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 »