Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement:
“The utter devastation of the earthquake in Haiti has shocked and saddened us all, and, very appropriately, it has driven Americans and others around the world into action to help the Haitian recovery. For New York, which is the proud home to the largest community of Haitian expatriates in the world, the… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement in response to the announcement today that the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) will stop processing new Section 8 voucher holders and will terminate nearly 3,000 vouchers:
“I am deeply distressed by NYCHA’s announcement today that they will be unable to honor about 3,000 Section 8 Housing vouchers that… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, testified on the pressing need to restore pleading standards which allow reasonable access to federal courts. At a hearing of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, Nadler urged his colleagues to pass H.R. 4115, the Open Access to… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) reiterated his opposition to the escalation of the U.S. war in Afghanistan and voted against the FY 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which includes $100 billion in war funding.
Nadler released the following statement:
“Though the Defense appropriations legislation which passed the House today contains numerous provisions and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, representative of New York’s 8th congressional district, announced $5,400,000 in federal funding that he has secured for three high-priority projects in New York City. These projects were included in the FY 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which was passed today in the House of Representatives.
“I am pleased to help bring $5.4… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a longtime advocate on women’s health issues, lauded today’s successful passage of Rep. Wasserman-Schultz’s resolution on the importance of routine breast cancer screenings for women aged 40-49. He also reminded his colleagues of the necessity to pass his legislation, H.R. 995, the Mammogram and MRI Availability Act, which would require… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) lauded the passage of legislation designed to curb nuclear proliferation in Iran. H.R. 2194, the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions, of which Nadler is a co-sponsor, calls on the United States to broaden diplomatic efforts to end Iran’s uranium enrichment and nuclear weapons programs and, failing that, empowers the President to expand the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) cheered the increase in funding for affordable housing and HIV/AIDS housing included in H.R. 3288, the FY 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which passed the House of Representatives. Nadler, joined by colleagues and the leadership of the Appropriations Committee, fought successfully to increase funding for these essential and chronically… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, representative of New York’s 8th congressional district, announced $5,300,000 in federal funding that he has secured for 11 high-priority projects in his district. These projects were included in H.R. 3288, the FY 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was passed today in the House of Representatives.
“Particularly now, as funding for… Read more »