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Congressman Nadler Statement on Israeli Government's Decision Regarding Western Wall Prayer Space

Jun 30, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on the Israeli government's decision to withdraw from an agreement over the creation of an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall: “The Israeli government’s decision to withdraw from an agreement to create a space at the Kotel for all Jews to pray should disappoint everyone who extols Israel as a champion of religious freedom and a model of pluralism.  The bond between the United...

Republicans' “Callous and Irrational” Bill Treats All Non-Violent, Undocumented Immigrants as Violent, Dangerous Criminals

Jun 29, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 3004, “Kate’s Law,” which would dramatically expand the penalties for illegal reentry into the United States, even for people who have committed minor and non-violent offenses. In his remarks against the legislation, Rep. Nadler cited the story of  Carlos Cardona, an undocumented immigrant who volunteered as a...

Nadler: GOP’s Sanctuary City Bill Demonizes Immigrants While Destroying Trust Between Law Enforcement and Local Communities

Jun 29, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 3003, the so-called “No Sanctuary for Criminals Act,” which would withhold needed law enforcement funding from so-called “sanctuary cities” that choose not to assist federal authorities in enforcing immigration laws. “This legislation would withhold...

Nadler: Republican Bill Denies Just Compensation for Victims of Medical Malpractice

Jun 28, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, spoke on the floor against the Republican’s discriminatory medical malpractice legislation H.R. 1215, the so-called “Protecting Access to Care Act." “The law recognizes that pain and suffering, and other...

Rep. Nadler: The United States Has a Moral Obligation to Help the Most Desperate Among the World’s Refugees

Jun 28, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, offered an amendment during the committee’s markup of H.R. 2826, The Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act. Rep. Nadler’s amendment removes the bill’s 50,000 person cap on refugees who may be admitted into the United States,...