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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, along with Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, will introduce legislation to prevent the indefinite...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, pushed to increase by $20 million funding for grants under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in order to more effectively target domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and rape. The amendment was offered as the Motion to Recommit for H.R. 5326, the FY2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act, and was...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and the sponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), praised President Obama for his support of marriage equality for LGBT Americans.
Nadler released the following statement:
“I applaud President Obama for announcing his support for marriage equality today. For the first time in this...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, listed his priorities for the Transportation Reauthorization Conference Committee, which met today, and on which he is a conferee.
The following is the text of his opening statement, as prepared:
“Thank you, Senator Boxer, and the rest of my House and Senate colleagues for successfully getting the Transportation Reauthorization...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Susan Davis (D-CA), joined by the leaders of women’s advocacy organizations, unions, and business groups from across the nation, introduced critical new legislation – the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – to ensure that pregnant women are not forced out of jobs unnecessarily or denied reasonable job...
