Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY), the original sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2015, led a bipartisan group of 32 other members from the Tri-State Area in urging Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney to withdraw his proposal to separate the… Read more »

Yesterday, 9/11 Health Program beneficiaries and advocates came together at the Capitol to demand that Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney withdraw his ill-thought out proposal to separate the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) from National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) direction. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY),… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following statement during a hearing examining the proposed merger between CVS Health and Aetna and its effects on competition in the pharmaceutical industry. "Mr. Chairman, while I do not prejudge the merits of the proposed merger of CVS Health and Aetna,… Read more »

Today, Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY), original sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2015, urged Office of Management & Budget Director Mick Mulvaney to withdraw it’s “ill-thought out proposal” to separate the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP)… Read more »

Today, the House passed S. 534, the “Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act.”  This bill would help prevent and address instances of abuse of young athletes participating in sports organized under the national governing bodies recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee.  Among other provisions, the bill would authorize the U.S.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the announcement that Cecile Richards is stepping down as President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America: "Cecile Richards’ integrity, strength, and honesty have been the hallmarks of her more than 10 years at the helm of… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on his opposition to another short-term funding bill without a clear solution for addressing DACA recipients, funding community health centers and safety net hospitals, addressing budget caps, or any of the other important issues facing Congress.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks in opposition to Republican legislation putting Congress between women and their doctors. The so-called Born Alive Abortion Survivor Protection Act (H.R. 4712) would have Congress set mandatory new standards of medical care for providers if an infant is… Read more »

Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement denouncing the Trump Administration’s decision to reorganize the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to focus on defending health care workers who refuse—because of their personal moral and religious… Read more »

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement after the Trump Administration and Scott Lloyd, Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), blocked the fourth young immigrant woman from obtaining an abortion: “I am outraged at Director Scott Lloyd and the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s (ORR) ongoing refusal to… Read more »