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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, chaired a hearing on “the First Amendment and Campaign Finance Reform After Citizens United.” The hearing examined the implications of the Court’s January 21st decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, and looked into possible legislative responses.
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), an author and a lead sponsor of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, issued the following statement on funding for 9/11 first responders and community members proposed in President Obama’s FY2011 federal budget:
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Monday, 01 February 2010 |
New York, NY – With St. Vincent’s Hospital on the brink of bankruptcy, U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan) urged the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help the only Level-1 trauma center serving neighborhoods from Midtown to Downtown stave off closure. Lawmakers warned that closing the hospital’s emergency room and trauma center would be devastating to the community.
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Thursday, 28 January 2010 |
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, members of the New York Congressional delegation met with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss the federal government’s programs to provide medical treatment and monitoring to those who are sick because of the 9/11 attacks. The representatives also discussed with Secretary Sebelius the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, legislation to make federal 9/11 health programs permanent and reopen the federal Victim Compensation Fund – a bill for which President Obama expressed support during the 2008 campaign.
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