Today, U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY), authors of H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, announced that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will be holding a public meeting in New York City on March 3rd to answer questions about how the new law will be implemented. Maloney, Nadler,… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, re-introduced legislation designed to stop preventable injuries, accidents and deaths that result from a lack of public access to crucial consumer information. The Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011 would restore accountability to our judicial system by restricting… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a senior Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced the Clean Ports Act of 2011. The bill, which has 50 original co-sponsors, would amend the Federal Motor Carrier Act to allow ports to enact and enforce clean truck programs and implement environmental programs above the current federal requirements. … Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, stated his vehement opposition to H.R. 3, the so-called No Taxpayer Funds for Abortion Act, introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). At a Constitution Subcommittee hearing on the bill – the Subcommittee’s first hearing of the new Congress – Nadler railed… Read more »
Today, at a press conference ahead of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution hearing on H.R. 3, the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” House Judiciary Democrats staunchly rejected Republicans’ characterization of the bill as a federal funding measure. In their remarks, Judiciary Democrats, led by Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.)… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Democrat from the Northeast on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, reaffirmed the need for High Speed Rail in the Northeast Corridor and for public investment to make it possible. Nadler welcomed Chairman John Mica (R-FL) and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee – in its first hearing of the new… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, re-introduced legislation to prevent guns from getting into the hands of dangerous sex offenders. While it is against federal law for a person convicted of a felony to buy, sell or possess guns or ammunition, it is perfectly legal if he or she has been convicted of one… Read more »
Today, Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Peter King (R-NY)-- the House sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act-- sent a letter to Dr. John Howard, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), requesting a public meeting in New York City to answer questions about how the new law will be… Read more »
Today, U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY), authors of H.R.
847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, released four new documents from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to help answer questions that members of the media and the public may have about the new law. The Zadroga law provides health care for those exposed… Read more »
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today to take immediate action to stop companies from peddling phony 9/11 commemorative coins and profiting off of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Their call comes in response to a new 10th anniversary coin issued by the company National Collector’s Mint that… Read more »