Mr. NADLER. I thank the gentlelady. Mr. Speaker, when the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001, the towers sent up a plume of poisonous dust that blanketed Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, and parts of Queens and into New Jersey. A toxic mixture of lead, dioxin, asbestos, mercury, benzene and other hazardous contaminants swirled around the site of the disaster and far… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Senator Patrick Leahy (VT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). Their legislation would allow Americans in a same-sex relationship to sponsor their "permanent partners" for… Read more »

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, this bill deals with violent crimes committed against victims who are singled out solely because someone doesn't like who they are. Violent attacks because of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability often cause serious injury or death. They are more serious… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today hailed the passage H.R.1592, the "The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007." Since arriving in Congress, Rep. Nadler has been an original sponsor of all the various versions of this legislation. "Today, we paid a sad… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), the highest ranking member from New York to serve on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today welcomed James Oberstar (MN-08), the Chairman of the Committee to New York City. Rep. Nadler hosted meetings between Oberstar and key top state and local government transportation officials, policy makers, and industry and labor leaders. Industry… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) today rallied 22 Representatives, most from the New York City metro region, to ask the Chairman and Ranking Member of a key House Appropriations Subcommittee to commit more than $282 million for the World Trade Center Monitoring and Treatment Program in their 2008 appropriations bill. In their letter, the members also encourage the development of a… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today applauded the introduction of the bipartisan Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Rep. Nadler is an original co-sponsor of the bill, which would protect gay, lesbian and transgender employees from discrimination in the workplace. His statement on the… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today chaired a hearing to examine H.R. 1995, the “Tulsa-Greenwood Riot and Accountability Act of 2007.”  His statement for the hearing is as follows: “Today, the Subcommittee meets to examine an old injustice for which our nation has… Read more »

Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer and Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler announced today that they have secured $50 million for 9/11 health needs in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill. The funding secured by Senators Clinton and Schumer and Reps. Maloney and Nadler will be used to help meet New York's and the country's mounting 9/11… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is pleased to welcome Shin Inouye as his new Communications Director.  Mr. Inouye was formerly the Senior Legislative Communications Associate at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Washington Legislative Office.  Born in New York, he spent six… Read more »