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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX), M.D., introduced the Living Donor Protection Act, to promote organ donation and protect the rights of living organ donors. “Every year, thousands of living Americans donate kidneys, livers, and other organs to save the lives of family members, friends, and complete strangers struggling with chronic,… Read more »

For the second time this week, House Republicans used a procedural vote to block consideration of the “Not My Boss’ Business” bill, which would address the Supreme Court’s misguided decision in Hobby Lobby v. Burwell. Today’s vote of 226-186 mirrored a similar vote on Tuesday of 228-192 against bringing the bill up for consideration. Pro-Choice Caucus… Read more »

Yesterday, House Republicans used a procedural vote to block consideration of the “Not My Boss’ Business” bill, which would address the Supreme Court’s misguided decision in Hobby Lobby v. Burwell. Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) held a press event yesterday with Leader Pelosi,… Read more »

Today, Reps. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) and Diana DeGette (D-CO), co-Chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee and one of the leaders in the fight for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, will introduce legislation in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby… Read more »

Today, Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01), co-chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a leader in the fight for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, announced that they will introduce legislation in response to Monday’s Supreme Court ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. They will ensure that for-profit employers cannot use RFRA to override… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee and one of the leaders in the fight for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, released the following statement in response to today’s Supreme Court ruling in the Hobby Lobby/Conestoga Wood cases and RFRA: “Today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court is a… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), the author of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, applauded President Obama’s call to pass PWFA. “President Obama is absolutely right that we must do more to protect pregnant workers, and I strongly applaud the President’s leadership in fighting to fix… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee and one of the architects of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, released the following statement on the oral arguments before the Supreme Court regarding Hobby Lobby and RFRA: “Bosses should not be able to make health care decisions about the reproductive… Read more »

Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, and Peter King, lead sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, today offered the following joint statement praising the WTC Health Program Cancer Interim Final Rule, which amends the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions (List) found in the WTC Health Program regulations, and results in four specific cancers -- brain, cervix… Read more »