Washington, D.C. - Congressmen Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Rob Menendez (NJ-08) introduced the Protecting Communities from Helicopter Noise Act. This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study helicopter noise within a 15-mile radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and examine potential solutions for diverting helicopters away from residential and recreational areas.... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that they secured a $90 million Community Project Funding (CPF) request in the FY2024 spending bill to rehabilitate the historic Lexington Amory National Guard Readiness Center. The senators and congressman personally secured the funding for this project as a congressionally directe... Read More »
Today, I voted against the H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. My opposition to this legislation is two-fold. I have First Amendment concerns of about forcing Americans to lose access to the platform of their choice. Whatever national security concerns may exist, there is not enough evidence of a threat to suggest that the government should step ... Read More »
Mr. Chairman, House Republicans may be desperate to convince America that white, conservative, men are on the losing end of a two-tiered justice system—a theory that appeals to the MAGA crowd but has no basis in reality—but your comments today make me wonder if you have read the Special Counsel’s report at all. The Hur Report does help us draw a distinction between President Biden and Donald Trump... Read More »
I am pleased to submit comments regarding the implementation of the Central Business District Tolling Plan, also known as congestion pricing. As the Member of Congress representing New York’s 12th Congressional District, which begins in the south along 14th Street and therefore includes much of the tolling district, I am writing to express my strong support for Congestion Pricing. I have long supp... Read More »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on inviting Nancy Davis, a vocal advocate for abortion access to be his guest for President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address. “With reproductive rights under attack across our country, it is incumbent on our elected officials to elevate the real-life impacts of Repu... Read More »
Washington, DC - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Representative Pramila Jayapal led 24 of their colleagues in a letter to House and Senate Appropriations, urging them to remove language from FY24 Commerce, Science, and Justice (CJS) appropriation bill that blocks the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Divisio... Read More »
Today, Representative Nadler voted to finalize $14,392,279 in Community Project Funding that he previously secured for New York’s 12th District in the 2024 government spending bills. This funding, included in the first of the appropriations government funding packages, responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in Manhattan. “I am incredibly proud of my work to bring back over $14 millio... Read More »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) issued the following statement in response to last week's ruling in a Texas Federal Court undermining the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: "Last week, a judge appointed by former President Donald Trump issued an outrageous ruling that eliminates workplace rights granted to Texas state employees under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). This ruling is ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today urged Attorney General Merrick Garland and Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz to investigate former U.S. Attorney Scott Brady for providing false or misleading testimony to the Committee during a transcribed interview on October 23, 2023. In the letter to Garland and Horowitz, Nadler writes:... Read More »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) announced over $9 million in combined grant funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to health care institutions in New York’s 12th Congressional District. “The East Side is home to a number of the finest hospitals and medical universities in the world,” said Congressman Nadler. “I’m proud to announce this funding which will help t... Read More »
Read the Letter Here Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Jerry Nadler (NY-12), Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and 10 of their Jewish colleagues wrote to President Biden urging his administration to redouble his ongoing efforts to facilitate a temporary ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. A temporary ceasefire agreement would include returning all of the... Read More »
Last week, the Republic of South Africa argued before the International Court of Justice that Israel’s military actions in Gaza violate the international prohibition on genocide. I unequivocally reject this charge, and I expect the ICJ to do the same. The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was ratified by the United Nations in 1948. It rose from the horrors of the... Read More »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-47) introduced a bill to ensure fair prices for prescription drugs by establishing an independent, evidence-based process for evaluating drug benefits and pricing. The legislation would advance much-needed oversight and robust analyses of drugs that are granted FDA approval. The Independent Drug Value Assessment Act would... Read More »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement: "I condemn the surge of antisemitism on university and college campuses in the strongest possible terms. Like most people, I was appalled when the presidents of three elite universities were unable to state unequivocally that calling for genocide against the Jewish people would violate their campus codes of conduct. That is w... Read More »