Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a leading proponent of women’s reproductive rights and the Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following statement on Rep. Stupak’s blatantly discriminatory amendment – which would restrict women’s access to reproductive health care – to the Affordable… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, chaired a hearing on the impact of federal habeas corpus limitations on death penalty appeals. Nadler and members of the Subcommittee explored the current state of death penalty appeals and, specifically, whether the habeas corpus limitations are… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a longtime advocate on women’s health issues, lauded today’s successful passage of a key women’s health amendment offered in the U.S. Senate by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Senate’s major health insurance reform bill. The amendment would guarantee health insurance coverage… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, chaired an oversight hearing on the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. The hearing explored the Obama administration’s plans for the Civil Rights Division in the wake of eight years during which time the Division was compromised… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) criticized President Obama’s plan to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. Nadler released the following statement:
“I am disappointed by President Obama’s decision to send 30,000
additional troops to Afghanistan. I am not convinced that the United
States and its allies will be able to end the 35-year civil war… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and longtime advocate of marriage equality and LGBT rights, issued the following statement:
“I am extremely disappointed by today’s vote against marriage equality in the New York State Senate. But we must remind ourselves that this is… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler is pleased to announce
that the West Village Post Office at 527 Hudson Street, and the Port
Authority Post Office at 76 Ninth Avenue will remain open, after
appearing on a list of 15 stations in New York City under review for
closure earlier this year. Nadler commended the United States Postal
Service for keeping the stations open, and for significantly… Read more »
Today, Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Courts and Competition Policy Subcommittee Chairman Henry C. “Hank” Johnson (D-Ga.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) introduced the “Open Access to Courts Act of 2009” to address the Ashcroft v. Iqbal decision, which has led to the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Representative of Ground Zero and Lower Manhattan as well as Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, issued the following statement on the announcement today by the Department of Justice regarding certain Guantanamo detainees:
“I thank the Department of Justice and Attorney General Eric Holder… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a leading proponent of the public option, spoke out in favor of H. R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, when it was considered by the House of Representatives.
“This past August, political pundits and TV-talking heads had the public option dead on arrival,” said Nadler. “Yet, because of the efforts of… Read more »