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, opposed the discriminatory Stupak Amendment to the Affordable Health Care for America Act.  The Stupak Amendment would limit access to reproductive health care. “The Stupak… Read more »

Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 984, the State Secret Protection Act of 2009 by a vote of 18-12. Introduced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the bill would, for the first time, regulate the use of the State Secret Privilege. The bill prohibits a court from dismissing a lawsuit… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) hailed the House of Representatives’ expected passage of H. Res. 856, his bipartisan resolution recognizing the commissioning of the USS New York LPD 21 and honoring those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and those who serve in uniform to defend the United States. The historic new ship features a bow fashioned from 7.5 tons of steel… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, State Senator Diane Savino, Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny, and Councilman Domenic Recchia announced a $21 million funding commitment for critical structural repairs at the Luna Park Housing Corporation, a 48-year-old City-administered Mitchell-Lama development in Coney Island. As a condition for receiving these… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, commended President Barack Obama for signing into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, a seminal piece of civil rights legislation. Nadler, an original co-sponsor of the bill and a longtime champion of hate crimes… 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 entitled “Access to Justice Denied: An Oversight Hearing on Ashcroft v. Iqbal.” The hearing explored the Supreme Court’s May 18th decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal to dismiss the case, and the dramatic impact that… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) introduced a bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives recognizing the commission of the USS New York LPD 21 and honoring those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and those who serve in uniform to defend the United States. The historic new ship features a bow fashioned from 7.5 tons of steel forged from the wreckage of the World… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) applauded the recent decision by the Ukrainian Constitutional Court to strike down a Ukrainian law which barred payment of pensions to Ukrainian citizens who immigrated to other nations. Widely reported in the Ukrainian media, the Court has ruled unconstitutional the withholding of those pension payments. “I am delighted to learn of this… Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), and Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-Va.) today introduced the USA Patriot Amendments Act of 2009. The bill would amend and extend expiring Patriot Act and related provisions needed to… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Councilman Domenic Recchia, State Senators Diane Savino and Carl Kruger, and Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny expressed thanks to Robert Doar, Commissioner of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA), for his willingness to maintain services at the City’s Coney Island Food Stamp Center. Last… Read more »