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 »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement in response to reports that House Republicans are revising their transportation bill and restoring dedicated federal funding for transit:
“I am encouraged by reports that House Republicans are backing off their plans to dismantle transit funding. If these reports are true, I am pleased that our efforts… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, offered a bipartisan amendment designed to restore transit funding to H.R. 7, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, the House’s Surface Transportation Bill. As H.R. 7 is currently drafted, the 30-year-old dedicated funding stream for mass… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, testified at a Homeland Security Committee hearing on measures necessary to secure American ports from would-be terrorist attacks. At the Border and Maritime Subcommittee hearing on “Balancing Maritime Security and Trade Facilitation: Protecting Our… Read more »