Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior member from the Northeast on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, called the scope of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) proposed regulatory changes to address the Hudson River’s dense and dangerous airspace far too narrow. At a Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation hearing on… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of
the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and
Civil Liberties, Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Congressman
Jared Polis (D-CO), along with Congressman John Conyers (D-MI),
Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), with a total of 91… Read more »
Today, following the introduction of the Respect for
Marriage Act by Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Congresswoman Tammy
Baldwin (D-WI) and Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO), the legislation has
already gained key support from important corners. Among the bill’s
backers are former President Bill Clinton, who signed the Defense of
Marriage Act (DOMA) into law in 1996, and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), representative of Ground Zero and Lower Manhattan, and long-time advocate of the victims of 9/11, introduced a bipartisan bill to create an official 9/11 commemorative coin. The National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 would authorize a $1 coin to be minted in 2011 to commemorate the 10th… Read more »
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the reappointment of Dr. John Howard as Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and as the nation’s 9/11 Health Coordinator. Dr. Howard was put in charge of federal 9/11 health programs in February 2006. In July 2008, the Bush Administration removed Dr. Howard from his posts as NIOSH… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior member from the Northeast on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, strongly criticized the recommendations made by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) New York Airspace Task Force as “fundamentally inadequate.”
Nadler issued the following statement:
“The terrible and horrific… Read more »
Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and, Civil Liberties, today blasted former Vice President Cheney’s defense of torture and criticism of Attorney General Holder for ordering a preliminary investigation into possible violations of law committed as part of the Bush administration’s interrogation… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement on the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy:
“I was very saddened to learn of Senator Kennedy’s passing last night. For nearly 50 years, Senator Kennedy dedicated his life to the service of his country and to the advancement of universal humanitarian values. His strong voice was a progressive… Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Judiciary Constitution Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following statements in response to the Department of Justice decision to appoint a special prosecutor to review certain cases of alleged abuse of detainees.
“I applaud the Attorney General’s decision to appoint a special US… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, City Council
Speaker Christine Quinn, State Senators Tom Duane and Daniel Squadron,
Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal, and Clarence Wall, APWU New York Metro
Area Postal Union Executive Vice President, called on the United States
Postal Service (USPS) to stop the unnecessary closure of neighborhood
post offices, and to alert and obtain feedback from… Read more »