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Nadler, Norton, DeLauro to Introduce Bill to Eliminate Gender and Racial Pay Gap by Prohibiting Employers From Seeking Salary History

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When Congress returns from recess, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, the first woman to chair the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will introduce a bill with original cosponsors Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) to prohibit employers from asking job applicants for their salary history before making a job or salary offer. …

Congressman Nadler Redirects Republicans Judiciary Committee Hearing with U.S. Attorney General Lynch to Raise Issue of Gun Violence

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, delivered the following remarks as part of the Committee’s Oversight Hearing of the Department of Justice with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.  Congressman Nadler decried Republican…

Congressman Nadler Statement Following Tragedies of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and Dallas, TX

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement concerning the tragic events of this past week – the killings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, LA and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, MN, as well as last night’s shooting targeting police officers in Dallas, TX: “The tragedies of the past week…

The Tragedy in Orlando

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Dear Friends,  I am writing to express my most profound sadness and anger at the Orlando terrorist attack that targeted an LGBT nightclub on Sunday. This morning, I spoke out on the House floor to honor the victims, show my solidarity with the LGBT community, call for justice in this heinous crime, and, once again, demand that Congress take action to ban assault…

Congressman Nadler Statement on Anti-Semitic "Echo" Attacks on Social Media

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released the following statement condemning the anti-Semitic attacks being organized on social media using "echo" notations to target Jewish media, and in solidarity with those being subjected to online harassment, announced that his social media handles would now include the "((( )))" symbol to take a public…

Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Nadler on One Year Anniversary of the USA Freedom Act

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following joint statement on the one year…

Congressman Nadler Statement on Stonewall National Monument Campaign

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NEW YORK, NY –Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), released the following statement regarding the campaign to designate a new unit of the National Park System dedicated to the history of the Stonewall uprising that inspired the modern Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) civil rights movement in America: “I am thrilled Secretary of Interior…

Rep. Nadler Praises Passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 by the US House of Representatives

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Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, praised today’s passage by the House of Representatives of S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016.  Rep. Nadler was the lead Democratic cosponsor of H.R. 3326, the House companion bill. “I was pleased by…

Rep. Nadler Praises Passage of the Email Privacy Act

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, praised passage of the Email Privacy Act, which requires the government to obtain a warrant in order to access peoples’ electronic communications from a third-party provider.  Congressman Nadler introduced similar legislation…

Rep. Nadler Praises Passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act

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Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, praised today’s passage by the House Judiciary Committee of S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act.  Rep. Nadler was the lead Democratic cosponsor of H.R. 3326, the House companion to the bill. “I am pleased…

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