New York Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D), Jerrold Nadler (D), and Peter King (R) today sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate and President Obama asking that the programs created by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act be exempted from the automatic budget cuts mandated by the 2011 debt-limit bill if no agreement is reached in deficit negotiations between the… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens), Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan, Brooklyn), Michael Grimm (R-Staten Island, Brooklyn), Carolyn McCarthy (D-Nassau), and Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn) joined Commissioner Robert Walsh of the New York City Department of Small Business Services on the steps of New York City Hall to announce that the lawmakers were requesting that… Read more »
The Full Faith and Credit Act would allow the U.S. Treasury to ensure that our nation’s bills are paid on time and without political brinkmanship Read more »
Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced crucial legislation to halt sequestration, the process laid out in the Budget Control Act of 2011 to cut $1.2 trillion in federal spending on defense and domestic programs over 10 years. The Save America’s National Economy Act, aka the SANE Act, would save 2.6 million jobs estimated to be lost… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-New York), spoke out against mandatory sequestration that would result in massive job losses and against the Republican bill that would not adequately address the looming crisis.
“The simple truth is that no one – not the president, not the Congress, not anyone – ever wanted or expected the sequestration to take effect. … Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, circulated a discussion draft of the Interim Fairness in Radio Starts Today (FIRST) Act. The legislation would address inequality and unfairness faced by performing artists and Internet radio in regard to rights and royalties.
“Terrestrial radio companies have… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) called on Members of the House to reject H.R. 8, the Republican tax proposal to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of Americans. The measure would raise taxes on millions of Americans by an average of $1,000 per year, and increase the deficit by $50 billion in just the first year. Nadler called for House passage of the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, will offer an amendment to H.R. 4078 to exempt nuclear safety from House Republicans’ wholesale gutting of regulatory safeguards under the pretext of curbing excessive bureaucracy. The amendment would ensure that Americans who live in close proximity to nuclear… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, offered an amendment to ensure that all public safety officers – including those who work for the government and for nonprofit organizations – have equal access to their benefit programs. His amendment to H.R. 4018, the Public Safety Officers’… Read more »