Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), representative of Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan communities hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, condemned the House GOP Leadership’s decision to cancel a vote on $60 billion in Sandy relief that has already cleared the Senate. He issued the following statement:
“Shame on Speaker Boehner for choosing not to act on Sandy relief for the… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Nydia Velazquez, Carolyn Maloney, Gregory Meeks, Joseph Crowley, Eliot Engel, Edolphus Towns, and José E. Serrano called on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to immediately improve access to the federal Disaster Supplemental Food Stamp (D-SNAP) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. As… 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 »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), representative of Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan communities hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, issued the following statement in response to the Obama administration’s proposal for $60 billion towards Sandy recovery in New York, New Jersey, and neighboring states:
“$60 billion will provide critical relief and begin the rebuilding process in… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement:
“I am deeply saddened by the death of my longtime friend and fellow advocate Jon Kest, whose leadership guided ACORN and NY Communities for Change for years. As an activist for those without a voice, as a strategist for making concrete change in neglected communities, and as a brilliant fighter for… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), representative of Brooklyn and Manhattan communities hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, introduced a bipartisan House Resolution, with 53 original cosponsors, to express unwavering support for victims of Hurricane Sandy and to commit to helping those affected by the storm rebuild and recover. Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on 24 states from Florida… Read more »
“We must not repeat the same mistakes of 9/11 by leaving people to their own devices to clean up complex toxins without proper guidance or assistance from the federal government.” Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan/Brooklyn) called on Assemblyman Vito Lopez to resign from the Assembly and as County Chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party as a result of Ethics Committee finding him guilty of sexual harassment and abuse. Congressman Nadler’s statement follows:
“I applaud the work of both the bi-partisan Assembly Ethics Committee and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Council Member Margaret S. Chin, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, and State Senator Thomas Duane applauded the agreement between New York University and 505 LaGuardia to maintain long-term affordability at the Mitchell-Lama development.
“I am overjoyed that 505 LaGuardia will have a new lease… Read more »