As families prepare to travel for Memorial Day, Congress must take steps to ensure families with small children can stay together while flying Read more »

“This bill sets a dangerous precedent, undercutting our environmental laws and short circuiting the review process.” Read more »

Congressmen José E. Serrano, Joseph Crowley and Jerrold Nadler today applauded the settlement that was announced today in a lawsuit that New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and New York Communities for Change had pursued in order to force the New York City Department of Education to speed up its replacement of PCB-laden fixtures in schools. Under the terms of the settlement, the… Read more »

Today, in response to the withholding of the Leahy Amendment to protect LGBT families during the committee’s markup of immigration reform legislation, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released the following statement: “As the House sponsor of the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), I am extremely disappointed that an amendment to ensure equal treatment for same-sex, bi-national… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, participated in a Congressional hearing which examined the issue of Jacob Ostreicher’s illegal detention. Mr. Ostreicher, a constituent of Rep. Nadler’s from Brooklyn, has been detained in Bolivia for nearly two years. Rep. Nadler has previously… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the most senior member from the Northeast on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, voiced his continued opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline project and his support for the Cohen Amendment to require normal judicial review of environmental risks and private property rights within the project.  Citing severe environmental… Read more »

Today, Senators Robert Casey (D-PA) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) in the Senate, and Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Susan Davis (D-CA) and Marcia Fudge (D-OH) in the House, joined by the leaders of women’s advocacy organizations, unions, and business groups from across the nation, introduced critical legislation – the Pregnant… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) lauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) announcement of $1.8 billion for New York City communities struggling to pay for and complete repairs and construction following Hurricane Sandy, including a provision requested by Nadler to reimburse homeowners for repairs already performed.  However, Nadler criticized… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), author of legislation to repeal the federal debt ceiling, voiced his vehement opposition to the Republicans’ “Pay China First Act” (H.R. 807), which would tie an increase of the federal debt ceiling to payment of debts to China and Social Security, while failing to compensate Medicare beneficiaries, veterans, service members and… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the most senior member from the Northeast on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, welcomed $475.25 million in emergency federal relief for Hurricane Sandy-devastated parks and monuments in the Northeast, including key National Monuments in New York City.  Through the U.S. Department of the Interior, the funds will go toward… Read more »