Yesterday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on the Israeli government's decision to withdraw from an agreement over the creation of an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall:
“The Israeli government’s decision to withdraw from an agreement to create a space at the Kotel for all Jews to pray should disappoint everyone who extols… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 3004, “Kate’s Law,” which would dramatically expand the penalties for illegal reentry into the United States, even for people who have committed minor and non-violent offenses. In his remarks against the legislation, Rep.… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 3003, the so-called “No Sanctuary for Criminals Act,” which would withhold needed law enforcement funding from so-called “sanctuary cities” that choose not to assist federal authorities in enforcing… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, spoke on the floor against the Republican’s discriminatory medical malpractice legislation H.R. 1215, the so-called “Protecting Access to Care Act."
“The law… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, offered an amendment during the committee’s markup of H.R. 2826, The Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act. Rep. Nadler’s amendment removes the bill’s 50,000 person cap on… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) joined with colleagues on the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism in sending a letter praising the European Parliament's endorsement of a working definition of anti-Semitism on June 1, 2017. The definition was adopted from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
As the letter reads, "The… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the highest ranking Democratic member from the northeast, and Congressman André Carson (D-IN) offered an amendment to HR 2997, the 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act. The amendment, which passed unanimously by voice… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the highest ranking Democratic member from the northeast, offered an amendment to HR 2997, the 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act. The amendment would require the newly privatized Air Traffic Control… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, who in January helped lead the nationwide protest against the implementation of President Trump’s Executive Order from JFK airport, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow parts of the ban to go into effect pending the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) passed legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to address a serious gap in eligibility for FEMA disaster assistance, H.R. 1684, the Disaster Assistance Support for Communities and Homeowners Act of 2017. In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, thousands of New Yorkers realized they may never be able to return their home to… Read more »