Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) announced $91 million in federal stimulus funding for four federal buildings in his district in New York City. These dollars, secured through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will be immediately used to upgrade these key pieces of federal infrastructure into greener, more energy efficient and modern buildings. Rep. Nadler has… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, hailed today’s ruling by the Supreme Court of Iowa to strike down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Iowa is now the fourth U.S. state to allow gay marriage, after Massachusetts, California and Connecticut.
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Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today introduced the Business Reorganization and Job Preservation Act of 2009, which would amend federal Bankruptcy Code to repeal provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA). As BAPCPA currently stands, many… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, Chair of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, today held a joint oversight hearing on “Public Safety and Civil Rights Implications of State and Local Enforcement of… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-18) and Congressman Steve Israel (NY-02) announced their introduction of the Tax Equity Act of 2009, an important piece of tax legislation designed to adjust federal tax rates to account for the actual cost of living in major metropolitan areas. As representatives of, respectively, New York City, Westchester County,… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-16), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, today held a joint hearing on H. R. 847, the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which would provide much needed… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, along with Reps. Jeff Flake (AZ-06), William Delahunt (MA-10) and Ron Paul (TX-14), today reintroduced the National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009, a bipartisan bill designed to provide crucial checks against the overreaching and dangerous National… Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Constitution Subcommittee Ranking Member F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), Constitution Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Rep. Melvin Watt (D-N.C.), and former Rep. Steve Chabot filed a bipartisan friend of the court brief in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder urging the Court… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today chaired a hearing to consider the “Lessons Learned from the 2008 Election.” This hearing was a follow-up to a September 24, 2008 hearing on state and local efforts to prepare for the election and it examined the extent to which Voting Rights were… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, announced his co-sponsorship of the End GREED Act, which would authorize the U.S Attorney General to recover bonuses paid to A.I.G. executives. This timely and important bill was favorably reported out of the Judiciary Committee today by Chairman Conyers,… Read more »