Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) hailed the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission’s decision to grant a Certificate of Appropriateness for the redevelopment of St. Vincent’s Hospital in Greenwich Village. This approval will now bring St. Vincent’s, the only Level 1 Trauma Center in Manhattan south of 59th Street, one major step closer to its planned… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, pledged his support for H. R. 1106, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, which is under consideration today in the House of Representatives. This vital economic recovery legislation would finally be directed at the people who need it most –… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, applauded U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s transparency in releasing Department of Justice Legal Memos and Opinions previously withheld by the Bush administration. The Office of Legal Counsel documents specifically refer to Bush administration… Read more »
Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY), and Michael McMahon (D-NY) today hailed the House passage of the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act (H.R. 1105), which contains $70 million in new funding for federal 9/11 health programs. The new funding, combined with $112 million carried over from previous years, will cover the World Trade Center Medical… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) announced $4.49 million in new funding for park development in Manhattan.
At Rep. Nadler’s request, the funds were reprogrammed from two unobligated earmarks requested by a previous Member of Congress (dating from 1992 and 1993). Those funds were originally intended for the tunneling or burying of the Miller Highway, a project which… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, representative of New York's 8th Congressional District (stretching from the Upper West Side of Manhattan to Coney Island in Brooklyn), announced $11.8 million in funding for high-priority projects in the district. These projects are included in the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, which is expected to pass today in the House of… Read more »
Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY), and Michael McMahon (D-NY) announced that the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act (H.R. 1105) contains $70 million in new funding for federal 9/11 health programs. The House is likely to pass the omnibus spending bill tomorrow. The new funding, combined with $112 million carried over from previous… Read more »
Today, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), New York State AFL-CIO President Denis Hughes, 9/11 responders, lower Manhattan residents and others gathered near Ground Zero to encourage President Obama to reappoint Dr. John Howard as the federal government’s 9/11 Health Coordinator. Maloney, Nadler, and 12 of their House colleagues sent a letter (a full copy of… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) joined his colleagues in applauding the passage of the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, but warned that we must do more to truly stop the alarming economic decline. This legislation is critical for immediately reinvigorating the economy before it sinks even deeper into a genuine, prolonged depression. The $787 billion Plan will… Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), and Immigration Subcommittee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Constitution Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), and Crime Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-Va.) called on Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to investigate allegations of misconduct by Maricopa County… Read more »