Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) sent a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton following recent activities which appear to be designed to intimidate Latino voting rights advocates, elected leaders, and candidates for public office in Texas.
The Members write,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC —Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senator Ed Markey (MA), and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) filed an amicus brief to defend transgender Americans’ right to access medically-necessary… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) sent a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul requesting her approval of the Climate Change Superfund Act.
The Climate Superfund Act (S.2129-B/A.3351-B) establishes a climate change adaptation cost recovery program to require companies that have contributed significantly to the buildup of climate-warming greenhouse gases in the… Read more »
This week, U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY), and Dan Goldman (D-NY), as well as U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2024. The bill provides permanent and mandatory funding for the World Trade Center Health Program… Read more »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation":
"Mr. Chairman, two weeks ago, our country witnessed a shocking assassination attempt on a presidential candidate.
Now, I disagree with Donald Trump on almost every… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing titled, "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons":
"Mr. Chairman, when Director Peters appeared before this Committee just seven months ago, I noted… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) calling on him to open an investigation into X’s potential throttling or blocking of Vice President Harris’ ability to communicate with potential voters on her campaign handle, @KamalaHQ. Given Chairman Jordan's extensive focus… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the most senior Jewish Member of the House of Representatives, issued the following statement ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress:
“Benjamin Netanyahu is the worst leader in Jewish history since the Maccabean king who invited the Romans into Jerusalem over 2100 years ago. Prime Minister… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) praised the House passage of H.R. 8812, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which includes his request to authorize $60 million for the Army Corps of Engineers to work with the City of New York to upgrade Manhattan's environmental infrastructure. This funding will facilitate projects to help improve water and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee Hearing, “Collusion in the Global Alliance for Responsible Media”:
"Mr. Chairman, this hearing has nothing to do with antitrust law, since the Majority’s allegations wither under even the… Read more »