Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, chaired a hearing on Racial Profiling and the Use of Suspect Classifications in Law Enforcement Policy. The hearing allowed members of the Subcommittee to explore the impact of racial profiling and the use of suspect classifications in law enforcement… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Borough President Scott Stringer, and City Councilmember Margaret Chin sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano requesting intervention in the long overdue reopening of Park Row in Lower Manhattan. The legislators are asking Secretary Napolitano to conduct a risk and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) lauded the efforts of local Lithuanian authorities near the Lithuanian town of Užventis, United States Ambassador to Lithuania Anne E. Derse, and the United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad for restoring a site memorializing the mass execution of 96 Užventis Jews during World War II.
In 1941, 96… Read more »
Last night, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) reiterated his strong support for the State of Israel during a special order session on the House floor. The special order, organized by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY), focused on Israel and the recent concerns over the Gaza blockade and flotilla.
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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, chaired a hearing on H.R. 3721, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. The Subcommittee explored whether older employees are afforded sufficient protections from age discrimination in the workplace since the 2009 U.S. Supreme Court… Read more »
U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, and Peter King, authors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, issued the following statements on the revised settlement announced today of thousands of lawsuits filed by workers who participated in rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero:
“The heroes and heroines of 9/11 deserve the maximum settlement possible and this… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to the United Nations Security Council’s adoption of sanctions against Iran:
“Today’s vote by the UN Security Council is a crucial step in affirming international disapproval of the Iranian regime’s dangerous and illegal nuclear weapons program. The United Nations has acknowledged… Read more »
Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Anthony Weiner (D-NY) called for Health and Human Services (HHS) to revise the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) discriminatory blood donation policy. The current policy forbids men from donating life-saving blood if they have engaged in even a single sexual act with another man since 1977.… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), reiterated his call for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to come to the aid of thousands of local families in danger of falling through the cracks. At a press conference with New York Communities for Change, Nadler demanded that NYCHA make amends for an administrative error last year which led to the distribution of 2,600 worthless… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, voiced support for President Obama’s extension of benefits to same-sex domestic partners of federal employees, but reiterated the pressing need to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), via Nadler’s Respect for Marriage Act, and to pass… Read more »