WASHINGTON, DC –  Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) made the following statement in response to the recent protests at Columbia University:  "Vandalism is unacceptable. Occupying university buildings is unacceptable. Interfering with the rights of other students to study in the library is a violation of their rights. Columbia had to act to remove the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Rob Menendez (D-NJ), and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) introduced the Improving Helicopter Safety Act, which bans all non-essential helicopter traffic within a 20-mile radius of the Statue of Liberty. The bill comes in the wake of the tragic crash of an air tourism helicopter into the Hudson River on April 10, which claimed the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) made the following statement on the Markup of Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Reconciliation Bill. "This markup is just one small slice of a much larger, deeply dangerous reconciliation bill. But even this narrow portion tells you everything you need to know about Republican priorities. Let’s start with… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC –  Today, Republican members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted down—on a party-line basis—an amendment offered by Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) to provide substantial funding for transit safety and security. The vote came just weeks after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued letters threatening to withhold federal funding… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC –  Today, U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09), and Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04), introduced the West Bank Violence Prevention Act in response to Leader of the Jewish Power Party and Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the United States. The West Bank Violence Prevention Act codifies and enshrines into law the Biden… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC –  Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) made the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s reported plan to slash over $40 billion from the Department of Health and Human Services and eliminate all dedicated domestic HIV prevention programs:  "It is unconscionable that the Trump Administration has proposed cutting over a third of the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC –  Today, U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Tim Kennedy (NY-26), and Grace Meng (NY-06) led a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Senior Official Performing the Duties of FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton urging the Trump Administration to reverse its decision to eliminate over $325 million in funding for New York State through the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC –  Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) led New York’s entire Democratic Congressional delegation in writing to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy requesting a meeting to discuss the unprecedented attacks on New York State’s health funding.  “We write regarding the Trump… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Dean of the New York Congressional Delegation, led a letter signed by members of New York’s delegation to Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, requesting full funding of the $68.4 billion MTA Capital Plan for 2025–2029 as part of this year’s state… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY),  U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Representative Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Democratic Leader Jeffries (D-NY), and Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY) are leading a bipartisan letter calling on President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to… Read more »