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 »

Fighting for Equal Rights for All Americans Adding the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution is long overdue. The ERA, which guarantees equality under the law regardless of sex, first passed the House in 1972 and included an arbitrary deadline for ratification, which Congress extended once before it expired. In 1982, when the deadline had expired, 35 states had voted in… Read more »

Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) sent a joint letter to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and the Warden of the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in lower Manhattan responding to reports that the MCC has been in a lockdown for over five days, with inmates’ access to basic hygiene and outside visitation—including legal… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement responding to the Trump Administration announcement that the Army Corps of Engineers is cancelling a vital study examining potential solutions to New York City and regional storm risks, such as another Sandy-level storm: “The Army Corps’ dangerous and inexplicable decision to cancel an in-progress study to improve New… Read more »

Rep. Nadler Statement on the Trump Administration’s Inadequate Coronavirus Response   Faced with the threat of a growing global pandemic, Americans deserve better than a White House totally unprepared and demonstrating no urgency to address coronavirus. Over 80,000 people in 37 countries have been infected with coronavirus and more than 2,500 have already died. Today, the Center… Read more »

Today, Rep. Nadler delivered the following statement on the House floor urging the passage of H.J. Res. 79.   “M. Speaker, this is long overdue legislation to ensure that the Equal Rights Amendment can finally become the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution.  “This year, we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote.  Despite the… Read more »