AMENDMENT NO. 9 OFFERED BY MR. NADLER
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 9 offered by Mr. Nadler:
Page 108, after line 7, insert the following:
TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 801. None of the funds made available in this Act… Read more »
Mr. Speaker, job creation under the Bush administration remains disappointing, despite 3 years of economic recovery. Last month the economy created only 78,000 jobs. There are fewer private sector jobs in the United States today than there were in January 2001 when President Bush took office. In fact, the economy must still create an additional 24,000 jobs just to get back to where we… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today offered an amendment to protect Americans’ medical records from secret searches by the FBI under powers granted by the USA PATRIOT Act. Section 505 of the PATRIOT Act authorizes local FBI agents to demand private information using so-called “national security letters” (NSLs) – without getting a judge’s approval,… Read more »
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, I hereby notify the House of my intention to offer a resolution as a question of the privileges of the House.
The form of my resolution is as follows:
Resolution disapproving the manner in which Representative Sensenbrenner has responded to the minority party's request under rule XI of the House of Representatives for an… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) yesterday rose on the House floor to support a resolution condemning institutional anti-Semitism by United Nations member states and urging remedial action by U.N. officials. The bipartisan resolution passed the House on a vote of 409-2. Congressman Nadler’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow:
“Mr. Speaker, I rise in… Read more »
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Res. 282, which calls on the President to take steps to stem the ugly tide of anti-Semitism at the United Nations and in the Middle East.
The hijacking of the United Nations by some member states is an attack against international peace and the founding principles of the U.N. The use of blood libels by representatives of member states, in reports,… Read more »
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Elizabeth J. Coleman, who has dedicated her life to the fight for civil rights, and has broken down numerous barriers along the way. Ms. Coleman's legal career has focused on ensuring access for all Americans to a fair and unbiased justice system, one through which they can realize the entirety of their constitutional rights. This principle has… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-Brooklyn and Manhattan) hailed today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA).
Rep. Nadler, along with Rep. Charles Canady, was the original sponsor of the legislation which passed, and was signed into law by President Clinton in 2000.
“I am pleased that the Supreme Court has… Read more »
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA), and the 75th anniversary of its building, located at 14 Vesey Street in New York City. This location, in the heart of both my District and Lower Manhattan, has been the home of NYCLA and its many charitable and educational programs, all of which further its primary purpose of serving the public interest.… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today introduced legislation to provide crucial checks against the unprecedented and dangerous “national security letter” authority granted to the FBI under Section 505 of the USA PATRIOT Act. Congressman Nadler was joined in introducing the Stop Self-Authorized Secret Searches Act by Republican Congressman Jeff Flake (R-AZ).
Section… Read more »