Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), today expressed great alarm over the large cuts in federal funds to the City of New York for its HIV/AIDS programs. The Federal Government is expected to cut funding under the Ryan White funding mechanism by $10.2 million, or roughly eight percent compared to last year, and comes at a time when the City has a growing number of people living with HIV.… Read more »

Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this dangerous and ill-considered legislation. Once again, this House is being stampeded by fear-mongering and deception into signing away our rights. If you trust this President and if you trust this dishonest Attorney General to exercise unfettered power to spy on Americans without any court supervision, then you should support this… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today opposed the White House’s proposal to drastically alter the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, saying it gives unnecessary license for the Administration to wiretap Americans without court supervision. “The White House bill is a… Read more »

Madam Speaker, we were told by the administration, by the Director of National Intelligence, a couple of weeks ago that they needed two things: They needed to clarify that we didn't need a court order for a foreign-to-foreign communications. This bill does it. They needed an assurance that telecommunications companies would be compelled to assist in gathering of national security… Read more »

This week’s tragedy on the Interstate 35W bridge in Minnesota has called attention to the widespread disrepair of an important component of the nation’s vital infrastructure. In New York State, almost 40 percent of bridges are deemed structurally deficient or obsolete by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Bridge Inventory database. In response, members of… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today applauded the Judiciary Committee for approving H.R.1071, the September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act. Rep. Nadler, whose district includes the former site of the World Trade Center, is an original co-sponsor of the bill, authored… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), who represents parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, announced today that the Water Resources Development Act Conference Report passed by Congress includes an authorization of $10 million in funding for the Hudson River Park Trust.  The bill will authorize funds for critical work on the park, including restoration of marine habitat, safety improvements,… Read more »

Mr. Speaker, this bill would restore to employment discrimination victims the realistic chance at justice that the Supreme Court recently took away from them. What is important to understand about the Court's decision is that everyone agreed that Lilly Ledbetter was the victim of intentional discrimination for 19 years. The Court said something truly astonishing, that the only… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, is expected to speak on the House floor later today and urge his colleagues to adopt H.R. 2831, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007. In late June, Rep. Nadler held a hearing on the impact of the Ledbetter decision, in which the Supreme Court departed… Read more »

New York City – Standing in front of the Saudi Consulate, Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-Brooklyn & Manhattan) and Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn & Queens) announced a Congressional effort to stop the Bush administration from sending a $20 billion arms package of advanced weaponry including satellite-guided bombs to the Saudi Arabian government this Fall. The Congressmen said they will… Read more »