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Nadler & Cohen Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Protecting LGBTQ Workers from Discrimination

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Washington, D.C. – In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Chair Steve Cohen…

Chairman Nadler Statement on the Passing of Aimee Stephens

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement in response to the passing of Aimee Stephens, plaintiff in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral v. EEOC and Aimee Stephens , a Supreme Court case where the Court is expected to rule on whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits gender identity…

Rep. Nadler Sends Letter to ICE Demanding End of Transgender Migrant Detention

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Washington, D.C. —Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler joined a group of forty Members of Congress in calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release all transgender individuals currently in detention. LGBTQ immigrants are 97 times more likely to be sexually victimized in detention than straight and cis-gender immigrants and at…

Nadler, Haaland, Baldwin Honor Stonewall Uprising Ahead of Historic 50th Anniversary

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Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Deb Haaland (D-NM), Vice Chairs of the Congressional Equality Caucus, along with U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), introduced a resolution recognizing the significance of the Stonewall Uprising ahead of its historic 50th anniversary. The resolution comes at a time when the LGBTQ+ community is facing an Administration…

Chairman Nadler Floor Statement in Support of the Equality Act

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement in support of H.R. 5, theEquality Act, whichexplicitly prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity: "I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5, the “Equality Act,” which amends…

Chairman Nadler’s Statement for the Markup of H.R. 5, the Equality Act

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks for the first ever markup of H.R. 5, the Equality Act, which explicitly prohibits discrimination against the LGBTQ community: “Today, the Judiciary Committee considers H.R. 5, the ‘Equality Act.’ This is long-overdue…

Nadler Statement Opposing Trump Administration Transgender Troop Ban

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Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) spoke on the House floor in support of  H.Res. 124, a resolution expressing opposition to the Trump Administration's ban on transgender individuals serving openly in our nation's armed forces.  The following are Congressman Nadler's remarks, as prepared, and a video available here: "Mister Speaker, I rise in…

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