“This bill is a cowardly, cynical effort to lower taxes on the rich and dismantle Medicare and Medicaid as we know it.” Read more »

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), House Rules Committee Ranking Member Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY), and House Judiciary Committee Members Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released a legal analysis prepared by the House Judiciary Committee Democratic staff demonstrating… Read more »

The Republican bill now allows states to kick new mothers off Medicaid, in addition to defunding Planned Parenthood and eliminating coverage for women’s reproductive healthcare. Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »