Today, further details about the National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance program were made public in press accounts. Specifically, it was reported that internal NSA’s reports show that the agency repeatedly ran afoul of privacy rules. Following these public revelations, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released the following statement in response to the announcement from the Office of Head Start that approximately 57,000 children were going to be cut from its programs due to sequestration this year -- including 3,847 children in New York, making New York the third hardest hit state in the country: With Head Start’s latest announcement, we… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, released the following statement: Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement today on mandatory minimum sentences is welcome news. I have long been a critic of mandatory sentences because they deny federal judges the flexibility to issue appropriate… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, released the following statement: Today’s ruling by a federal judge that the New York Police Department’s stop and frisk policy violated the constitutional rights of New Yorkers is a step in the right direction. It’s unfortunate that it took a… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, lead a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State John Kerry regarding the protection of LGBT athletes, staff, and spectators during the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia. “The United States must do everything we can to protect… Read more »

Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the most senior member from the Northeast on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced the Clean Ports Act of 2013 in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives respectively.  “Congress must act to provide New York, and cities all across the country, with the common… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, applauded the latest success of the Affordable Care Act. “Instead of fighting to create American jobs and doing the people’s business, today, Republicans are once again voting to undermine the successful Affordable Care Act – for the 38th time.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is pleased to announce that Aaron Keyak will begin serving as his new Communications Director. “Aaron is an experienced and aggressive communications professional who I know will help me in serving the people of the New York,” said Congressman Nadler. “He is a welcomed member of our team, and I look forward to working with him as… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, and author of the Respect for Marriage Act, the bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), cheered today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court in Hollingsworth v. Perry, which clears the path to restoration of marriage equality in… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, and author of the Respect for Marriage Act, the bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), cheered today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court striking down Section 3 of DOMA as an unconstitutional deprivation of the equal liberty guarantee… Read more »