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Nadler, Herrera Beutler Introduce Bipartisan Living Donor Protection Act to Protect Organ Donors

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) introduced the Living Donor Protection Act of 2017, to protect the rights of living organ donors. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does not specify that living organ donors can take unpaid leave to recover from their donation and does not guarantee that donors will have a job…

Congressman Nadler Blasts Republican Legislation Making it Nearly Impossible for Women to Exercise their Constitutional Rights

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Member of the Republican’s former Select Panel targeting Planned Parenthood, spoke on the House floor against H.R.7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. Below is a full copy, as prepared, of Rep. Nadler’s remarks: "Madam speaker, there is obviously a…

Congressman Nadler Leads Democratic Member Walk-Out from Republican Select Panel Attacking Women's Health

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, led the six Democratic Members of the Republican Select Panel Attacking Women's Health in a walk-out during an official meeting after the motion to adjourn was voted down along partisan lines.  Questioning the authority of Chairman Blackburn to bring a resolution of criminal…

Reps. Nadler, DeGette, Slaughter Lead House Democrats in Letter to HHS Secretary Burwell Affirming Rights of Contraceptive Coverage for Women in Zubik v. Burwell

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Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Louise Slaughter (D-NY), who in February led the Congressional amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in Zubik v. Burwell, submitted comments to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell on behalf of House Democrats stating the importance of cost-free access to…

Joint Statement by Representatives Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler and Peter King on the Appointment of a New Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

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Today, Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY), co-authors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, issued the following joint statement regarding the stepping down of Ms. Sheila Birnbaum as the Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) and the appointment of Ms. Rupa Bhattacharyya as the…

Rep. Nadler Statement on Mt. Sinai Beth Israel Hospital's Recently Announced Restructuring Plan

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Today, Congressman Nadler responded to the announcement by Mt. Sinai Beth Israel hospital that it will undergo a restructuring over the next four years that will result in a smaller hospital facility in a new location. Mt. Sinai has said that it plans to retain many crucial services in the new facility or nearby and to provide continued employment for staff of Mt Sinai Beth…

House Pro-Choice Leaders React to Supreme Courts Decision in Zubik v. Burwell

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Three leading pro-choice members of Congress who led an amicus brief before the Supreme Court in Zubik v. Burwell released this statement regarding the Court’s order today: “The Obama Administration’s balanced accommodation respects the beliefs of religiously-affiliated organizations and ensures that all women have access to basic contraceptive services. Nearly all…

Congressman Nadler Denounces Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) as Violation of Womens Constitutional Rights and Threat to Access of Supportive Prenatal Care

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Democratic Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice and senior Democratic Member of the Select Panel established by Republicans to attack women’s health, released the following statement as part of a hearing on the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2016 (PRENDA).  Condemning the…

Nadler, Burgess, Gillibrand, Kirk Introduce Bipartisan Living Donor Protection Act to Protect Organ Donors

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Congressman Michael Burgess M.D. (R-TX), joined by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL), introduced the Living Donor Protection Act of 2016 to protect the rights of living organ donors. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does not specify that living organ donors can take unpaid leave to recover from their donation…

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