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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, reintroduced the American Anti-Torture Act in order to establish a uniform, minimum standard for interrogations of detainees by the U.S. government. The bill would ensure that individuals in U.S. custody are not tortured, a core standard already embodied in the Army Field Manual. The bill would also clarify that interrogation techniques that are...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night on the House floor, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, spoke out in strong support of the Obama Administration’s recent ruling on birth control – that contraceptives must be available at no cost to most American women, regardless of where they work.
“I am proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Obama and his Administration for helping to strike this important balance...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, denounced the GOP’s latest attempt to use race and sex as a ploy to curb women’s reproductive rights. H.R. 3541, which was marked up in the House Judiciary Committee, would force doctors to guess the motive of the woman seeking an abortion, and to refuse her request if the doctor determined her motive was to terminate a pregnancy based on the race or sex...
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), hailed today’s ruling in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that California’s Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. He issued the following statement:
“Today’s ruling in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Perry v. Brown is a major...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, testified at a Homeland Security Committee hearing on measures necessary to secure American ports from would-be terrorist attacks. At the Border and Maritime Subcommittee hearing on “Balancing Maritime Security and Trade Facilitation: Protecting Our Ports, Increasing Commerce and Securing the Supply Chain,” Nadler testified on the necessity of his...
