jury trial in federal civil cases at law. During the...
CRS Report
The Right to a Jury Trial in Civil Cases Part 4: The Roles of Judges and Juries in Civil Cases
Posts · Dec 22, 2022
This Legal Sidebar is the fourth in a five-part series that discusses a unique feature of the American legal system—the constitutional right to a jury trial in federal civil cases at law. During the...
CRS Report
The Right to a Jury Trial in Civil Cases Part 3: Legal and Equitable Claims and Combined Cases
Posts · Dec 22, 2022
This Legal Sidebar is the third in a five-part series that discusses a unique feature of the American legal system—the constitutional right to a jury trial in federal civil cases at law. During the...
Hearing H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
HORSFORD, STEVEN "Let's name the organizations being targeted. Food banks, community health centers, civil rights organizations. That's how broadly this bill is"
Hearing H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act; H. Res. 1394, Condemning prosecution policies that give preferential treatment to foreign...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
MCCLINTOCK, TOM "These mounting and entirely preventable atrocities are made possible in part by prosecutors who boast that they make their charging decisions based on the defendant's immigration consequences. Here's how Fairfax Commonwealth attorney Steve Disconso boasted on his campaign webpage. He said, quote, if two people commit the same crime but only one's punishment includes deportation, that's a perversion of justice and not a reflection of the values of Fairfax County, end quote. That means he'll charge an alien with a lesser crime than a citizen would be charged in order to avoid triggering..."
CRS Report
Federal Financial Assistance and Civil Rights Requirements
Reports · May 18, 2022
As the Supreme Court has recently observed, Congress has “broad authority under the Spending Clause of the Constitution to set the terms on which it disburses federal funds.” Congress directs federal...
CRS Report
Applicability of Federal Civil Rights Laws to Recipients of CARES Act Loans
Posts · May 1, 2020
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide economic assistance temporarily to eligible organizations. Section...
CRS Report
Civil Rights Remedies in Cummings and Implications for Title VI and Title IX
Posts · Jun 29, 2022
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibit various types of discrimination in federally funded programs and other covered entities. The Supreme...
CRS Report
Potential Application of Bostock v. Clayton County to Other Civil Rights Statutes
Reports · Jul 2, 2021
Last year, the Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton County that a statutory provision prohibiting discrimination in the workplace “because of ... sex” also forbids employers from making...
CRS Report
Religious Discrimination at School: Application of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Posts · Sep 17, 2024
Since the beginning of armed hostilities between Israel and Hamas on October 7, 2023, Congress has focused significant attention on the reaction of students and schools, colleges, and universities to...
CRS Report
Federal Police Oversight: Criminal Civil Rights Violations Under 18 U.S.C. § 242
Posts · Jun 15, 2020
The May 2020 death of George Floyd in police custody and subsequent nationwide protests against the use of force by law enforcement have sparked heightened interest in Congress’s ability to prevent...
CRS Report
Department of Justice’s Role in Investigating and Prosecuting Hate Crimes
Resources · Mar 18, 2021
In 2019, law enforcement agencies reported 7,314 hate crimes involving 8,812 victims and 6,406 known offenders to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Most hate crimes are investigated by local...
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.558, to provide for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Apr 30, 2025 · Request transcript
Testimony BLUNT ROCHESTER, LISA
Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the f...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"I also want to thank Senator Hassan for making it clear that this is about students, families, and businesses. I co-lead this amendment because we know that discrimination is not new and it still persists. I know it as the former Secretary of Labor of Delaware, I know it as the former CEO of the Urban League where we fought for civil rights and justice, and also as a person who worked for the Institute for Community Inclusion focused on people with disabilities. Created from the momentum of the..."
Witness Matt Nosanchuk
Mattnos Strategies and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education · 1 hearing
Witness Mathew Nosanchuk
Office for Civil Rights · 1 hearing
Witness Dan Morenoff
American Civil Rights Project · 1 hearing
Testimony SPEAKER_06
H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. ...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"educators, and their communities. Lastly, I'd like to address which IAs we're not codifying. Today we're not considering the transfer of the Office of Civil Rights or the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. And perhaps that's because even my colleagues recognize how politically unpalatable such transfers would be. A core function of the Department of Education is to protect and defend students' civil rights. The federal government must retain its central role in enforcing..."
Testimony MR. JOHNATHAN SMITH
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"our history, it's been this body, Congress, that has acted through intentional interventions like Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, to respond to and to correct historical and ongoing injustice. Importantly, Congress didn't stop at writing the laws. It built the federal agencies and infrastructure to enforce them. The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights often stands as a student's last and sometimes only option to attend school free from discrimination. The Department of Justice's..."
Hearing Hearings to examine S.1674, to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, S.2498, to authorize the Secretary...
senate National Parks Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Request transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_00 "Consistent with other renaming and commemorative bills, we defer to Congress on the Hearts of Gold Playground Redesignation Act. We also defer to Congress on whether to extend the authorization of the African American Civil Rights Network Act for an additional 10 years, as proposed in the renewing of the African American Civil Rights Network Act. For the USS Frankie E. Evans Act, we defer to the Department of"
Witness Ms. Maya Wiley
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights · 1 hearing
Hearing H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents Opt-in Protection Act"; H.R. 8747, "K-12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act of...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
TAKANO, MARK "Since then, Republicans took control of the White House and gutted the entity that enforces Title IX, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights. Let me tell you what that has resulted in. The Office of Civil Rights has resolved only 269 of nearly 12,000 pending civil rights complaints of"
Hearing "Bad Medicine: Politics, Unions, and Antisemitism in Health Care"
house Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee · May 20, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
SCOTT, ROBERT C. "BOBBY" "Well you mentioned the Office of Civil Rights in various organizations, and I'd point out that this committee under Republican leadership does not have a subcommittee on civil rights. It used to, under Democrats, it has a subcommittee on civil rights, not this one. Those organizations can investigate and address anti-Semitism and what did you say about their funding And in the Department of Education the Office of Civil Rights is being effectively dismantled. Does the politicization of anti-Semitism make Jews safer and do you feel that some policies advanced by this administration have..."
Hearing Committee on House Administration Full Committee Hearing, “Oversight of the Smithsonian: Radical Revisionism at the National Museum of American...
house Committee on House Administration · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
SEWELL, TERRI A. "No one understands that better than the people of my district, Alabama's 7th Congressional District, which includes the historic cities of Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, my hometown of Selma, Alabama. The valiant efforts of foremothers and forefathers of my district gave rise to the Civil Rights Movement, the Voting Rights Movement. Their protest and direct political action brought this country much closer to living up to its creed of liberty, life, and the pursuit of happiness. Their sacrifices led to the enactment of both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Their..."
