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Nadler Demands Robust OSHA Enforcement of Worker Safety Laws in Cleanup After Hurricane Sandy

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Tags: Intellectual Property/Technology, Energy and Environment

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), representative of Brooklyn and Manhattan communities hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, and representative of Ground Zero, demanded that workers involved in cleanup and recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy be provided proper protective equipment, and that all federal laws governing worker safety be enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Sa... Read more »

Nadler: Sandy Has Devastated the Northeast, Major Disaster Declaration for NY Will Aid in Rapid Recovery

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Tags: Homeland Security, Intellectual Property/Technology

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) welcomed President Obama’s declaration of major disaster for New York in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The designation will allow for timely allocation of federal funds through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Nadler released the following statement: “Hurricane Sandy hit New York and the Northeast hard la... Read more »

Nadler Chastises Republicans for Rejecting Increase in Funding for Grants Under the Violence Against Women Act

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Tags: Intellectual Property/Technology

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, pushed to increase by $20 million funding for grants under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in order to more effectively target domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and rape. The amendment was offered as the Motion to Recommit for H.R. 5326, the FY2013... Read more »

U.S. Reps. Maloney and Nadler Call On Village Voice Media To Shut Down Website Frequented by Sex Traffickers

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Tags: Intellectual Property/Technology

New York, NY - U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Jerrold L. Nadler (D-NY) today sent a letter to Village Voice Media, LLC expressing concerns about the frequency with which that company's Backpage.com website is used to advertise minors and trafficked persons and urging it to shut down its notorious "adult services" section. In a statement accompanying the release of the joint let... Read more »
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