"[Jerry Nadler] is the best advocate for public works and infrastructure we have ever had in Congress. He gets it! "-- Former House Speaker, Richard Gephardt 

From his days as Chair of the Committee on Mass Transit and Rail Freight in the New York State Assembly, to his current position as the most senior Northeastern member on the House Transportation Committee, Congressman Nadler has long been considered a key expert and leading voice on transportation issues.  His entire career in public service has been spent working to increase funding for important transportation and infrastructure projects that move both people and goods.  He is a fierce advocate for urban transit, particularly New York’s mass transit systems, and for improved roads and infrastructure, as well as for effective and sustainable goods movement in New York and nationwide.  As former Co-Chair of the Congressional Transit Caucus and the Fair Coalition, Rep. Nadler has led the national fight to increase federal funding for mass transit and for equitable formulas that ensure transit-dependent states get their proper share of highway funding.  

"What has made [Rep. Nadler] truly stand out is his devotion in improving the city's infrastructure, particularly rail freight and the future of New York Harbor. On this issue he has been nothing less than a visionary, leading the call for the crucial revitalization of the port of New York."-- New York Daily News 

For over three decades, Congressman Nadler has been at the forefront of efforts to more efficiently move goods in New York by reconnecting the City to the nation’s freight rail system via the construction of a tunnel under New York Harbor.  The Cross Harbor Rail Freight Tunnel would fundamentally decrease New York’s over-dependence on truck-borne freight by taking up to 1 million trucks off City streets annually.  This would help solve New York's major traffic congestion issues, eliminate a built-in cap on economic development, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by thousands of tons, improve public health, and address a major national security vulnerability.  Rep. Nadler has also been a dedicated supporter of the New York/New Jersey Port District. He is a fierce promoter of regional maritime commerce, working to ensure that New York sees its fair share of key benefits from maritime-related economic development.  In this regard, he has led a decades-long fight to preserve Brooklyn’s Red Hook Container Port, and has served as the leading advocate for the creation of a deep water container port in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.