Testimony FINE, RANDY
H.R. 8476, "No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026"; H.R. 4795, "Pro...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"It just throws money at a problem, a problem I would note, as I shared before, anti-Semitism that went up during Joe Biden's presidency, despite his concerns, has gone down under President Trump's. This administration's made great strides combating anti-Semitism, it's now taking steps to better align civil rights investigations with civil rights enforcement by formalizing a partnership with the Department of"
Hearing Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterprise
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
KHANNA, RO "which left us weaker in our competitiveness and innovation. It's a false choice between being tough on China and protecting civil rights. We can have zero tolerance for CCP theft and zero tolerance for civil rights violations at the same time. So the path forward, first, fund and staff research security. Third, protect the civil rights of every"
Hearing H.R. 8464 – Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312 – Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act; H. Res. 1335 – Condemning actors seeking to...
house Rules Committee · Jun 8, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_09 "policy. The next amendment would prohibit Homeland Security from closing the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. This is so incredibly important. When I was a Michigan State Representative, this is where many of our parents came and said that, you know, ICE was operating at sensitive locations like places of worship, child care facilities, elementary schools. And Madam Chair, you should know one of my elementary schools saw this overwhelming share of fear that came through the community. That's why we had to actually put policies in place to force ICE not to not only in front of..."
Testimony MERKLEY, JEFF
Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"And you recommend do I have time for the last question My time You recommend in your testimony that there be a private right of action when individual civil rights are violated. Now, my understanding is that if local police or state police violate your civil rights, you have a cause of action against that. Is that correct? the vice president said ICE agents have absolute immunity in violating people's civil rights he was"
Testimony SCOTT, ROBERT C. "BOBBY"
H.R. 8476, "No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026"; H.R. 4795, "Pro...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"When the Trump administration's attempt to dismantle the department, it has made drastic cuts to the Office of Civil Rights and recently signed an interagency agreement to move most of its substantive work of OCR to the Department of Justice. The resulting chaos, confusion, and staffing shortages means that OCR will not have adequate resources to defend students' civil rights. If we want to strengthen civil rights enforcement in education, having the Office of Federal Student Aid do the work is..."
Testimony SCOTT, ROBERT C. "BOBBY"
H.R. 8476, "No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026"; H.R. 4795, "Pro...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"In fact, the majority can bring these bills forward knowing full well that the duties of Congress have already placed on the department are being sent all over Washington to other agencies with interagency agreements is shocking. Just this month, the department entered into an interagency agreement with the Department of Justice to transfer the investigative work of the Office of Civil Rights to the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. Begs the question, what will OCR be able to tell us..."
Testimony SCOTT, ROBERT C. "BOBBY"
H.R. 8476, "No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026"; H.R. 4795, "Pro...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"extent where it can't accomplish the task already mandated under current law? OCR is tasked with enforcing the nation's educational civil rights laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, among others. Currently, OCR has a backlog of approximately 25,000 pending cases. We plan to offer an amendment to authorize funding necessary for OCR to get its arms around the problem and start..."
Testimony BLUNT ROCHESTER, LISA
Hearings to examine the future of K-12 education in the age of artific...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jun 16, 2026
"any of our privacy laws regarding education? Because of what my colleague just said about There is a way to protect this well. I will shift to AI and the connection to civil rights. We know that the Office for Civil Rights has seen the lowest number of cases resolved over the past decade in this year. And then with the news that we just got today from"
Testimony MOORE, BARRY
“The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II”
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to the witnesses for being here today. Ms. King, great to see you again. I think you've done more to unite, I know in my region of the country, people than to divide them. And you've done it with a much smaller budget than some of the people you battle against. So thank you for your kind work. You've always got a wonderful heart and an amazing testimony. And your family's been a blessing to Alabama and you've been a blessing to our family. So thank you for..."
Testimony BONAMICI, SUZANNE
H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. ...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"We know that. We cannot and will not protect students' civil rights or make education better by transferring the Office of Civil Rights from the Department of Education to the Department of Justice, which is completely divorced from all other educational programming. This is going to be more bureaucracy, more frustration for parents, and I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and stand strong against Secretary McMahon's efforts to offload civil rights oversight outside of the Department..."
Testimony TAKANO, MARK
H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents O...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Since then, Republicans took control of the White House and gutted the entity that enforces Title IX, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights. Let me tell you what that has resulted in. The Office of Civil Rights has resolved only 269 of nearly 12,000 pending civil rights complaints of"
Testimony SCOTT, ROBERT C. "BOBBY"
H.R. 8476, "No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026"; H.R. 4795, "Pro...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"shared identity or ethnic characteristics or their national origin, even if at first glance it appeared to be that discrimination was based on religion. And this has been found to be to apply most frequently discrimination against Jews, Sikhs, and Muslims, but the Department of Education recognized as recently as 2024 that there are situations where others could be included. And under this definition, the situation described by the gentleman from Florida would certainly come under current law...."
Testimony SCOTT, ROBERT C. "BOBBY"
"Bad Medicine: Politics, Unions, and Antisemitism in Health Care"
house Education and Workforce Committee · May 20, 2026
"Well you mentioned the Office of Civil Rights in various organizations, and I'd point out that this committee under Republican leadership does not have a subcommittee on civil rights. It used to, under Democrats, it has a subcommittee on civil rights, not this one. Those organizations can investigate and address anti-Semitism and what did you say about their funding And in the Department of Education the Office of Civil Rights is being effectively dismantled. Does the politicization of..."
Testimony SPEAKER_06
H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. ...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"This bill does nothing to return education to the states or enhance enforcement of civil rights. In fact, enforcement of civil rights is a core function of the Department of Education, and yes, civil rights means diversity instead of segregation. Equity means fairness to everyone instead of opportunity just for a privileged"
Testimony KHANNA, RO
Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterpri...
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jul 15, 2026
"which left us weaker in our competitiveness and innovation. It's a false choice between being tough on China and protecting civil rights. We can have zero tolerance for CCP theft and zero tolerance for civil rights violations at the same time. So the path forward, first, fund and staff research security. Third, protect the civil rights of every"
Testimony ADAMS, ALMA S.
H.R. 8476, "No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026"; H.R. 4795, "Pro...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Students should know where to report discrimination. Institutions should respond promptly and communicate with complainants. But those goals should apply fairly across civil rights laws. And they should be paired with a fully staffed and functioning Office of Civil Rights. The majority cannot claim to care about civil rights enforcement while remaining"
Testimony SCOTT, ROBERT C. "BOBBY"
H.R. 8476, "No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026"; H.R. 4795, "Pro...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Mr. Chairman. HR 8476 is an attempt to rewrite civil rights laws in a matter that is grossly inequitable and probably unconstitutional. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not include religion as a protected class. However, since 2004, there has been a bipartisan consensus that Title VI can and should be interpreted to protect individuals based on their actual or perceived shared identity or ethnic characteristics or their national origin, even if at first glance it appeared to be..."
Testimony SPEAKER_00
Hearings to examine S.1674, to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Consistent with other renaming and commemorative bills, we defer to Congress on the Hearts of Gold Playground Redesignation Act. We also defer to Congress on whether to extend the authorization of the African American Civil Rights Network Act for an additional 10 years, as proposed in the renewing of the African American Civil Rights Network Act. For the USS Frankie E. Evans Act, we defer to the Department of"
Testimony MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER
Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the f...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"Murphy. Mr. Chairman, just to note that I think we all know what is happening here. This is not an attempt to make the Office of Civil Rights more impactful and more effective. That's just not what's going on. This is an attempt to destroy the Office of Civil Rights by moving it into justice. They have fired scores of attorneys. They have shut down the regional offices. We are at a 12-year low in terms of the number of cases that are being resolved. They are just out of the business of trying..."
