Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s planned resumption of military tribunals for terrorism suspects at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
“I am disappointed that President Obama has decided to resume trying terrorism suspects… Read more »
Today, in response to House Speaker John Boehner’s announcement that he will convene a meeting of the Bipartisan House Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) for the purpose of initiating action 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 Cicilline (D-RI), and John… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, re-introduced the Transportation Job Corps Act. This key job-producing initiative would create a career-ladder grant program within the Federal Transit Administration to help existing workers retain jobs in the public transportation industry, while also… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, spoke in fierce opposition to H.R. 3, the so-called No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, during a Judiciary Committee markup of that bill. H.R. 3 seeks to impose unprecedented tax penalties on any woman who uses her own money to pay for an abortion, or for insurance… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler today expressed shock at Chairman Trent Franks statement that President Obama should be impeached for upholding the law.
“I am shocked by Chairman Franks’ reckless call to impeach President Obama, and I call upon the House Republican Leadership to take impeachment off the table.
“The President’s duty under the Constitution is to… Read more »
Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today sent letters requesting hearings to assess potential concerns with hydraulic fracturing of natural gas before relevant House Committees. They issued the following joint statement about the letters:
“We hope that both Committees will hold hearings to determine whether our drinking water is… Read more »
New York City – Today, New York City Congressmen Jerrold Nadler, Joseph Crowley, and José Serrano commended the City for taking an important step in addressing PCBs in public schools in response to repeated calls from a broad coalition of elected officials, advocates, and parents, but expressed strong concern with the pace of remediation proposed in the City’s light… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Constitution Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.’s announcement that President Obama’s has decided not to defend the constitutionality of Section 3 of the “Defense of Marriage Act,” which defines marriage for the purposes of federal… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Congressman José Serrano, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, State Senator Thomas Duane, and Borough President Scott Stringer reiterated the urgent need for the City of New York to immediately address the mounting PCB crisis in New York City’s schools. With dozens of schools in the five boroughs now showing alarmingly elevated levels of… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren requesting Israeli intervention in the protection of Har HaZeitim, the Mount of Olives. The site, an ancient burial ground which is among the most sacred Jewish sites in Jerusalem, has recently become a frequent target for vandalism and gravestone desecration.
Nadler’s letter follows and… Read more »