Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today chided the State Department for "floating" a desire to decrease foreign aid to Israel unless the Israeli government stops construction of a security fence served to protect civilians from Palestinian terrorists. "The State Department's comments regarding foreign aid to Israel are not only inappropriate, but unfair. Perhaps the… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today praised Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for introducing The Permanent Partners Immigration Act in the Senate. This legislation, which is the companion to Nadler's bill in the House, would extend benefits enjoyed by legal marriages under the U.S. Immigration Law to couples in permanent partnerships. "I am troubled by the President's… Read more »

New York City - Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, today joined the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, in touring the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn following reports of abuses of detainees held at the Center. "The Judiciary Committee has the… Read more »

New York-- Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to immediately release $54.5 million in funding to replenish the World Trade Center Business Recovery Grant (BRG) program. The shortfall in money, given to the state in a Community Development Block Grant routed through HUD, has left many small businesses waiting for… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) successfully offered an amendment to the Veterans Affairs/Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2004 that would increase funding for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. The House approved the measure by a vote of 217-208. "Every American deserves to live in safe, decent, affordable housing. Section 8 vouchers… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today successfully offered an amendment to the Veterans Affairs/Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2004 that would increase funding for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA). "I am pleased that my colleagues in the House recognized the importance of this amendment. At any given time, one-third to… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today made the following statement upon release of a congressional report on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001: "Today, a joint panel of House and Senate intelligence committees issued a report on intelligence failures prior to September 11th. "It is unfortunate that much of the information is still being withheld by the Bush… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today called on Congress to support legislation that would restore First Amendment rights that were revoked by the USA Patriot Act. An amendment supported by Nadler to the Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2004 would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to conduct investigations of libraries and bookstores… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) will offer an amendment today to the House Foreign Operations spending bill for Fiscal Year 2004 that would limit funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) unless it makes some fundamental changes to Palestinian refugee camps under its control. "Congress should not make funding available to an agency that has no plans to… Read more »

The House of Representatives has included $1.75 million in its Energy and Water Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2004 to protect Coney Island from beach erosion, thanks to a successful funding request by Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). The erosion protection project will continue to be supervised by the Army Corps of Engineers, who will use the funding to construct… Read more »