Dear friends, While much of my efforts over the past month have been focused on keeping New Yorkers healthy and safe from the rapid spread of COVID-19 (you can read more about those efforts to protect New Yorkers here), as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee I have a duty to ensure a proper response to the… Read more »

New York, NY—Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) were joined by members of the New York City Delegation in requesting that Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy include $4 billion in federal assistance for the nonprofit museum industry in the next coronavirus recovery package. New York City is home to more than 100 nonprofit… Read more »

New York, NY — Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) led a bipartisan group of New York and New Jersey Members in a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) calling for financial assistance to the Port Authority of New York and… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued a statement condemning the Trump Administration's refusal to lift their ban on fetal tissue research as scientists and medical professionals work tirelessly to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and save lives: "Scientists have told Congress again and again that fetal tissue is the gold standard for vaccine research. The ban on this research… Read more »

Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) suggesting several legislative priorities Congress should consider as we work to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. The letter is available here and below: March 18, 2020 Dear Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader… Read more »

Dear friends, The rapidly spreading coronavirus (COVID-19) has forced all of us to make significant changes to our lives as we adjust to social distancing and other preventative measures designed to inhibit the spread of the virus. I have been working hard—both in Washington and at home in New York—to protect Americans’ health and economic wellbeing. Please know that my office is… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Today, in response to the continued spread of COVID-19 through New York City, Representatives Nadler, Maloney, Meng, Velázquez, Rose, Ocasio-Cortez, Jeffries, Clarke, Engel, Meeks, Serrano, and Espaillat issued a statement calling for the closure of all New York City schools: "With New York City having declared a state of emergency, the time has come for Mayor de… Read more »

Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo requesting changes to the petitioning process for the June 23, 2020 New York State primary. In the letter, Rep. Nadler urged Governor Cuomo to exercise his emergency authority to facilitate submission of petitions by mail and to lower the number of signatures needed to designate petitions, protecting the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) led Members of the New York State Congressional delegation, including Reps. Max Rose (NY-11), Thomas Suozzi (NY-3), Nydia Velázquez (NY-7), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Carolyn Maloney (NY-12), Grace Meng (NY-6), Yvette Clarke (NY-9), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Brian Higgins (NY-26), Gregory Meeks (NY-5), and Paul Tonko (NY-20), in a… Read more »

Dear Friends, The number of COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus, cases reported on American soil grows every day, including six in New York State, and the White House seems ill-prepared to handle the spread of the virus. I was, therefore, proud to join my colleagues in the House in passing… Read more »