Testimony CLARKE, YVETTE D.
Examining Legislation to Establish a Federal Comprehensive Privacy and...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"And while it could have gone further, I was proud to see that the task force report emphasized the different biases that AI can hold and how that may affect consequential decisions that AI occasionally is employed to make. I'm beyond disappointed to see that the Secure Data Act has not only walked back on any effort to protect American civil rights online, but has gone as far as to narrow the scope of protections, water down the definition of consequential decision making, and preempt state..."
Testimony MURRAY, PATTY
Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the f...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"Mr. Chairman, I offer amendment number two on behalf of myself and Senator Blunt-Rochester. Mr. Chairman, last month, this administration announced it was shipping the Office for Civil Rights off to the Justice Department, but before that, they actually fired half of its staff and shuttered seven of its 12 regional offices. They paid civil rights investigators as much as $38 million to sit at home. exploded past 24,000 cases and OCR dismissed 90% of the cases it purportedly"
Testimony MAGAZINER, SETH
H.R. 3106, (Mr. Kennedy of New York) the “Weatherizing Infrastructure ...
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Intelligence and Analysis Training Act will require a standardized entry level basic training curriculum for all new I. N. A. Hires at the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. Uh, D. H. S. Is Office of Intelligence and Analysis plays a critical role in protecting the American people from violence by selecting, analyzing and disseminating intelligence products to state, local, tribal, territorial and private sector law enforcement. But there have been numerous incidents, frankly, across..."
Testimony SPEAKER_07
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"One last comment, Madam Chair. you and Senator Murphy about the Office of Civil Rights funding, and I just want to state for the record, these are the facts. The fiscal year 2026 budget for the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights is $140 million. The fiscal year 2027 request is $91 million. That would be a $49 million or 35% cut, as Senator Murphy said. I yield"
Testimony BALDWIN, TAMMY
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"One last comment, Madam Chair. you and Senator Murphy about the Office of Civil Rights funding, and I just want to state for the record, these are the facts. The fiscal year 2026 budget for the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights is $140 million. The fiscal year 2027 request is $91 million. That would be a $49 million or 35% cut, as Senator Murphy said. I yield"
Testimony MR. CHARLES COOPER
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on birth...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"Complete jurisdiction. And Mr. Chairman, the clearest understanding of what jurisdiction meant was not subject to a foreign power. Because the ink on the Civil Rights Act was not even dry when they adopted the 14th Amendment. And clearly the supporters of the Citizenship Clause understood and intended that to mean the same thing. The final point I would make is that the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1866, saying not subject to a foreign power. The 14th Amendment adopted and ratified in 1868...."
Testimony TLAIB, RASHIDA
Priced Out of the American Dream: Understanding the Policies Behind Ri...
house Financial Services Committee · Feb 10, 2026
"I mean, it's kind of like this game of you're not going to pay your workers enough, but we're going to, the public is going to give you subsidiary, you're going to pay less in taxes, we're going to give you tax breaks and giveaways. And by the way, we'll cover the health insurance and food assistance programs that your workers need to survive. about political rights civil rights social rights cultural rights It's"
Hearing “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II”
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MOORE, BARRY "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to the witnesses for being here today. Ms. King, great to see you again. I think you've done more to unite, I know in my region of the country, people than to divide them. And you've done it with a much smaller budget than some of the people you battle against. So thank you for your kind work. You've always got a wonderful heart and an amazing testimony. And your family's been a blessing to Alabama and you've been a blessing to our family. So thank you for being here. The Southern Poverty Law Center is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, one of the most..."
Hearing Examining Legislation to Establish a Federal Comprehensive Privacy and Data Security Law
house Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
CLARKE, YVETTE D. "And while it could have gone further, I was proud to see that the task force report emphasized the different biases that AI can hold and how that may affect consequential decisions that AI occasionally is employed to make. I'm beyond disappointed to see that the Secure Data Act has not only walked back on any effort to protect American civil rights online, but has gone as far as to narrow the scope of protections, water down the definition of consequential decision making, and preempt state civil rights laws. When Congress works to stymie or dumb down privacy protections and technology..."
Hearing H.R. 3106, (Mr. Kennedy of New York) the “Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025”; H.R. 5109, (Mr....
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MAGAZINER, SETH "Intelligence and Analysis Training Act will require a standardized entry level basic training curriculum for all new I. N. A. Hires at the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. Uh, D. H. S. Is Office of Intelligence and Analysis plays a critical role in protecting the American people from violence by selecting, analyzing and disseminating intelligence products to state, local, tribal, territorial and private sector law enforcement. But there have been numerous incidents, frankly, across administrations of I. N. A. Employees failing to adhere to best practices and intelligence work, including..."
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_07 "One last comment, Madam Chair. you and Senator Murphy about the Office of Civil Rights funding, and I just want to state for the record, these are the facts. The fiscal year 2026 budget for the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights is $140 million. The fiscal year 2027 request is $91 million. That would be a $49 million or 35% cut, as Senator Murphy said. I yield"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Education.
senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
BALDWIN, TAMMY "One last comment, Madam Chair. you and Senator Murphy about the Office of Civil Rights funding, and I just want to state for the record, these are the facts. The fiscal year 2026 budget for the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights is $140 million. The fiscal year 2027 request is $91 million. That would be a $49 million or 35% cut, as Senator Murphy said. I yield"
Hearing “Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Reshape the Past”
house Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
WALKINSHAW, JAMES R. "administration my Republican colleagues are focusing their anti DEI erasure efforts on the Smithsonian last week they released this report we've discussed today saying the museum has been captured by quote extreme political activism it's pretty extreme deleting Jackie Robinson why the report because the museum tells the full American story it examines slavery alongside liberty it discusses immigration alongside citizenship it recognizes the struggle for civil rights alongside our founding ideals and yes the flaws of our founders but according to this administration that's not patriotic they..."
Testimony CAITRIONA FITZGERALD
Examining Legislation to Establish a Federal Comprehensive Privacy and...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Thank you so much for that question, Ranking Member Schakowsky, because I think it's really important for members to understand a bit of the history of where these 22 state laws came from. Privacy and consumer rights and civil rights groups have opposed those laws in the states. Those bills originated from a draft that was written by tech giants in Washington State. It ultimately did not pass in Washington State, but they took it to Virginia first, passed it in"
Testimony THOMPSON, BENNIE G.
H.R. 3106, (Mr. Kennedy of New York) the “Weatherizing Infrastructure ...
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Representative Goldman's Safe Visits Act directs DHS intelligence and analysis to systematically analyze threats posed by foreign nationals seeking access to state and local officials and facilities if those jurisdictions request help and to deliver that intelligence to the jurisdictions most at risk. The analysis INA produces is only as good as the analysts who produce it, which is why Representative Magaziner's INA Training Act matters. There is currently no standardized mandatory training..."
