Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the most senior member from the Northeast on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, voiced his continued opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline project and his support for the Cohen Amendment to require normal judicial review of environmental risks and private property rights within the project.  Citing severe environmental… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the most senior member from the Northeast on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, reacted to House passage of a bill that would give the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flexibility as it applies across-the-board budget cuts.  Over 3,500 flight delays have been reported since Sunday as a result of the indiscriminate… Read more »

The Honorable Jerrold Nadler Ranking Member Panel on 21st Century Freight Transportation Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure “Overview of the United States’ Freight Transportation System” April 24, 2013 Mr. Chairman, let me begin by thanking Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member Rahall for convening this Panel to examine freight transportation in the United… Read more »

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) today announced the members of a special panel tasked with examining the current state of freight transportation in the United States and how improving freight transportation can strengthen the U.S. economy. The full committee’s Vice Chairman, Rep. John J. Duncan,… Read more »

Today, House LGBT Equality Caucus Members Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John Conyers (D-MI), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Cicilline (D-RI), and newly sworn-in Members of Congress Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mark Takano (D-CA), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) denounced the House Republican move to include additional funds to defend the unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in… Read more »

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, first-of-its-kind report projects devastating cuts, ranging from housing, transportation and anti-terror efforts to education and social services Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced legislation to help keep families seated together on commercial flights.  In response to ever-increasing fees and decreasing transparency among airline carriers, the Families Flying Together Act of 2012 would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, voiced his support for H.R. 4248, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), the transportation reauthorization conference report.  The bill will provide critical investment in our nation’s roads, bridges, and transit systems, which… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, opposed a GOP motion, offered by Congressman Jeff Flake (R-AZ), that would increase minimum transportation formula guarantees from 92% to 95% of gas tax contributions from each state.  Rep. Flake’s Motion to Instruct Transportation Reauthorization… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, responded to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) decision to approve the Spectra Energy NJ-NY Expansion Project, which would run under the Hudson River from New Jersey to Gansevoort Street in Lower Manhattan. Nadler issued the following… Read more »