Justice Department
February 10th, 2022
The Supreme Court has made it clear that the Department of Justice cannot even use a search warrant to search a Representative’s mail and office.
October 25th, 2021
On Thursday, in a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, I pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland on his recent directive to mobilize the FBI against concerned parents at school board meetings, as well as the details...
October 12th, 2021
I recently demanded the Department of Justice (DOJ) not interfere with local school board meetings or threaten the use of federal law enforcement to deter parents’ free speech.
September 13th, 2021
The lawsuit says the state enacted the law “in open defiance of the Constitution.”
December 23rd, 2019
I appeared on Fox News' ‘Sunday Morning Futures' to discuss Democrats' collapsing impeachment effort and the stunning IG report, released earlier this month, that uncovered the
February 27th, 2018
President Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to promote calls for the Justice Department to investigate alleged criminal activity by his former Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton -- citing a Fox News analyst who...
April 12th, 2016
This week is a very important week because it's National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Too often crime victims in our country aren’t treated with the sort of fairness and respect that they deserve, and it seems like so often...
July 18th, 2011
That’s what Attorney General Eric Holder is pushing for.
October 26th, 2021
This legislation works to expand access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for individuals in incarceration and would create a new grant program within the Department of Justice for state and local governments to provide...
October 12th, 2021
I recently sent a letter to Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland raising serious concerns and questions over a possible conflict of interest between AG Garland, whose son-in-law reportedly runs an educational organization...
October 8th, 2021
On Thursday, following Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to mobilize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to silence parents and stifle dissent against teaching Critical Race Theory in schools, I led 30 of my House...
February 20th, 2020
GOP operative Roger Stone was sentenced to more than three years in prison on Thursday after days of drama ensnaring career prosecutors, the attorney general and the president over how severe Stone's punishment should be for...
June 15th, 2018
Yesterday I made the following statement after the Department of Justice Inspector General’s report on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2016 Clinton email investigation was released:
May 12th, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered federal prosecutors late Thursday to pursue the toughest possible charges and sentences against crime suspects, reversing Obama administration efforts to ease penalties for some...
July 19th, 2011
Today, I sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder urging him to proactively enforce the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act and the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to prevent further...
October 31st, 2010
Early voting across Texas has closed with record numbers of voters (for a non-presidential election) taking the option to vote early. In Houston over 450,000 voted early or by mail. It is estimated that over 65% of the...