Testimony UNKNOWN
H.R. 9773, Permanent Trump Secure Border Act and Ratification of Subco...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"In fact, even short periods of detention can cause psychological trauma and long-term mental health risks for children, end quote. According to a physician and psychiatrist who investigated the family detention facilities for the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, quote, shorter lengths of detention did not sufficiently mitigate the harmful conditions that we observed and their deleterious"
Testimony MR. MICHAEL SENA
States on the Frontlines of Counterintelligence
house Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Absolutely. And that is a huge part of what we do as far as that suspicious active reporting. A core element of that is privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. So they have to have that training that not only says, what do you look for, but what do you have to balance as far as those key indicators? And photography, a prime example. Taking photographs is not illegal, but it's the context. It's how it's done. And you have to approach it in a certain way when you're doing your follow-up and..."
Testimony SPEAKER_16
Hearings to examine the nominations of Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"But flouting spending laws, ignoring oversight, and manipulating all aspects of government for personal and political gain. Today, you will have an opportunity to explain your involvement and views on OMB's actions. To the nominees to serve at the Department of Homeland Security, including FEMA and TSA, unfortunately, because of the way this chairman has stacked this hearing and made transparency and accountable next to impossible, I may not have time to ask questions of each and every one of..."
Testimony SPEAKER_09
H.R. 8464 – Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312 – Fraud Preven...
house Rules Committee · Jun 8, 2026
"policy. The next amendment would prohibit Homeland Security from closing the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. This is so incredibly important. When I was a Michigan State Representative, this is where many of our parents came and said that, you know, ICE was operating at sensitive locations like places of worship, child care facilities, elementary schools. And Madam Chair, you should know one of my elementary schools saw this overwhelming share of fear that came through the..."
Testimony SPEAKER_09
H.R. 8464 – Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312 – Fraud Preven...
house Rules Committee · Jun 8, 2026
"to force ICE not to not only in front of sensitive locations like schools, clinics, churches, mosques, you name it, but also at funerals because they actually don't understand the human humanity of doing it like that way. So the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties holds ICE and Homeland Security folks accountable. And since Trump took office, we know DHS has been systematically dismantling that Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, opened the door of more abuses without any..."
Testimony HOYER, STENY H.
Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Rela...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 5, 2026
"And Bob Aderholt has been an extraordinarily strong voice for people around the world who were suffering from despotism and human rights deprivation, civil rights deprivation, and argued for the Helsinki principles. And I've always been pleased to be with him on those trips. I've been on this committee since January of"
Testimony SPEAKER_05
“State and Local Cybersecurity: Escalating Threats, Federal Partnershi...
house Homeland Security Committee · May 21, 2026
"My name is Samir Jain, and I'm the Vice President of Policy at the Center for Democracy and Technology, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that has worked for more than three decades to advance civil rights and civil liberties and to foster and promote a more secure and trustworthy digital ecosystem. State and local governments today are confronting serious cybersecurity threats across nearly every domain in which they operate, from the critical infrastructure that powers our communities and..."
Testimony KIM, ANDY
Hearings to examine the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, t...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"yet the oversight offices at DHS to do this, offices like the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the Office of Immigration Detention"
Hearing the full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 8096, Duplication Scoring Act of 2026; 2) H.R. 8801, DC Rejecting Oppressive Automotive...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · May 20, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing “Partisan and Profitable: The SPLC’s Influence on Federal Civil Rights Policy”
house Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee · Dec 16, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Hearings to examine ending illegal discrimination and preferences, focusing on enforcing our civil rights laws.
senate Constitution Subcommittee · Jul 23, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Penny Schwinn, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary, and Kimberly Richey, of Texas, to be...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jun 26, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Penny Schwinn, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary, and Kimberly Richey, of Texas, to be Assistant...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jun 5, 2025 · Request transcript
Testimony LEE, SUMMER L.
“Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"This, as we can all see, was never truly about fraud. It is a part of a greater effort by Trump and Republicans to gut social services, roll back civil rights, to villainize and make others out of people who they don't want to have and enjoy the same civil liberties and rights as others in this nation. They want to strip away and have been stripping away health care and education, child care funding that millions of people rely on. This investigation and these actions have only been used to..."
Hearing "Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, and Legal Abuses in America’s Schools"
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
MR. JOHNATHAN SMITH "our history, it's been this body, Congress, that has acted through intentional interventions like Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, to respond to and to correct historical and ongoing injustice. Importantly, Congress didn't stop at writing the laws. It built the federal agencies and infrastructure to enforce them. The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights often stands as a student's last and sometimes only option to attend school free from discrimination. The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division also plays an important role. I served in that division as a Deputy Assistant..."
Hearing Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026 · Transcript
MERKLEY, JEFF "And you recommend do I have time for the last question My time You recommend in your testimony that there be a private right of action when individual civil rights are violated. Now, my understanding is that if local police or state police violate your civil rights, you have a cause of action against that. Is that correct? the vice president said ICE agents have absolute immunity in violating people's civil rights he was"
Hearing Hearings to examine the future of K-12 education in the age of artificial intelligence.
senate Children and Families Subcommittee · Jun 16, 2026 · Transcript
BLUNT ROCHESTER, LISA "any of our privacy laws regarding education? Because of what my colleague just said about There is a way to protect this well. I will shift to AI and the connection to civil rights. We know that the Office for Civil Rights has seen the lowest number of cases resolved over the past decade in this year. And then with the news that we just got today from"
Hearing Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on birthright citizenship for illegal aliens and tourists.
senate Constitution Subcommittee · Mar 10, 2026 · Transcript
MR. CHARLES COOPER "Complete jurisdiction. And Mr. Chairman, the clearest understanding of what jurisdiction meant was not subject to a foreign power. Because the ink on the Civil Rights Act was not even dry when they adopted the 14th Amendment. And clearly the supporters of the Citizenship Clause understood and intended that to mean the same thing. The final point I would make is that the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1866, saying not subject to a foreign power. The 14th Amendment adopted and ratified in 1868. In 1870, the Congress came back around and reenacted the Civil Rights Act of 1866 with the same..."
Hearing Priced Out of the American Dream: Understanding the Policies Behind Rising Costs of Housing and Borrowing
house Financial Services Committee · Feb 10, 2026 · Transcript
TLAIB, RASHIDA "I mean, it's kind of like this game of you're not going to pay your workers enough, but we're going to, the public is going to give you subsidiary, you're going to pay less in taxes, we're going to give you tax breaks and giveaways. And by the way, we'll cover the health insurance and food assistance programs that your workers need to survive. about political rights civil rights social rights cultural rights It's"
Hearing H.R. 9773, Permanent Trump Secure Border Act and Ratification of Subcommittee Assignments
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
UNKNOWN "In fact, even short periods of detention can cause psychological trauma and long-term mental health risks for children, end quote. According to a physician and psychiatrist who investigated the family detention facilities for the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, quote, shorter lengths of detention did not sufficiently mitigate the harmful conditions that we observed and their deleterious"
Hearing States on the Frontlines of Counterintelligence
house Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
MR. MICHAEL SENA "Absolutely. And that is a huge part of what we do as far as that suspicious active reporting. A core element of that is privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. So they have to have that training that not only says, what do you look for, but what do you have to balance as far as those key indicators? And photography, a prime example. Taking photographs is not illegal, but it's the context. It's how it's done. And you have to approach it in a certain way when you're doing your follow-up and your"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be Archivist of the United States, Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_16 "But flouting spending laws, ignoring oversight, and manipulating all aspects of government for personal and political gain. Today, you will have an opportunity to explain your involvement and views on OMB's actions. To the nominees to serve at the Department of Homeland Security, including FEMA and TSA, unfortunately, because of the way this chairman has stacked this hearing and made transparency and accountable next to impossible, I may not have time to ask questions of each and every one of you today. But I'd like to thank you all for your engagement through this process, and I appreciate..."
