Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) led a group of New York Congressional Delegation Members in sending a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky expressing their grave concern regarding limited access to monkeypox testing and vaccines.
Representative Nadler was joined on the letter by New York Reps. Velázquez, Torres… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization:
“This radical rightwing Supreme Court has just ripped away a fundamental right that millions of Americans have relied on for nearly 50 years. This dangerous decision is a severe attack on… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler today delivered the following remarks, as prepared, on the House floor in support of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938):
“I would be remiss, Madam Speaker, if I did not comment on the decision of the Supreme Court, just minutes ago, to revoke the constitutional right to abortion—a right that millions of… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7072, the NDO Fairness Act, which will protect the due process rights of all Americans in the face of excessive government surveillance and data collection. This bipartisan legislation, which passed by voice vote, was introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Congressman Scott Fitzgerald… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) applauds Wednesday’s House passage of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022.
The largest and most progressive WRDA to date, the legislation will enhance the health and vibrancy of water infrastructure and water resources development projects throughout the United States.
“The Water Resources Development Act… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Chairman Jerrold Nadler, dean of the New York congressional delegation, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following statement after today’s congressional delegation meeting:
“So far this year, our nation has witnessed nearly 250 mass shootings, including recent ones in Buffalo, Uvalde, and Philadelphia. This epidemic affects everyday people, in every… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following remarks on the House floor, as prepared, during debate of the Protecting Our Kids Act:
“Our nation has been through trying times these last few weeks as we have tried to process the mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, Tulsa, and all too many other cities. Just this past… Read more »
Just days after 19 children were murdered, every Republican voted against the lifesaving proposals
Washington, D.C. - Following recent mass shootings in Buffalo, NY, Uvalde, TX and Tulsa, OK, the House Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance the “Protecting Our Kids Act” to the House floor. HR 7910 is a comprehensive package of gun violence prevention proposals to stop the spread… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee -- Chair of the Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee – issued statements in advance of a ceremony at the White House to celebrate the signing of a new and long-overdue policing Executive Order.
The Executive Order comes on the second anniversary of the murder of… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing on oversight of clemency and the Office of the Pardon Attorney”:
"I thank Chairwoman Jackson Lee for holding this important oversight hearing on executive clemency and the… Read more »