Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties today held an oversight hearing on the role that Bush Administration lawyers played in creating, developing, and implementing interrogation policies that have resulted in the widespread abuse of detainees in U.S. custody and control. Among the witnesses was Douglas Feith,… Read more »

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this resolution honoring the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. I would like to thank Chairman Miller, Ranking Member McKeon, and the rest of my colleagues on the Education and Labor Committee for bringing this resolution to the floor. Founded in 1958, Ailey has become widely recognized as one of the… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties today hailed the House’s adoption of H.R. 5057, the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008. The bill, which reauthorizes the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, was adopted on a voice vote. The bill contains two amendments authored by Rep. Nadler and Anthony… Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Foreign Affairs Chairman of the International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight Subcommittee, Bill Delahunt (D-MA), today called on Attorney General Michael Mukasey to appoint a special counsel to investigate the rendition… Read more »

NEW YORK, NY – Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and sick and injured World Trade Center responders gathered today at Ground Zero to demand that the Bush Administration reverse its decision to fire Dr. John Howard, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). As NIOSH Director, Dr. Howard administered federally-funded health… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today welcomed a ruling by Judge Vaughn R. Walker, the chief judge for the Northern District of California, that reaffirmed that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is the “exclusive means for foreign intelligence surveillance activities to be… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) today condemned the recent terrorist attack along Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem. Reports indicate that at least three people have been killed, and at least 66 people have been wounded. “I strongly condemn this attack,” said Rep. Nadler. “This act of terror has not only caused the death and injury of innocent civilians, but it… Read more »

Upon hearing from the Government Accountability Office that the Justice Department was not cooperating with its investigation of the Civil Rights Division, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Rep. Melvin Watt (D-NC) sent a letter today urging the Department to increase its transparency. "We have also received… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), the highest ranking member from New York serving on the Transportation Committee, today urged his colleagues to adopt H.R. 6052, the Saving Energy through Public Transportation Act of 2008. That bill, expected to pass the House today, would give an additional $1.7 billion in grants to help mass transit authorities handle increasing… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties today held an oversight hearing on the role that Bush Administration lawyers played in creating, developing and implementing interrogation policies that have resulted in the widespread abuse of detainees in U.S. custody and control. “The rules for these… Read more »