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill
house Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Jun 5, 2026 · Transcript
HOYER, STENY H. "And Bob Aderholt has been an extraordinarily strong voice for people around the world who were suffering from despotism and human rights deprivation, civil rights deprivation, and argued for the Helsinki principles. And I've always been pleased to be with him on those trips. I've been on this committee since January of"
Hearing “State and Local Cybersecurity: Escalating Threats, Federal Partnership, and the Resilience of America’s Communities”
house Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_05 "My name is Samir Jain, and I'm the Vice President of Policy at the Center for Democracy and Technology, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that has worked for more than three decades to advance civil rights and civil liberties and to foster and promote a more secure and trustworthy digital ecosystem. State and local governments today are confronting serious cybersecurity threats across nearly every domain in which they operate, from the critical infrastructure that powers our communities and schools, to the systems that administer our elections, to the public benefit programs that millions..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript
KIM, ANDY "yet the oversight offices at DHS to do this, offices like the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the Office of Immigration Detention"
Hearing “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 4, 2026 · Transcript
LEE, SUMMER L. "This, as we can all see, was never truly about fraud. It is a part of a greater effort by Trump and Republicans to gut social services, roll back civil rights, to villainize and make others out of people who they don't want to have and enjoy the same civil liberties and rights as others in this nation. They want to strip away and have been stripping away health care and education, child care funding that millions of people rely on. This investigation and these actions have only been used to harm, not to help people. Rest assured, this will not stop in Minnesota, just as it didn't stop in..."
Hearing H.R. 8481, the Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026; H. J. Res. 1, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the...
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
NADLER, JERROLD "Then you had Plessy versus Ferguson which continued in that. Then we had the Warren Court which finally, after all those years, starting in 1965, 1954, started restoring those rights, and you had the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and 1968 guaranteeing voting rights. Then you had a series of Supreme Court decisions ending with Louisiana versus Calais which is a second redemption, effectively repealing the protections for black voting"
Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript
SCANLON, MARY GAY "ideologies and it targeted specifically anti-american, anti-christian, and anti-capitalist beliefs as well as, quote, hostility to so-called traditional American views on family religion and morality, end quote. President Trump has repeatedly and openly, however falsely, tried to brand his political opponents with these sentiments listed in his memo, but as you know, as a lawyer, holding beliefs that the White House disagrees with is not a crime and the statute defining domestic terrorism requires criminal acts, not just thoughts and ideas. That's why legal experts, nonprofit leaders,..."
Hearing “A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security”
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
THOMPSON, BENNIE G. "created to protect our nation against 9-11 style attacks. Since then, administrations of both for that critical mission while protecting our constitutional rights, that is until President Trump took office. The Trump administration has weaponized DHS against the public and used it to line the pockets of the president's cronies. It has closed essential offices meant to keep us safe and protect our civil rights and fired or forced out thousands of DHS employees with irreplaceable experience. He has politicized disaster aid, approving declarations for those communities he personally favors and..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Gregory Carl Cook, to...
senate Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript
D. ADAM CANDEUB "I believe so. Certainly, I would always look to ensure that there is an actual anti-competitive harm, which would require using the traditional tests of market power, and I'm not at all interested in abandoning them. However, I do believe, as you pointed out, Senator, that there are instances in which our civil rights, particularly free speech, can be at issue, and in those situations, the division should act to protect Americans. Zero-pricing goods, like social media, present a very interesting and puzzling, sometimes, to economists' challenge on how to value"
Hearing Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Subcommittee · Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript
D. ADAM CANDEUB "Certainly, I would always look to ensure that there is an actual anti-competitive harm, which would require using the traditional tests of market power, and I'm not at all interested in abandoning them. However, I do believe, as you pointed out, Senator, that there are instances in which our civil rights, particularly free speech, can be at issue. And in those situations, the division should act to protect Americans. Zero-pricing goods like social media present a very interesting and puzzling, sometimes, to economists' challenge on how to value that. However, I do not believe at all that..."
Hearing Hearings to examine prescribing sunshine, focusing on how competition and transparency lowers prescription drug costs.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript
KLOBUCHAR, AMY "In fact, the President has repeatedly directed the Justice Department to engage in political prosecutions related to his personal grievances. FBI Director Comey, former Cyber Office Director Chris Krebs, Jerome Powell, the former Chair of the Federal Reserve, the New York Attorney General, civil rights organizations, journalists, and yes, even sitting U.S."
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript
KLOBUCHAR, AMY "In fact, the President has repeatedly directed the Justice Department to engage in political prosecutions related to his personal grievances. FBI Director Comey, former Cyber Office Director Chris Krebs, Jerome Powell, the former Chair of the Federal Reserve, the New York Attorney General, civil rights organizations, journalists, and yes, even sitting U.S."
Hearing Hearings to examine data and profit, focusing on the consumer cost of AI surveillance pricing.
senate Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Subcommittee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript
KLOBUCHAR, AMY "In fact, the President has repeatedly directed the Justice Department to engage in political prosecutions related to his personal grievances. FBI Director Comey, former Cyber Office Director Chris Krebs, Jerome Powell, the former Chair of the Federal Reserve, the New York Attorney General, civil rights organizations, journalists, and yes, even sitting U.S."
Hearing Hearings to examine the AI deception machine, focusing on deepfakes, chatbots, and the new frontier of senior fraud.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 29, 2026 · Transcript
GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E. "Mr. Winters is the Director of AI and Privacy at the Consumer Federation of America, where he leads CFA's advocacy efforts regarding data privacy and AI to advocate for consumers. Previously, Mr. Winters worked as an Attorney Advisor for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and Senior Counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center. You may"
Hearing Unleashing the Golden Age of Science: Examining the Priorities of the FY2027 Research and Technology Enterprise
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
BABIN, BRIAN "Big time. Federal grants were used to advance DEI initiatives that violated direct violations of the Civil Rights Act, promote the so-called, quote, environmental justice agenda, and direct taxpayer dollars towards politically aligned"
Hearing “False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center”
house Oversight Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
MR. AMOL SINHA "I lead the ACLU of New Jersey. For over 105 years, the ACLU has fought against abuses of power and for the civil rights and liberties of all Americans under both Democratic and Republican administrations alike. We've represented individuals and institutions across the ideological spectrum, recently including a supporter of President Trump's in New Jersey, the NRA, Black Lives Matter leaders, students, veterans, and many more, all with one common goal, to uphold the promises of the"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General.
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
DURBIN, RICHARD J. "So now Mr. Comey is being prosecuted for taking pictures of seashells. This prosecution personally ordered by the president, who despises Mr. Comey for overseeing the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. You have also baselessly indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that has worked tirelessly to expose violent extremists like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, a group which we in the Senate know well for their January 6th escapade, the same people you gave a clean slate for their role in attacking this Capitol. A federal judge recently..."
