Today, the United States Copyright Office released a new report, updating and reversing its analysis of resale royalties for the first time since 1992. This new analysis is important to visual artists, including illustrators, painters, photographers, and sculptors, and the market for the sale of their work. Many of the Copyright Office’s recommendations will be reflected in the new… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released the following statement on his vote in support of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013:
“Over the past few years, Congressional spending has gone entirely in the wrong direction. The sequester, combined with a general collapse in government spending, has been suffocating much-needed human services, dragging down the economy, and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) announced that millions of dollars in federal grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will be awarded to 81 artistic organizations and institutions in the 10th Congressional District of New York. These grants range in value from $10,000 to $100,000 and will help finance a wide variety of activities including… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released the following statement on the state of America’s Social Security program:
“Social Security is one of the bedrocks of America’s middle class. It is an essential safety net for millions of our nation’s seniors and their families who rely on this program for their basic necessities.
“Social Security is a self-financed… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Borough President Scott Stringer, State Senator Brad Hoylman, and Assembly Members Richard Gottfried and Deborah Glick issued the following joint statement on the recent developments around the United Stated Postal Service’s (USPS) proposal to sell the Old Chelsea Post Office… Read more »
Today, New York Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D), Jerrold Nadler (D) and Peter King (R) released the following statement in response to the newly released Second Annual Status Report of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund:
The fact that there have only been 112 compensation decisions issued by the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) is deeply disappointing. While we are… Read more »
The Panel on 21st Century Freight Transportation, led by the panel’s Chairman, U.S. Rep John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN) and Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), released its final report today on the current state of freight transportation in the United States and its recommendations for freight transportation improvements to strengthen the U.S.… Read more »
Today, Congressmembers Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, Tom Petri (R-WI), and John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), the Ranking Democrat of the Judiciary Committee, reintroduced legislation that would ensure meaningful judicial determination of the state secrets privilege. The bipartisan State Secrets Protection Act… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released the following statement on the passing of former Congressman Major Owens who represented Brooklyn from 1983 to 2007:
Today, New York, and our entire country, lost a great public servant. I’ve also lost a friend. Whether it was from the streets of New York City, the floor of the House of Representatives, or the classrooms of Medgar Evans… Read more »