Censuring The President’s Post-Charlottesville Comments
After the scenes of violence and hatred in Charlottesville last month, including the killing of Heather Heyer, I like so many of you was appalled by the comments made by the President. Many media outlets also criticized attempts to create a moral equivalency between the white supremacist, Ku Klux Klan, and neo-Nazi groups… Read more »
Remembering 9/11
Dear Friends,
Every September 11, I take a few moments to reflect and remember the events of that Tuesday morning. Like every New Yorker, I remember precisely where I was and what I did when I heard the news that two planes had slammed into the Twin Towers. I still recall the eerie silence as I emerged from Penn Station onto 7th Avenue after rushing home from… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who represents the West Side of Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, offered an amendment as part of the omnibus appropriations bill (H.R.3354) that would increase funding for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. Congressman Nadler’s amendment, which was expected to pass the House en-bloc later tonight, ensures New… Read more »
In addition to Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), the following Members have signed on as cosponsors of H.Res.496 censuring President Trump for his Charlottesville comments (125 Members including Nadler, Watson Coleman, and Jayapal):
[This list was last updated August 30, 2017. Future updates can be found here.]
Rep Adams, Alma… Read more »
Today, Members of the New York Congressional Delegation wrote a letter urging Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to personally seek the deportation of a Nazi prison guard living in Queens. Led by Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Congressman Joe Crowley (D-NY), and Congressman Dan Donovan (R-NY), the lawmakers asked Secretary Tillerson to use his influence to ensure that… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), who authored the censure resolution introduced last week against President Trump for his comments about the violence in Charlottesville, issued the following statement in response to Speaker Paul Ryan saying that he will not support the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) introduced a censure resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives against President Donald Trump for his comments blaming “both sides” for the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia and excusing the behavior of participants in the ‘Unite the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and former Chairman and Ranking Member of the Constitution Subcommittee, along with Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) announced a resolution of censure against President Donald Trump for his August 15, 2017 remarks re-asserting earlier comments that… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and former Chairman and Ranking Member of the Constitution Subcommittee, joined more than 50 House Democrats from the Judiciary Committee, Armed Services Committee, and the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus in a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Joint Chiefs of Staff… Read more »