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Oberstar and Nadler Urge EPA, Labor Dept. to Enforce Worker Safety Laws for Oil Spill Clean Up

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Today, Rep. James Oberstar (Minn.), Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Labor demanding that all response and recovery workers responding to the Deepwater Horizon BP Oil Spill be provided…

Nadler: Freedom Flotilla Defied Gaza Blockade, Deliberately Provoked Israel

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement on the attempt by the ‘Freedom Flotilla’ to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza: “Monday’s violence was a sad but predictable result of the deliberate provocation on the part of the ‘Freedom Flotilla’ organizers.  Knowing full well that Israel could not permit the Gaza…

Nadler Cheers House Vote to Repeal Dont Ask, Dont Tell

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Tonight, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, hailed the House’s historic vote to repeal the discriminatory policy of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ in the United States Armed Forces. The repeal amendment was offered by Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA) and included in the…

Nadler Blasts Continued Use of Toxic Dispersants in Gulf Cleanup, Warns of Disastrous Health and Environmental Consequences

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Today, at a Judiciary Hearing on Gulf Coast liability issues, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Judiciary Committee, reiterated his call for BP to stop using toxic dispersants in its Gulf Coast cleanup efforts. He warned that the cleanup itself – and not only the oil spill – could now create…

Nadler Seeks to Protect Public from Hidden Dangers and Defects in Consumer Products

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, introduced the Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2010 in order to stop preventable injuries, accidents and deaths caused by lack of public access to critical consumer information. The bill would restore public accountability in our judicial system by ensuring…

9/11 Health Bill Passes Key House Panel

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Today, U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, Peter King, Michael McMahon, Eliot Engel, Anthony Weiner, José E. Serrano, and Joseph Crowley applauded the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, legislation that would provide comprehensive health care and compensation for the first responders and survivors who…

Nadler Calls on EPA to Halt Use of All Toxic Dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to step in and completely stop the use of toxic dispersants in BP’s Gulf Coast cleanup. Nadler released the following statement: “Last week, after I questioned BP about the use of the chemical …

House Adopts Nadler Resolution on the Continued Need for Stable Housing for People Living with HIV/AIDS

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Today, the House of Representatives adopted Congressman Jerrold Nadler’s (D-NY) resolution, H.Con.Res 137, in support of stable housing as a key component in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The resolution expresses the “sense of the Congress that the lack of adequate housing must be addressed as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and that the United States…

NY Reps. Announce Upcoming Key Vote in Congress on 9/11 Health Bill

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Today, U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, Eliot Engel, and Anthony Weiner announced a crucial vote in Congress this week for the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, legislation that would provide comprehensive health care and compensation for those who are sick because of the 9/11 attacks. (Click here for a summary of the legislation.) Maloney, Nadler, and Weiner made…

Nadler Testifies on Unacceptable DNA Rape Kit Backlog

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a longtime champion of congressional efforts to seek justice for rape victims and more quickly process DNA rape kits, testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security on the overwhelming need to eliminate the national backlog of DNA rape testing. “Compounding the terrible crime of rape itself is…

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