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 »
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, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, denounced GOP gimmicks preventing passage of a Surface Transportation Bill to fund the nation’s profound transportation and infrastructure needs. Nadler blasted the inclusion of the Keystone Pipeline and other anti-environmental and non-related… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, cheered progress on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ project to replenish Coney Island’s beaches and construct a series of T-Groin rock jetties to prevent erosion on the peninsula. Nadler has supported these efforts since 1992, providing… Read more »
Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), and Steven Rothman (D-NJ), and Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) sent a letter to United States Department of… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced the Freight Rail Economic Development Act of 2012, which would provide capital grants for freight rail economic development projects around the country. These capital grants would fund the construction or rehabilitation of rail switches and… Read more »