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Tag: House Judiciary Committee

Politics

Bill To Create Commission On Reparations Nears Historic House Vote

Juana Summers, NPR

Posted on April 14, 2021 · The bill would create a commission that would study the effects of slavery and racial discrimination, hold hearings and recommend "appropriate remedies" to Congress.

Tags burgess owens h.r. 40 House Judiciary Committee mith mcconnell reparations sheila jackson lee

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Robert Mueller To Testify In Open Hearings On July 17 Before House Committees

RYAN LUCAS, NPR / Barbara Campbell, NPR

Posted on June 26, 2019 · The Judiciary and Intelligence Committee chairmen announced that, after being subpoenaed, the Russian investigation special counsel agreed to appear at separate hearings on the same day.

Tags Adam Schiff House intelligence committee House Judiciary Committee Robert Mueller Trump

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Pres. Trump Promises To Deport Millions, And Texas’ Best And Worst Lawmakers

Abner Fletcher

Posted on June 19, 2019 · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with a focus on how they might impact Houston and Texas.

Tags 86th State legislative session deportation Elizabeth Simas Hope Hicks House Judiciary Committee immigration Jerónimo Cortina legislators Political Roundup politics Re-election Texas Legislature

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: White House Invokes Executive Privilege, And Texas Tax Bills

Abner Fletcher

Posted on May 8, 2019 · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Congressional Democrats Target Texas In Efforts To Strengthen Voting Rights Act

Andrew Schneider

Posted on May 3, 2019 · Witnesses at a House Judiciary Committee Hearing in Houston pointed to renewed state and local discrimination against minority voters.

Tags civil rights House Judiciary Committee Texas voter id law Voting Rights Act

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WATCH LIVE: FBI Director Gives An Impassioned Defense of Agency After Trump’s Criticism

HPM Digital Team

Posted on December 7, 2017 · During a Thursday hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, Wray was asked to respond to Trump's weekend tweets calling the FBI a biased institution whose reputation is in "tatters."

Tags Christopher Wray fbi House Judiciary Committee Russia investigation

Politics

From U.S. House Floor, Texas Democrat Calls For Trump’s Impeachment

Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 17, 2017 · U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump from the House chamber on Wednesday morning.

Tags al green FBI Director James Comey House Judiciary Committee President Donald Trump

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