Congressman Jerrold
Nadler, the senior Democrat from the Northeast on the House Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee, today introduced H.R.7053, the Transportation Job
Corps Act of 2008. This important initiative would create a career-ladder
grant program within the Federal Transit Administration to help existing
workers retain jobs in the public transportation industry,… Read more »
Today, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and
Congressman Jerrold Nadler, along with Representatives Henry Waxman, Barbara
Lee, Joseph Crowley and Christopher Shays, introduced a concurrent resolution
stating the need for quality housing nationwide for people living with
HIV/AIDS. Research has shown that those
living with HIV/AIDS have a much better chance of remaining healthy,… Read more »
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the
Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the House Administration
Subcommittee on Elections today held a joint hearing on the state of “Federal,
State and Local Efforts to Prepare for the 2008 Election,” co-chaired by Reps.
John Conyers and Zoe Lofgren.
As this November election quickly approaches, many
legislators still… Read more »
NEW YORK,
NY – Congressman Jerrold Nadler
(NY-08) today issued the following statement regarding Iranian President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s scheduled address of the United Nations General Assembly:
“Today, as we find Iranian President Ahmadinejad once again
in the United States on a
mission to spread ugly propaganda, I am compelled to state in the strongest
terms my… Read more »
The House Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties today passed
H.R. 5607, the State Secrets Protection Act of 2008, a bill introduced by
Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08).
The State Secrets Protection Act of 2008 will provide the
courts with specific standards and procedures when faced with government claims
of state secrets privilege.… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair
of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil
Liberties, today lauded the House’s highly anticipated bipartisan passage of S.
3406, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008. The House passed its own version, H.R. 3195,
in June on a vote of 402 to 17. This
similar Senate version of the bill… Read more »
Today, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
released a letter they and Congressman Vito J. Fossella (R-NY) wrote to
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt to express
their concerns about ongoing delays in HHS's program to provide health
care to 9/11 responders and others sickened by the attacks who live
outside the metropolitan New York… Read more »
NEW YORK,
NY – Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) today issued the following statement
on the untimely death of Ohio Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones:
“I
am deeply saddened by the sudden and surprising passing of
Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones. I have considered her both a
friend and an ally in Washington these past 10 years and my spirits
were so often lifted by… Read more »
Madam Speaker, in order to uphold the principle of the rule of law and the supremacy of the Constitution, we must reject this bill. This bill limits the courts hearing lawsuits alleging illegal wiretapping, to considering only whether the telecom companies received a ``written request or directive indicating that the activity was authorized by the President and determined to be… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), the
Northeast region’s senior member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee, joined a host of key environmental, labor and transportation groups
in applauding Governor David Paterson’s leadership and bold agenda for
transportation efficiency, environmental justice and economic growth for Long
Island and the region, as… Read more »