Hearing Hearings to examine exposing fraud in America.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
JAMES O'KEEFE "gets active. I think Congress should look at that as well. Thank you. Thank you for This is involving the Washington Nationals baseball team and civil rights violations and anti-Christian bias. And the Washington Nationals has fired this vice president for his bias against Christians. And it's part of our expose, exposing officials and corporations and in the administrative state, the deep state, breaking the law, pushing"
Testimony NADLER, JERROLD
H.R. 8481, the Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026; H. J. Res. 1, Proposing an ...
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Then you had Plessy versus Ferguson which continued in that. Then we had the Warren Court which finally, after all those years, starting in 1965, 1954, started restoring those rights, and you had the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and 1968 guaranteeing voting rights. Then you had a series of Supreme Court decisions ending with Louisiana versus Calais which is a second redemption, effectively repealing the protections for black voting"
Testimony SPEAKER_11
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"In K-12 and higher education alike, the Trump administration is restoring safety, fairness, and equal opportunity for our students. In this administration, we have secured seven historic deals with universities to right the wrongs of their pervasive civil rights violations. We've returned integrity to the broken federal student aid system for the 43 million Americans holding an astounding $1.7 trillion in federal student loan"
Testimony SPEAKER_11
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"In K-12 and higher education alike, the Trump administration is restoring safety, fairness, and equal opportunity for our students. In this administration, we have secured seven historic deals with universities to right the wrongs of their pervasive civil rights violations. We've returned integrity to the broken federal student aid system for the 43 million"
Hearing “Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology”
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Matt Nosanchuk, Mattnos Strategies and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
Hearing "Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI"
house Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee · May 21, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Dan Morenoff, American Civil Rights Project
Hearing “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate”
house Judiciary Committee · May 20, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Ms. Maya Wiley, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Hearing “Rising Threat: America’s Battle Against Antisemitic Terror”
house Oversight Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Mathew Nosanchuk, Office for Civil Rights
Testimony COURTNEY, JOE
"Bad Medicine: Politics, Unions, and Antisemitism in Health Care"
house Education and Workforce Committee · May 20, 2026
"ibi remedium, which basically says, without a remedy, there is no right. And right now, because of the fact that the Office of Civil Rights is on the site, there is no remedy for people who have complaints in terms of anti-Semitism, whether it's in medical schools or medical institutions. And again, the Civil Rights Office for the Department"
Testimony BONAMICI, SUZANNE
H.R. 8476, "No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026"; H.R. 4795, "Pro...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"That's not what the Department of Justice does. They do not work that way, and they were never built to. So I'm just confused at this bill right now because of the attempt to move the Office of Civil Rights to the Department of Justice. So I encourage my colleagues to join me in fighting that move and keeping the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Education, but in the meantime, it doesn't make any sense to keep referring to it and giving it responsibilities when the Secretary is..."
Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE
“The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II”
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Today, it's under attack by the Trump administration and MAGA. Like the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the great legislative achievement of the modern civil rights movement now dismantled by the Roberts Court, the SPLC is an enduring institutional beacon of hope for millions of people seeking to create a more perfect"
Testimony FOXX, VIRGINIA
"Bad Medicine: Politics, Unions, and Antisemitism in Health Care"
house Education and Workforce Committee · May 20, 2026
"Well, thank you very much. Ms. Margolis, workers in unionized workplaces have rights to decline to financially support their union's political activities. Under the Civil Rights Act, they may also obtain a religious accommodation to funding the union's activities. What additional approaches might Congress consider to protect better Jewish and Israeli health care workers from being forced to fund or accept representation from unions that promote hostility toward their"
Testimony SCANLON, MARY GAY
“Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"ideologies and it targeted specifically anti-american, anti-christian, and anti-capitalist beliefs as well as, quote, hostility to so-called traditional American views on family religion and morality, end quote. President Trump has repeatedly and openly, however falsely, tried to brand his political opponents with these sentiments listed in his memo, but as you know, as a lawyer, holding beliefs that the White House disagrees with is not a crime and the statute defining domestic terrorism..."
Testimony ALLEN, RICK W.
"Bad Medicine: Politics, Unions, and Antisemitism in Health Care"
house Education and Workforce Committee · May 20, 2026
"financial investments, pension funds, retirement accounts, academic partnerships, and intellectual property relationships. It is no surprise that many doctors and nurses are afraid to speak up about what their unions are doing in their workplaces. Many fear retaliation, professional isolation, or becoming targets themselves if they exercise their rights under federal law. Workers have rights to speak out against union leadership and to decline to fund political activities with which they..."
Testimony THOMPSON, BENNIE G.
“A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of...
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"created to protect our nation against 9-11 style attacks. Since then, administrations of both for that critical mission while protecting our constitutional rights, that is until President Trump took office. The Trump administration has weaponized DHS against the public and used it to line the pockets of the president's cronies. It has closed essential offices meant to keep us safe and protect our civil rights and fired or forced out thousands of DHS employees with irreplaceable experience. He..."
Testimony CASSIDY, BILL
Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the f...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"What's in a student's best interest? What's in the family's best interest? Those are the questions we should be asking when considering legislation today. Now moving on to Department of Health Activities. I think that moving OSERS to HHS would be a mistake. It shifts special education from an educational and civil rights model to a medical model, treating students with disabilities as patients to diagnose rather than learners to educate. This risks reversing decades of progress made by IDEA,..."
Testimony SANDERS, BERNARD
Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the f...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"Quote, this legislation would undermine existing protections under IDEA and could result in unintended consequences for students with disabilities, including dyslexic students. The bill's definition of dyslexia is inconsistent with emerging scientific consensus that no longer references intelligence or cognitive discrepancy as defining features of dyslexia. End quote. Let me also quote from a statement against S. 5038 by a coalition of disability education and civil rights organizations. Quote,..."
Testimony CASSIDY, BILL
Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the f...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"I'll make some comments, but note we will not vote on final passage of this bill. A primary concern I have with moving OSERS to HHS is that it shifts special education from an educational and civil rights model to a medical model. I'm a doctor, but I don't think this should be a medical model. Treating students with disabilities as patients to diagnose rather than learners to educate, as some advocates"
Testimony MURRAY, PATTY
Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the f...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"Title I run out of the Labor Department. Civil rights shipped off to DOJ. It doesn't make any sense, and we never voted to do"
Testimony BALDWIN, TAMMY
Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the f...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"But despite this, President Trump and Secretary McMahon have tried to subvert Congress and the will of the people by entering into these illegal interagency agreements. And this is saddling schools with more bureaucracy and outsourcing critical programs like special education and the enforcement of civil rights laws to other ill-equipped departments and agencies. Students deserve better, and so do their parents, who do their best to advocate for"
Testimony MURRAY, PATTY
Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the f...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"every single number is a kid, a student with a disability who's not getting the education they are owed by law or a student facing discrimination in their classroom. Last year, OCR reached nearly 80% fewer disability discrimination resolution agreements compared to 2024. That is not by accident, it is by design, thanks to Trump's staffing cuts and dismantling the Department of Education. And to send this off to the Department of Justice that is already overwhelmed is not how we make sure our..."
