Seeking to get detailed answers on a controversial decision by the U.S. Department of Justice, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today directly questioned Attorney General John Ashcroft on the death of one of his constituents, and requested a briefing on the matter by Justice Department officials.  The questioning revolved around the decision yesterday by Alan Vinegrad, the interim United… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a long-time champion of consumer issues and the Congressional Representative for New York’s “Silicon Alley,” in conjunction with Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI) and Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT) today took on the Baby Bells to protect American consumers, by promoting real competition in the telecommunications and internet… Read more »

Leading the most forceful show of Congressional opposition to date, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) blasted current proposals to give taxpayer money to religious organizations, which could lead to government-funded discrimination and proselytization.  He was joined by a broad coalition of Members of Congress as well as religious leaders opposed to the plan.  It was the first major… Read more »

Taking action to remove the stigma of criminal guilt from those people who have been caught in bureaucratic red tape, Rep. Jerrold Nadler introduced the “Clear Your Good Name Act” at a press conference today. This bill is necessary because thousands of people are arrested in good faith by law enforcement, but later determined to be completely innocent and released. … Read more »

Acknowledging that becoming a citizen of the United States often is needlessly difficult for many older immigrants, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced the reintroduction of  “The Senior Citizenship Act” this weekend at a press conference at Synagogue F.R.E.E. in Brooklyn, NY. Current law exempts people over age 50 who have lived in the United States for at least 20… Read more »

Throughout the history of this nation, our people have risen above crises that have not only split the nation, but nearly torn it apart at the seams. We have done so because this nation has taken lessons away from these crises, and built a stronger nation because of them.  Our very Constitution was written because the original Articles of Confederation almost doomed our very… Read more »