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 Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. The hearing, initially scheduled in July, was postponed when the Department refused to make Voting Section Chief John Tanner available to testify.… Read more »
Today the House passed legislation, Procedural Fairness for September 11th Victims Act (S. 2106/H.R. 3961), to remove legal obstacles for families of 9/11 victims seeking justice through the federal courts.
Shortly after 9/11, Congress mandated that victims and their families who opted out of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and chose to pursue civil suits could only do so in the… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) today issued the following statement in response to the planned performance of the Neo-Nazi Croatian rock star, Marko Perkovic, also known as Thompson, in Manhattan next month:
“The glorification of anti-Semitism, fascism and the Holocaust by Thompson is abhorrent. While Thompson is entitled to his prejudiced and misguided views, the… Read more »
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Let me just reclaim my time to specifically quote Admiral McConnell on this point. He said in testimony before the Judiciary Committee: ``When you are conducting surveillance in the context of electronic surveillance, you can only target one end of the conversation. So you have no control over who that number might call or who they might receive a call… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-14), Vito Fossella (NY-13), and Jerrold Nadler (NY-8) released the following statement today in response to the city medical examiner’s ruling on the death of retired police detective and Ground Zero veteran James Zadroga, and the medical examiner’s meeting with Mr. Zadroga’s family:
“It is our understanding the… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Congressman Bill Delahunt (MA-10), Chair of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight today held a joint hearing to examine the practice of “extraordinary rendition.”
“Sending someone to… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), the highest ranking member from New York to serve on the House Transportation Committee today welcomed the announcement that the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey voted to move forward with the Cross Harbor Rail Freight Tunnel. The Tunnel is an inter-state project that has the potential to significantly reduce… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), today issued the following statement on the pending House vote to override President Bush’s veto of legislation to strengthen the State Children’s Health Insurance Program:
“Today, we have an opportunity to reaffirm our nation’s commitment to the health of our children. An overwhelming majority in Congress and America… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today urged his colleagues to pass H. R. 3773 Responsible Electronic Surveillance that is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007 (RESTORE Act). Rep. Nadler is an original co-sponsor of the bill that was introduced by Judiciary Committee Chairman John… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) today issued the following statement in response to Ann Coulter’s most recent anti-Semitic remarks:
"The wonder of our Constitution is that everyone, including Ms. Coulter, is entitled to their views. However, through her bigoted remarks, she shows yet again that she forgets that the First Amendment not only protects her right to speak, it… Read more »