This week, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the representative of Ground Zero, Congressman Peter King (R-NY), and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) requested that the House Leadership organize a special congressional trip to New York City in September to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11.
In a letter to Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the… Read more »
Just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked a New York City program aimed to create a fuel-efficient taxi fleet, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and TLC Commissioner/Chair David Yassky stood in front of City Hall today to announce the Gillibrand-Nadler Green Taxis Act will be re-introduced in both houses… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to news of a terrorist bombing in Jerusalem’s central bus station:
“Today’s attack on innocent civilians in Jerusalem’s central bus terminal was a cowardly and disgusting act. I am appalled that enemies of Israel would resort to random violence and terrorism in lieu of… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and the author of both the Respect for Marriage Act – to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) – and the Uniting American Families Act – to provide immigration equality to bi-national gay and lesbian couples, issued the following… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, issued the following statement on the prospect of U.S. military intervention in Libya:
“The President has an obligation under the Constitution to seek the approval of Congress for any use of military force unless there is an imminent threat to the United States or its… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the representative of Greenwich Village, site of the former Triangle Shirtwaist factory, Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), and Congressman Peter King (R-NY) introduced a bipartisan resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. The resolution honors the victims of the Triangle fire and recognizes the profound… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, issued the following statement in response to the House’s vote to defund NPR:
“Today’s action by House Republicans to defund NPR is absolutely outrageous. NPR provides critical news and information to millions of people throughout the country, and… Read more »
Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and vice-chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus; Representatives Barney Frank (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jared Polis (D-CO), and David Cicilline (D-RI), co-chairs of the LGBT Equality Caucus; and Representative John Conyers (D-MI), ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee,… Read more »
Today, in response to the announcement that the Bipartisan House Legal Advisory Group (BLAG), by a 3-2 vote over the objections of House Democratic Leaders Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer, directed the House General Counsel to defend the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jared Polis (D-CO), David… Read more »
Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) yesterday wrote Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking her to review an internal EPA decision to not call for a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the New York City Watershed.
As some have questioned the growing industry’s ability to safely dispose of the… Read more »