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, approving and implementing abusive interrogation policies
that resulted in the widespread abuse of detainees in U.S. custody and
control.
Witnesses at
the hearing… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08),
Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil
Rights and Civil Liberties, today welcomed the approval of H.R. 3195,
the Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007 by the
House Judiciary Committee. The bill, introduced by House Majority
Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-5), was approved on a unanimous vote.
“The ADA… Read more »
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I rise in support of this bill to reauthorize Amtrak, create a State grant program for intercity passenger rail, and invest in high-speed rail corridors. I want to thank the chairman, Jim Oberstar, and Corrine Brown and Ranking Members Mica and Shuster for moving this bill, which is long overdue.
For years, Amtrak has been underfunded and threatened with… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of
the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil
Liberties, today joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers to launch the
Congressional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality Caucus.
Rep. Nadler will serve as a Vice Chair of the Caucus, which is chaired
by Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (WI-2) and Congressman… Read more »
Today, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY),
Christopher Shays (R-CT), Vito Fossella (R-NY), and Jerrold Nadler
(D-NY) released a new report from the Government Accountability Office
(GAO) revealing that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) lacks a coordinated, department-wide plan to protect the health
and safety of Americans who respond to public health disasters. In… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties,
today issued the following statement regarding Governor David
Paterson’s directive to all state agencies to recognize same-sex
marriages completed in other jurisdictions:
“Governor Paterson’s
directive makes clear his commitment to provide equal… Read more »
House
Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. and Subcommittee on the
Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Chairman Jerrold Nadler
welcomed today’s Supreme Court decision in CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries. In that decision, the Court upheld protections against retaliation for workers who raise concerns about race discrimination.
After complaining about… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today issued the following statement regarding the Department of Justice Inspector General’s review of the FBI’s involvement in interrogations of detainees held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq:
“This… Read more »
Today, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and
Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, and Edolphus Towns said that a
new study by Mount Sinai Medical Center showing high rates of
psychological distress among World Trade Center responders underscores
the need for a strong federal response to the health impacts of the
9/11 attacks. Of the more than 10,000 workers who participated in… Read more »
Today, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, and Edolphus Towns said that a new study by Mount Sinai Medical Center showing high rates of psychological distress among World Trade Center responders underscores the need for a strong federal response to the health impacts of the 9/11 attacks. Of the more than 10,000 workers who participated in the… Read more »