With floor consideration scheduled this week on a major port security bill, Democrats have offered an amendment to strengthen the container-scanning standard to 100 percent. The amendment is sponsored by Congressmen Jerrold Nadler, Jim Oberstar, Ed Markey, Jane Harman, Peter DeFazio, Nita Lowey, and Sheila Jackson Lee.
The amendment mirrors Nadler’s S.O.S. Act, H.R. 4899,… Read more »
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this important legislation, H.R. 3127, strengthening sanctions on individuals and governments seen as responsible for the atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan, and authorizing additional funds for peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts in the region.
After more than 3 years of conflict, between 300,000 and 400,000 innocent and impoverished… Read more »
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Linda Rosenthal on the occasion of her election to the New York State Assembly. After a lifetime on the Upper West Side, more than 2 decades of community activism, and 13 years as my Manhattan District Director and Director of Special Projects, on February 28th, 2006, Linda was elected to represent the 67th Assembly District. Assemblywoman… Read more »
Presented with the opportunity to implement real port security, Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee today opted instead to back out, voting down an amendment to scan 100 percent of American-bound shipping containers for radiological weapons.
The amendment, offered by Congressman Ed Markey, is based on the S.O.S Act, written by Congressman Nadler, Leader Pelosi, and… Read more »
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of the most respected private institutions of higher learning in my district, Pace University, as it celebrates a major milestone, the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1906. This great school has grown from humble beginnings as a School of Accountancy to become a vibrant and dynamic Liberal Arts University offering more than 100 majors.
Over… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler released the following statement today mourning the passing of Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, Grand Rebbe of the Satmar Hassidim.
“It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Rabbi Teitelbaum. The Rebbe of Sainted Memory led an exemplary life. An orphan and a Shoah survivor, the Rebbe was determined not to let the evils of the world… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler held a press conference today in Red Hook, Brooklyn to discuss Red Hook’s crucial role New York shipping activities. Last weekend, a container ship ran aground in the Kill Van Kull, the narrow waterway leading to all of the region’s other ports, and forced a suspension of all shipping traffic into the ports that lie beyond it. The ship… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler today applauded the MTA’s decision to freeze demolition work on 189 Broadway, a building slated to be taken down as construction of the Fulton Street Transit Center progresses. Steps from Ground Zero, 189 Broadway was choked with toxic World Trade Center dust after the collapse of the Twin Towers. A New York Times photograph taken shortly after… Read more »
A New Jersey coroner’s report this week confirmed that the death of NYPD officer James Zadroga was “directly related” to his exposure to toxins while working at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. The report is the latest piece of evidence to show that exposure to World Trade Center dust is a serious and ongoing crisis – and that… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler last week introduced the Equal Access to Social Security Act, H.R. 5152, which would amend the Social Security Act to afford same-sex couples the same benefits, responsibilities, and obligations as others who pay into Social Security.
“Same-sex couples are denied more than 1,000 federal benefits that other taxpayers are entitled to,” Congressman… Read more »