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Nadler Defends DOJs Tom Perez from Politically-Motivated Attacks

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, opposed the GOP’s ongoing attacks on Tom Perez, the current Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and President Obama’s nominee to be the next Secretary of Labor.  At a Joint Hearing of the Committee on…

Serrano, Nadler, King Announce Funding for New Security Pavilion at Moynihan Federal Courthouse

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(New York, NY) –Today, Congressmen José E. Serrano, Jerrold Nadler and Peter King joined Chief Judge Loretta A. Preska to announce that the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Federal Courthouse has received $10.4 million in federal funds to build a new state-of-the-art security pavilion. The security pavilion was planned for  shortly after 9/11 but until the intercession of the New…

Nadler Statement on FAA Budget Flexibility Vote

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the most senior member from the Northeast on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, reacted to House passage of a bill that would give the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flexibility as it applies across-the-board budget cuts.  Over 3,500 flight delays have been reported since Sunday as a result of the indiscriminate…

Statement for Panel on 21st Century Freight: Overview of the United States Freight Transportation System

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The Honorable Jerrold Nadler Ranking Member Panel on 21st Century Freight Transportation Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure “Overview of the United States’ Freight Transportation System” April 24, 2013 Mr. Chairman, let me begin by thanking Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member Rahall for convening this Panel to examine freight transportation in the United…

Reps. Maloney, Nadler and King Statement on study showing 15% increased cancer rates among 9/11 first responders

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 Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney [D-NY], Jerrold Nadler [D-NY], and Peter King [R-NY] issued the following statement after publication today of a study of almost 21,000 first responders by the World Trade Center Health Program which shows a 15 percent increased incidence of thyroid, prostate, blood, lymph and soft tissue cancers among first responders in the first seven years after the…

Nadler Announces $3.2 Million in National Endowment for the Arts Grants to New Yorks 10th Congressional District

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced over $3.2 million in grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to arts organizations and institutions in his congressional district in New York City.  These federal grants support artistic projects across all stages of development, from the incipient imagination through the final presentation. “I am very proud that…

Nadler Applauds Administration Decision to Use the Federal Courts to Try Boston Marathon Suspect

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Today, Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice of the House Judiciary Committee, praised the Obama Administration for its decision to charge and prosecute Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, in the United States court system.  Representative Nadler issued the following statement in response to…

Nadler Statement on Senate Immigration Proposal

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, issued the following statement on the Senate’s new proposal for comprehensive immigration reform: “I applaud my Senate colleagues for their historic efforts and first steps toward serious immigration reform.  Immigration reform is one of the most…

Nadler Applauds Tom Perez, Head of DOJ Civil Rights Division, for Strong Leadership

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, spoke in support of Tom Perez and his strong record of reform and leadership at the helm of the United States Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.  At a Judiciary hearing entitled, “Mismanagement at the Civil Right Division of the…

Shuster, Rahall Announce Special Panel Tasked with Developing Freight Transportation Improvements

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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) today announced the members of a special panel tasked with examining the current state of freight transportation in the United States and how improving freight transportation can strengthen the U.S. economy. The full committee’s Vice Chairman, Rep. John J. Duncan,…

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