Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, applauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed new rules on Equal Access to Housing for LGBT persons. The new regulations would prohibit FHA-insured lenders and owners and managers of HUD-assisted properties from discriminating on the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and lead sponsor of the State Secret Protection Act, reiterated the pressing need for reform of the state secret privilege in light of a case brought before the United States Supreme Court earlier this week.
Nadler issued the following statement:
“The state secret doctrine… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a passionate advocate for health care reform, spoke on the House floor in fierce opposition to H.R. 2, the Patients Rights Repeal Act, the product of Republican efforts to repeal the landmark Affordable Care Act.
“Repeal of the Affordable Care Act would be catastrophic for the American people and for our economy,” said Nadler. … Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), representative of Ground Zero, welcomed news that the long-delayed demolition of 130 Liberty Street in Manhattan – the Deutsche Bank building – is finally complete. Nadler, who, since 9/11, championed the comprehensive and safe environmental cleanup of Lower Manhattan and the protection of responders, workers, residents and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who has served as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties since 2007, responded to news that the Republican-led Judiciary Committee will change the name of the Subcommittee to the “Constitution Subcommittee.” He issued the following statement:
“Once again, the new Republican… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and longtime cosponsor of Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney’s legislation to add an amendment to the Constitution in order to protect the rights of women, issued the following statement:
“Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, a clear an unequivocal statement in our Constitution… Read more »
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Rep. Gwen Moore, along with representatives from national women’s organizations, joined outside the Capitol today-- as the U.S. Constitution was being read on the House floor-- to highlight the absence of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and restate the need for its passage.
Maloney, the prime… Read more »
Today, New York Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), authors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, paid tribute to the late James Zadroga, an NYPD Detective, a hero 9/11 rescuer, and the namesake of the recently-passed legislation to address the health crisis caused by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Detective Zadroga passed away… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, and prospective ranking Democrat on the new Constitution Subcommittee, issued the following statement:
“The new Republican majority has decided that the Constitution will be read aloud at the beginning of the new Congress. I hope this is not simply political posturing, but signals a… Read more »
Today, President Obama signed into law legislation authored by New York Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY) to address the health crisis caused by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, provides health care for those exposed to toxins released by the collapse of the World Trade… Read more »