Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today applauded the decision made by the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv to grant Victor Goldberg a student visa that will allow him to study at the Manhattan School of Music. Goldberg, who is a 25-year-old piano prodigy from Israel, saw his plans to attend the school put on hold when the American Embassy denied him a student visa. Thanks to the efforts of Congressman Je... Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) hailed the passage of bipartisan compromise legislation to fund analysis of rape kits that until now have been sitting unprocessed in police storage units across the country. For 19 months, Nadler and others have pushed, prodded, and demanded that federal funding be provided to test these kits right away. "It's about time," said Nadler. "Finally, we have legislation that... Read more »

To help the thousands of foreign women who are burned, maimed, or killed in so called "honor killings," Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today introduced a resolution calling for an end to such crimes. The resolution calls on the President to work with other nations to end the practice of "honor killings," and promotes foreign assistance to rescue and rehabilitate victims of such violence. "The p... Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today called on the U.S. Customs Service to reverse a policy that denies same sex married couples the right to enter the United States as tourists if their marital status is included on their entry card. Nadler's request for a policy change follows a recent action by Customs officials, who refused to allow a same sex married Canadian couple to enter the United Sta... Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) made the following statement on the Bush Administration's possible review of the EPA's response to 9/11: "It has come to my attention that the Bush Administration may initiate a data review of the EPA's response at the World Trade Center. While any effort to get at the truth is a welcome one, such an effort must not serve to delay action to protect the public heal... Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today made the following statement at a Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington community gathering and vigil outside of the Saudi Arabian embassy, opposing that government's funding of the terrorist group Hamas: "I would like to thank the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington for asking me to speak today to demand that the Saudi Arabian government... Read more »

To prevent nuclear materials from falling into the hands of terrorists, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today introduced the Nuclear Terrorist Threat Reduction Act, a bill that would authorize an immediate increase in funding to help purchase and secure excess Russian plutonium and highly enriched uranium. In his speech yesterday to the United Nations, President Bush spoke of the United States' ... Read more »

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Committee Ranking Members John Dingell (D-MI), John Conyers (D-MI), George Miller (D-CA), and Henry Waxman (D-CA) today called on Speaker Hastert to launch a Congressional investigation into the EPA's failed response and clean-up of World Trade Center contaminants following the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The demand for a Con... Read more »

Congressman Nadler made the following statement at a press conference to announce the reintroduction of the Senior Citizenship Act, a bill that will help many immigrant seniors become U.S. citizens: "Today, I am pleased to be here to announce the reintroduction of the Senior Citizenship Act. First, some background on what the current law is, and then more about my legislation. "Current law states ... Read more »

Declaring its findings "more damning evidence emblematic of the failed premise and execution of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) so-called residential cleanup program post 9/11," Rep. Jerrold Nadler today released a new memo from 24-year EPA Hazardous Waste Identification Division veteran, Cate Jenkins, Ph.D, revealing that even the most rigorous type of EPA-led indoor cleanup has faile... Read more »