Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), an author and a lead sponsor of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, issued the following statement on funding for 9/11 first responders and community members proposed in President Obama’s FY2011 federal budget:
“I applaud President Obama’s decision to increase appropriations from $70 million to $150 million for health care for the… Read more »
With St. Vincent’s Hospital on the brink of bankruptcy, U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan) urged the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help the only Level-1 trauma center serving neighborhoods from Midtown to Downtown stave off closure. Lawmakers warned that closing the hospital’s emergency… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Borough President Scott Stringer, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and City Councilmember Margaret Chin sent the following letter (also available here ), regarding the federal trials of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and… Read more »
Yesterday, members of the New York Congressional delegation met with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss the federal government’s programs to provide medical treatment and monitoring to those who are sick because of the 9/11 attacks. The representatives also discussed with Secretary Sebelius the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, legislation to make… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, applauded President Obama’s promise during the State of the Union address to “work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, State Senator Daniel Squadron and City Councilmember Margaret Chin released the following joint statement:
“We were extremely disappointed by Mayor Bloomberg’s callous dismissal yesterday of a potential alternative location for the upcoming trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
“His comments in… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement on the current status of health care reform in the U.S. Congress:
“As Speaker Pelosi has said, the House of Representatives does not have the votes to pass the Senate health care bill alone. It is clear that the great majority of the House Democratic Caucus – right, left and center – is unwilling to… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, denounced the Supreme Court’s ruling on campaign finance in Citizens United v. FEC. Nadler announced that he will chair a hearing in his Subcommittee in February in order to examine this decision and the steps Congress can take in order to reduce the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) congratulated the EPA and the City of New York for their agreement to study PCBs and reduce exposure to that noxious chemical which has been found in some New York City schools. This agreement will require the City to study and develop the safest and most effective practices and procedures for containing and remediating PCBs in school buildings.… Read more »
Today, in response to news reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) repeatedly broke U.S. law between 2002 and 2006 in accessing private telephone records, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, reiterated the pressing need for National Security Letter (NSL) reform. Nadler’s… Read more »