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 »
Yesterday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler delivered the following remarks on the House Floor as prepared on H. Res. 894: M. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of any and all serious and meaningful efforts to combat antisemitism. The explosion of antisemitism—around the world, on college campuses, and online—is so shocking that it was the subject of nearly every Jewish household’s Thanksgiving mea... Read More »
“Today’s Resolution, authored by Representatives Kustoff and Miller and backed by Republican leadership, is just the latest unserious attempt by Republicans to weaponize Jewish pain and the serious problem of antisemitism to score cheap political points. Last week, the Congress recognized that denying the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state— the core definition of Zionism — constitutes anti... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Daniel Goldman, and Jamie Raskin introduced a resolution in response to the alarming rise of antisemitism in the United States. The resolution details the dramatic increase in antisemitic hate crimes over the last few years, particularly following the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. It also notes the acute rise of antisemitism on college... Read More »
Today, Representatives Nadler, Bowman, Clarke, Espaillat, Jeffries, Meeks, Meng, Morelle, Ocasio-Cortez, Ryan, Tonko, Torres and Velázquez issued the following statement: “We stand together to condemn the vandalism discovered this morning targeting Representative Dan Goldman's district office. While everyone has a first amendment right to peacefully protest and make their voice heard, that must no... Read More »
Today, I voted against Representative Lawler's Amendment 114 to H.R.5894, the FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Act, which threatens to prohibit funding going to any higher education institution that supports an event where antisemitism allegedly takes place. To be clear, I am deeply concerned about rising incidents of antisemitism in our... Read More »
Today, I voted against Representative Lawler's Amendment 114 to H.R.5894, the FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Act, which threatens to prohibit funding going to any higher education institution that supports an event where antisemitism allegedly takes place. To be clear, I am deeply concerned about rising incidents of antisemitism in our... Read More »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) led a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Department of Justice to prosecute the Hamas terrorists responsible for the murder of at least 32 Americans in their attack on Israel October 7th. The letter was also signed by Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Adam Schiff (CA-30), Eric ... Read More »
"After years of pressure by myself and colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee, today’s announcement of a SCOTUS code of conduct is a step in the right direction after Justice Thomas’ egregious violations of the Ethics in Government Act. However, without an enforcement mechanism, legislation is still necessary to hold SCOTUS Justices to a uniform code of conduct in the same way Members of Cong... Read More »
New York is Enjoying a Golden Age of Transit Investment and Expansion Dear Friends, Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we now have a once in a generation opportunity to transform travel throughout the Northeast Corridor. Over the past week, I’ve been announcing billions of dollars in federal support for projects including the Gateway Tunnel, the Second Avenue Subway Phase II, and more. ... Read More »