CONTACT: Aaron Keyak (Nadler), (202) 225-5635 Tom Mentzer (Feinstein), (202) 224-9629 Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), authors of the “Respect for Marriage Act” in the House and Senate respectively, welcomed the report by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on implementation of the Supreme… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), author of the “Respect for Marriage Act,” welcomed the report by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on implementation of the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor.  In that case, the Court ruled that Section 3 of DOMA, which defined marriage as “only a legal union between one man and one woman,”… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, called for support of the Sensenbrenner/Lofgren/Massie amendment which seeks to end the “backdoor search” loophole in section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. This loophole has allowed the government to search for the communications of United States citizens without a… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, delivered an opening statement at the hearing on “GSA’s Failure to Meet the Needs of the Judiciary: A Case Study of Bureaucratic Negligence and Waste.” Rep. Nadler stated, “The purpose of today’s hearing is to… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, Vice Chair of the House LGBT Equality Caucus, and a long-time supporter for passage of measures to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from discrimination, applauded President Obama for announcing that he will sign an executive order to ban federal… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, delivered an opening statement at the hearing on “Music Licensing Under Title 17 Part One.” “With colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I am developing legislation to address the various problems in existing law in one… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, delivered the following statement on the House floor on Section 8 housing vouchers and funding our national transportation infrastructure: "Thank you Mr. Speaker, two of our central responsibilities as Members of Congress are to support a strong national… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, delivered an opening statement at a field hearing in New York City as part of the comprehensive review of the Copyright Act and the first sale doctrine. "New York City is home to thousands of creators –… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered a statement on the House floor on closing the Guantanamo Bay Prison in Cuba. "Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman. "I understand that there is an irrational fear of bringing Guantanamo detainees into the United States, even though we would only do so to bring them to justice.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) applauded Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Tim Gill, founder of the Gill Foundation, for creating the first-ever study by the National Park Service to identify historical sites and events integral to the civil rights struggle of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans. “While there is still much,… Read more »