Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, listed his priorities for the Transportation Reauthorization Conference Committee, which met today, and on which he is a conferee.  The following is the text of his opening statement, as prepared: “Thank you, Senator Boxer, and the rest of my House… Read more »

Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Susan Davis (D-CA), joined by the leaders of women’s advocacy organizations, unions, and business groups from across the nation, introduced critical new legislation – the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – to ensure that pregnant women are not forced out of jobs unnecessarily or… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Member of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet, reiterated his strong support for a performance right, just compensation, and intellectual property protections for artists, musicians, and other creators of content.  He delivered a keynote address to the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) stated his profound opposition to H.CON.RES 112, the Republican FY2013 Budget Resolution.  The Republican Budget would harm middle- and working-class Americans, provide reckless tax cuts to big business and multi-millionaires, fail to invest in infrastructure, education, or our social safety net, and imperil the nation’s economic… Read more »

Today at a Judiciary Committee markup, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, offered an amendment to H.R. 3541 to require that steps be taken to finally ensure that women receive the protection from discrimination based on pregnancy that was promised by Congress in 1978, when it passed the Pregnancy Discrimination… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), together with Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), today introduced legislation to ensure that settlements paid to survivors of the Holocaust and their heirs are exempt from Federal income taxes.  Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL).  The Holocaust Survivors’ Tax Fairness Act of 2001 closely mirrors… Read more »