Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) spoke out as a main supporter of an amendment to the House Foreign Operations spending bill for fiscal year 2004 that would prohibit funding to Saudi Arabia. "More than 50 percent of Hamas funding comes from people and organizations within Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian government provided cash payments of $5,333 to each family of… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today called on President Bush to explain why precautions were not made to stop Iraq's nuclear facilities from being looted in the aftermath of the war in Iraq. Nadler's request follows recent revelations that the President's State of the Union address included an inaccurate statement claiming that the Iraqi government attempted to buy nuclear… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today denounced Pat Robertson's "Operation Supreme Court Freedom," a campaign established in the name of religion that calls for the retirement of three Supreme Court justices through collective prayer. "Disagreeing with Supreme Court decisions is acceptable; however, relishing the ailments of others and hoping that personal… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and other members of Congress today announced the creation of the F.A.I.R. Alliance, a coalition aimed at keeping transportation funding levels fair and balanced in upcoming legislation to reauthorize the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21). Current efforts by the SHARE Coalition, led by Representative Tom DeLay, would shift… Read more »

Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and 17 of his colleauges today released a letter they sent to President George W. Bush asking plans, if any, had been made by the Administration, prior to the start of the war in Iraq, to secure suspected or confirmed Iraqi nuclear sites. According to a number of sources, several such facilities were looted of low grade nuclear materials that could be… Read more »

U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-Brooklyn & Manhattan) hailed today’s ruling by the Supreme Court striking down the Texas so-called “gay sodomy” statute as a “victory for privacy and equality.” “All Americans have the right to be free from governmental assault on their privacy. Nowhere is this more true than matters involving private,… Read more »

Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) assailed Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and the Bush Administration for not doing nearly enough to protect American ports from terrorist attacks. Although the Secretary announced that the Administration will spend all of the $58 million designated for port security (Operation Safe Commerce) instead of diverting $28 million for other purposes as… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today laid out his evaluation of the Federal response to the September 11th attacks, in front of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S. The full text of his testimony is attached. In his testimony, the Congressman highlighted governmental agency response in the areas of financial aid, public health and the environment, and national… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement today: "I was struck by Administrator Whitman's resignation letter to the President of the United States, which stated, 'The Agency has played a key role in responding to the terrorist attacks of September 11th.... The work EPA did in the aftermath of those attacks will long be a proud chapter in this Agency's… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is announcing much needed legislation today that would extend the benefit period of the Mortgage and Rental Assistance Program (MRA), under the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Under the Nadler legislation, the benefit period would be extended from 18 months to 24 months. "I have heard from residents and small business owners who… Read more »