Says “Ford must follow through” on Pledges to Stop Funding Anti-Semitic Groups Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today announced that he has received a formal response from the Ford Foundation to his inquiries regarding recent reports published by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency alleging that the philanthropic organization had funded groups that openly instigate anti-Semitism and/or attempt to de-le... Read more »

Congress has included $500,000 in the Transportation Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2004 for the High Line Project, thanks to a successful funding request by Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton. The funding was included in the Transportation Conference Report, which is expected to be approved by both the House of Representatives and Senate... Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today made the following statement in response to President George W. Bush's signing of the so-called partial birth abortion ban: "For the first time since Roe v. Wade, a president has criminalized an abortion procedure, severely threatening the law that protects a woman's right to choose. The so-called partial birth abortion ban was never about prohibiting late-t... Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) met today with Susan Berresford, President of the Ford Foundation, following recent reports that the organization has funded groups that openly instigate anti-Semitism and/or attempt to de-legitimize Israel and oppose its right to exist. In a letter to the Ford Foundation, Nadler called on the philanthropic entity to better monitor organizations that benefit from ... Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today was joined by Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) to introduce a resolution recognizing the 900,000 Jews who were driven out of Arab states in the years leading up to and following the creation of the State of Israel, and to urge the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to permanently resettle Palestinian refugees wh... Read more »

At a hearing held today by the House Government Reform Committee on the health effects of September 11th, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) made the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's failed response to 9/11: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing today regarding the health effects of the September 11th terrorist attack on those who live or work near Gr... Read more »

Following recent reports that the Ford Foundation has funded organizations that openly instigate anti-Semitism, call for the destruction of Israel, or engage in the promotion of violence, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) has called on the Foundation to better monitor the organizations that benefit from its funding. Nadler is currently circulating a letter for members of Congress to sign that urge... Read more »

After repeated attempts to obtain important documents from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its failed response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Major Owens (D-NY) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request today to collect information that the EPA has kept hidden for over two years. Among the infor... Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) made the following statement regarding his vote against the President's $87 billion budget request for Iraq: "Last spring, Congress approved a $63 billion supplemental appropriation for our troops in Iraq. I voted for that appropriation because I felt that, regardless of whether or not we should have invaded Iraq, the fact is that we are there now and we cannot af... Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today made the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of the Syria Accountability Act: "Mr. Speaker, I rise today to strongly support the Syria Accountability Act. This legislation is long overdue. "I have been pleased to work with my good friend from New York, the sponsor of this legislation, Mr. Engel, who has been fighting t... Read more »