Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and original sponsor of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, released the following statement after Congress passed the FY16 Omnibus spending bill, which contained legislation providing for a permanent extension of the World Trade Center Health Program, and a five year… Read more »

Stonewall Site Would Be First Ever National Monument Recognizing the American Struggle for LGBT Equality Read more »

Senators Gillibrand and Schumer, along with Congress Members Maloney, Nadler, King, and Donovan, Announce Renewal of Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensations Programs to be Included in Final Omnibus Spending Bill Set to Pass Later This Week Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, issued the following statement in support of the Emergency Information Improvement Act, providing FEMA assistance to public broadcasters.  After working on legislation in the House to help public broadcasters access disaster… Read more »

Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Shultz (D-FL), and Susan Davis (D-CA) issued the following joint statement on the International Atomic Energy Agency report investigating Iran’s nuclear program: “Yesterday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released its report on the past possible military dimensions (PMD) of… Read more »

Continued Congressional Inaction Threatens Critical Health Care and Compensation for Tens of Thousands of 9/11 First Responders and Survivors Read more »

New York State gets an additional $1.5 billion above current levels in highway and transit formula funding over the life of the bill, with an estimated additional $500 million going to projects in New York City Read more »

Today, Democratic Members of the Select Committee to Attack Women’s Health, Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) released a joint statement along with a letter addressed to Speaker Paul Ryan calling on him to disband the partisan Select Committee in the wake of… Read more »

This Thanksgiving, as we gather with friends and family, I am reminded and thankful of the relative safety we feel when we sit down at our tables and enjoy the company of those we love.  It is heartbreaking to me that Ezra Schwartz's family will have one empty chair this Thanksgiving, after their son—who was spending his gap-year studying at a yeshiva in Israel—was… Read more »

“Defeating terrorism should not mean slamming the door in the faces of those who are fleeing its deadly consequences.” Read more »