Testimony COLLINS, SUSAN M.
Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the f...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"Wait a minute, I beat you this week. Mr. Chairman. Senator Collins. Mr. Chairman, the utter failure of the Biden administration to address anti-Semitism on college campuses illustrates why we need to move the Office of Civil Rights out of the Department of Education to a more appropriate department, the Department of Justice. The ADL Center for Anti-Semitism Research has reported that"
Testimony COLLINS, SUSAN M.
Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the f...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"of Jewish college students, including a member of my own staff, experienced or witnessed anti-Semitism on college campuses. In 2024, I questioned the former Secretary of Education, Cardona, at a Senate appropriations hearing on his enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. At the time, the Secretary had no one, no one on the ground at colleges or universities where investigations into anti-Semitism were occurring. He also could not provide a timeline on resolving these investigations or..."
Testimony SPEAKER_06
H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. ...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"have access to a quality public education. So I oppose all 10 of these bills and encourage my colleagues to do the same. Before I yield back, Mr. Chairman, I'd like the United States Senate to enter into the record a letter from 93 education, civil rights, and disability organizations in opposition to the legislation to provide cover to the administration's illegal dismantling"
Testimony BONAMICI, SUZANNE
H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. ...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Now I'm going to speak in response to the comments about the Department of Education functions in connection with H.R. 9610, but I do want to note that currently the Department of Education, this is what they do and what they don't do. They don't pick your kids' curriculum, they don't approve textbooks, they don't mandate lesson plans, they don't decide what's taught in your school, but they do enforce civil rights, they do help fund under-resourced schools, they do support rural areas, English..."
Testimony BONAMICI, SUZANNE
H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. ...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"No one is suggesting we eliminate those agencies. Also, Republicans claim that the Department of Education is an unnecessary pass-through for federal funds, presumably funds like the Title Programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and IDEA. But the department is responsible for monitoring how these funds are used. And by law, they're supposed to conduct civil rights investigations in schools and universities. The department is supposed to guarantee that students receive a free..."
Testimony BONAMICI, SUZANNE
H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. ...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"I do note that today's markup does not include bills to codify the move of OSERS, which administers IDEA to HHS, or a bill to codify the move of the Office of Civil Rights to the DOJ. And I hope that's because my colleagues are listening to the outcry of concern and even despair from constituents around the country about these moves, especially from millions of parents of students with"
Testimony TAKANO, MARK
H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. ...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"If that becomes the sole and exclusive focus of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, we will inevitably fail to meet students where their needs are at. While the Department of Labor is equipped with economists, workplace regulators, and employment specialists, administering the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education's massive portfolio requires experts in education, school quality, child development, civil rights, and the like. And with the small number of the Office of..."
Testimony TAKANO, MARK
H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. ...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"They are increasing unnecessary bureaucracy and cutting staff to slow down and stop grants local communities rely on to support their schools. This administration is set on decimating the public school system by pushing privatization across the board, schools which are not required to provide accommodations for their disabilities or protect their civil rights. What we need to focus on is bolstering our public school system so that it serves students better, not pushing students toward private..."
Testimony SPEAKER_06
H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents O...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"majority left intact prior rulings that Title IX's prohibition against sex discrimination could include discrimination based on gender identity, even while ruling that schools could separate men's and women's sports teams based on biological sex. So this bill really doesn't clarify anything. For these reasons, I'll oppose the, I'll oppose the bill particularly as it just, the only thing it really does is narrow the scope of existing civil rights laws by writing transgender students out of the..."
Testimony HAYES, JAHANA
H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents O...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"She talked about how, when this law was passed, what it meant, but I remind you that when the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was originally passed, it did not include discrimination on the basis of sex. That was added after, and there's been many court decisions and administrative guidance that talked about what that"
Testimony SUOZZI, THOMAS R.
Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterpri...
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jul 15, 2026
"My concern is, we have to balance that with, at the same time, that there are a lot of Chinese Americans, or there are Chinese nationals that have come to school in America, or research in America, that are very important to our institutions. And we can't allow the concern we have with the Chinese Communist Party to discriminate against people. We heard the balance between our security concerns and our civil rights concerns. That's a very tough thing to do. And it's important that we try to..."
Testimony DAINES, STEVE
Hearings to examine S.1674, to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Senate Bill 2969, related to off-highway vehicles and MPS units, Senate Bill 3501, the Calumet National Heritage Area Act, Senate Bill 4238, the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area Act, Senate Bill 4399, the Geese House Site Conveyance Act, Senate Bill 4767, to extend the African-American Civil Rights Network, and finally, HR 2306, to extend the Adams Memorial Commission. First, a quick housekeeping"
Testimony KING, ANGUS S., JR.
Hearings to examine S.1674, to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"They preserve our complex history and who we are as a nation. I appreciate Senator Scott's bill, S. 4767, to extend the African-American civil rights network. These places matter because they help the story of where we are and how we became the country that we"
Testimony D. ADAM CANDEUB
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"I believe so. Certainly, I would always look to ensure that there is an actual anti-competitive harm, which would require using the traditional tests of market power, and I'm not at all interested in abandoning them. However, I do believe, as you pointed out, Senator, that there are instances in which our civil rights, particularly free speech, can be at issue, and in those situations, the division should act to protect Americans. Zero-pricing goods, like social media, present a very..."
Testimony D. ADAM CANDEUB
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Certainly, I would always look to ensure that there is an actual anti-competitive harm, which would require using the traditional tests of market power, and I'm not at all interested in abandoning them. However, I do believe, as you pointed out, Senator, that there are instances in which our civil rights, particularly free speech, can be at issue. And in those situations, the division should act to protect Americans. Zero-pricing goods like social media present a very interesting and puzzling,..."
Testimony KLOBUCHAR, AMY
Hearings to examine prescribing sunshine, focusing on how competition ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"In fact, the President has repeatedly directed the Justice Department to engage in political prosecutions related to his personal grievances. FBI Director Comey, former Cyber Office Director Chris Krebs, Jerome Powell, the former Chair of the Federal Reserve, the New York Attorney General, civil rights organizations, journalists, and yes, even sitting U.S."
Testimony KLOBUCHAR, AMY
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florid...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"In fact, the President has repeatedly directed the Justice Department to engage in political prosecutions related to his personal grievances. FBI Director Comey, former Cyber Office Director Chris Krebs, Jerome Powell, the former Chair of the Federal Reserve, the New York Attorney General, civil rights organizations, journalists, and yes, even sitting U.S."
Testimony KLOBUCHAR, AMY
Hearings to examine data and profit, focusing on the consumer cost of ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"In fact, the President has repeatedly directed the Justice Department to engage in political prosecutions related to his personal grievances. FBI Director Comey, former Cyber Office Director Chris Krebs, Jerome Powell, the former Chair of the Federal Reserve, the New York Attorney General, civil rights organizations, journalists, and yes, even sitting U.S."
Testimony GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E.
