Congressman Jerrold Nadler
(D-NY), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights
and Civil Liberties today held a hearing to examine legislation that would
reform the state secrets evidentiary privilege. The state secrets privilege
allows the government to prevent public disclosure of testimony and materials
in litigation if the government asserts the… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler
(NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights
and Civil Liberties today passed a resolution to compel the testimony of
Christopher Coates, Chief of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division
Voting Section. The resolution was
adopted by the Subcommittee on a vote of eight to two.
“This whole exercise could have… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), whose district includes Ground
Zero, today appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee
on Health to urge lawmakers to adopt H.R. 6594, the James Zadroga 9/11
Health and Compensation Act of 2008.
“This is the beginning of the end of a collective seven-year struggle in advancing this important issue,” said Rep. Nadler.… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair
of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil
Liberties today called on Attorney General Michael Mukasey to act on the findings
of a report issued by the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector
General and Office of Personal Responsibility Report titled, “An Investigation
of Allegations o Politicized… Read more »
Madam Speaker, today, I joined Rep. CAROLYN MALONEY and my colleagues from
New York
in introducing a revised version of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
Working closely with the AFL-CIO, the City of New York, the local community, the House Leadership, and the Committees of jurisdiction we have revised the bill to reduce the overall cost of the bill while ensuring… Read more »
Today, New York Reps. Carolyn Maloney,
Jerrold Nadler, Vito Fossella, Peter King, Charles Rangel, Eliot Engel,
Edolphus Towns, and Anthony Weiner introduced an updated version of their
bipartisan 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. The new bill (H.R. 6594) will provide medical monitoring to those
exposed to the toxic aftermath of the World Trade
Center attacks, and
treatment and… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler
(NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights
and Civil Liberties today held a hearing to examine the lessons learned from
the 2004 Presidential Election. During
the primary elections held so far this year, there has been a record turnout of
voters – but there have also been clear examples of the problems that plagued
the… Read more »
Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer, Representatives Jerrold
Nadler, Carolyn B. Maloney and Vito Fossella today welcomed an announcement
that the Department of Health and Human Services has finally agreed to release
funding to provide health care to area residents, workers, students, and others
whose health was adversely affected by the September 11, 2001 attacks on… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler
(NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights,
and Civil Liberties today applauded the House Armed Services Subcommittee on
Military Personnel for holding a hearing on the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT)
policy.
“I strongly opposed Don’t Ask, Don’t tell when it was
enacted, and I still… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler
(NY-08) today welcomed the House adoption of H. Res.1088, a resolution he
authored recognizing and commending the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for
50 years of service as a vital American cultural ambassador to the world. The resolution was adopted on a voice vote.
“I am proud that Alvin Ailey calls my Congressional district
in New York… Read more »