Dear Friends, After the Paris and Beirut Attacks, We Stand With the Victims This past week, we were shocked and deeply saddened upon hearing of the attacks in Paris and Beirut, tragedies that claimed the lives of more than 160 individuals, including a young American college student. These attacks have left an especially profound hole in our hearts as New Yorkers, because we… Read more »

Dear Friends, A Five-Year, Partially-Funded Extension Is Not Enough! Congress Must End the Uncertainty and Make the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act Permanent. Congressman Nadler, joined by 9/11 responders and survivors, as well as congressional colleagues from New York and New Jersey, at a press conference for permanent reauthorization of the… Read more »

Congressman Nadler Named as One of Six Democratic Members on New Select Committee Created to Attack Women’s Health On Wednesday, Congressman Nadler was announced as one of six Democratic Members chosen by Leader Nancy Pelosi to serve on the Republicans’ newest Select Committee. As a fierce advocate in… Read more »

Dear Friends,    Planned Parenthood Statement Goes Viral With Over 143,000 Views And Over A Half-Million People Reached On Facebook As you may know, Planned Parenthood, which provides comprehensive reproductive health care and services to millions of women and families across the country, has been targeted to defund it by conservatives since July after an extremist group… Read more »

Dear Friends,  Zadroga Act for 9/11 Survivors and First Responders Begins to Expire On September 30th, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act,… Read more »

Along with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and other New York federal, state and local elected officials, I am proud to announce an initiative to officially honor the site of the Stonewall Rebellion, the birthplace of the early LGBT rights movement and the ongoing struggle for full LGBT equality.… Read more »

Dear Friends,  I wanted to let you know about the progress we are making in reauthorizing the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act and about my efforts to defend Planned Parenthood from partisan attacks. Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart Calls for Extending Health Program for 9/11 Responders and Survivors Comedy Central's Jon Stewart Calls for Extending Health… Read more »

Dear Friends,  Hurricane Sandy Recovery – Repairing Our Parks Along with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, I am pleased that the city will receive more than $2.8 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The funding will help repair damage caused by Superstorm Sandy to Fort Washington Park, Sakura Park, Riverside Park, and Riverside… Read more »

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