Hearings to examine the AI deception machine, focusing on deepfakes, c...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"Mr. Winters is the Director of AI and Privacy at the Consumer Federation of America, where he leads CFA's advocacy efforts regarding data privacy and AI to advocate for consumers. Previously, Mr. Winters worked as an Attorney Advisor for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and Senior Counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center. You may"
Testimony BABIN, BRIAN
Unleashing the Golden Age of Science: Examining the Priorities of the ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Big time. Federal grants were used to advance DEI initiatives that violated direct violations of the Civil Rights Act, promote the so-called, quote, environmental justice agenda, and direct taxpayer dollars towards politically aligned"
Testimony SEWELL, TERRI A.
Committee on House Administration Full Committee Hearing, “Oversight o...
house Committee on House Administration · Jul 22, 2026
"No one understands that better than the people of my district, Alabama's 7th Congressional District, which includes the historic cities of Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, my hometown of Selma, Alabama. The valiant efforts of foremothers and forefathers of my district gave rise to the Civil Rights Movement, the Voting Rights Movement. Their protest and direct political action brought this country much closer to living up to its creed of liberty, life, and the pursuit of happiness. Their sacrifices led..."
Testimony SEWELL, TERRI A.
Committee on House Administration Full Committee Hearing, “Oversight o...
house Committee on House Administration · Jul 22, 2026
"I'm proud of the work that is being done by the Smithsonian Institute to preserve our nation's history. In my district, I appreciate that the Smithsonian affiliate, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, which keeps the stories of Birmingham and the civil rights movement alive for future generations to learn and enrich from. which keeps the stories of Birmingham and the civil rights movement alive for future generations to learn and enrich"
Testimony MR. AMOL SINHA
“False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Deten...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"I lead the ACLU of New Jersey. For over 105 years, the ACLU has fought against abuses of power and for the civil rights and liberties of all Americans under both Democratic and Republican administrations alike. We've represented individuals and institutions across the ideological spectrum, recently including a supporter of President Trump's in New Jersey, the NRA, Black Lives Matter leaders, students, veterans, and many more, all with one common goal, to uphold the promises of the"
Testimony HORSFORD, STEVEN
H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Let's name the organizations being targeted. Food banks, community health centers, civil rights organizations. That's how broadly this bill is"
Testimony MOORE, BLAKE D.
H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"prevent federal overreach into the beliefs of religious organizations and prevents the IRS from making tax-related determinations based on a religious belief on marriage, sexuality, and gender identity. So to provide some context, the 2020 Supreme Court decision in Bostock versus Clayton County held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity."
Testimony DOGGETT, LLOYD
H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"handling the worst actions, actors imaginable, a roadmap to wrongdoing. Religious freedom is a bedrock American value that all of us support, already protected by the First Amendment and exemptions in our civil rights law. I believe that this particular misguided bill represents a permanent taxpayer-funded license to discriminate and could facilitate very dangerous conduct that I'm sure the author does not support. I urge my colleagues to reject"
Testimony DAVIS, DANNY K.
H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"or that condone sexual behaviors such as child pornography to exist. For this reason and others, I absolutely cannot support this harmful bill, a bill that basically dismantles decades of hard-won civil rights and erodes the fundamental principles of equal opportunity and equal treatment. The bill before us in its current form is opposed by the Congressional Equality"
Testimony DAVIS, DANNY K.
H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"is increasing. Therefore, I would urge that we reconsider advancing this bill as it establishes a dangerous and lasting loophole in our civil rights protections and nondiscrimination laws related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and marriage. It is not good for"
Testimony WALKINSHAW, JAMES R.
“Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Re...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"administration my Republican colleagues are focusing their anti DEI erasure efforts on the Smithsonian last week they released this report we've discussed today saying the museum has been captured by quote extreme political activism it's pretty extreme deleting Jackie Robinson why the report because the museum tells the full American story it examines slavery alongside liberty it discusses immigration alongside citizenship it recognizes the struggle for civil rights alongside our founding..."
Testimony PRESSLEY, AYANNA
“Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Re...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"rather than places where American people and visitors from around the world can encounter our factual history. I had the privilege this weekend of visiting the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, a Smithsonian"
Testimony DURBIN, RICHARD J.
Hearings to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"So now Mr. Comey is being prosecuted for taking pictures of seashells. This prosecution personally ordered by the president, who despises Mr. Comey for overseeing the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. You have also baselessly indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that has worked tirelessly to expose violent extremists like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, a group which we in the Senate know well for their January 6th escapade, the same..."
Testimony JAMES O'KEEFE
Hearings to examine exposing fraud in America.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"gets active. I think Congress should look at that as well. Thank you. Thank you for This is involving the Washington Nationals baseball team and civil rights violations and anti-Christian bias. And the Washington Nationals has fired this vice president for his bias against Christians. And it's part of our expose, exposing officials and corporations and in the administrative state, the deep state, breaking the law, pushing"
Testimony MCCLINTOCK, TOM
H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act; H. Res. 1394, Con...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"These mounting and entirely preventable atrocities are made possible in part by prosecutors who boast that they make their charging decisions based on the defendant's immigration consequences. Here's how Fairfax Commonwealth attorney Steve Disconso boasted on his campaign webpage. He said, quote, if two people commit the same crime but only one's punishment includes deportation, that's a perversion of justice and not a reflection of the values of Fairfax County, end quote. That means he'll..."
Testimony BIGGS, ANDY
H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act; H. Res. 1394, Con...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"It condemns prosecution policies that create unequal justice. It supports the prosecutors who still faithfully enforce the law without regard to politics. It recognizes the Department of Justice's efforts to investigate jurisdictions that may be violating the civil rights of American citizens by putting foreign nationals first. American citizens come"
Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE
H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act; H. Res. 1394, Con...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"we now know that at least 776,000 children have lost access to food assistance. A stunning 1.5 million children have lost their health insurance over the same period, and yet we're doing nothing about this other than piling on to the criminal law that the majority already passed to throw in a civil right of action. This administration has fired all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which provides recommendations for immunization schedules in our country. They've..."
Testimony BALINT, BECCA
H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act; H. Res. 1394, Con...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"How am I going to continue to give care to the folks in my rural area? And here we are again, and as I said, Chloe Cole has an avenue to get redressed, and I feel compassion for her and her family, but I am deeply troubled that we can't have a real substantive discussion about how we deliver medical care to rural America, and this isn't going to do it, and I yield back. Mr. Chair, I ask unanimous consent to include in the record a letter from over a hundred and seventy civil rights, health..."
Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE
H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act; H. Res. 1394, Con...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"from the real harms being visited on kids because of the disastrous policies of this administration. I urge our colleagues to rethink this, oppose this legislation, and I yield back. you, Mr. Chairman. Three UC requests. One is a statement from 115 civil rights and health care access and LGBTQ rights organizations opposing the legislation. Objection. A statement from the Human Rights Campaign, again urging opposition. Objection. And finally, this is excerpts from statements from more than 30..."
Hearing Markup on: H.R. 740, Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers Act of 2025; H.R. 1663, Veterans Scam And Fraud Evasion...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 23, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Markup on: H.R. 2334, To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to preempt any squatter’s rights established by State law regarding real...
house Economic Opportunity Subcommittee · Jul 9, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 2334, To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to preempt any squatter’s rights established by State law...
house Economic Opportunity Subcommittee · Jun 11, 2025 · Request transcript