Lawmakers Advocate for the Heroes Who Answered the Call of Duty on 9/11 to be Treated With Same Dignity As Military Veterans -- Slashing 9/11 Treatment and Compensation Funds Violates Congressional Intent and Contradicts Precedent to Aid Injured and Sick Read more »

Lawmakers Advocate for the Heroes Who Answered the Call of Duty on 9/11 to be Treated With Same Dignity As Military Veterans -- Slashing 9/11 Treatment and Compensation Funds Violates Congressional Intent, and Contradicts Precedent to Aid Victims Read more »

Today, U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Peter T. King (R-NY), the House sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act, wrote to the House leadership of both parties urging that steps be taken to avoid a cut in federal funds for the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) that would… Read more »

Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced crucial legislation to halt sequestration, the process laid out in the Budget Control Act of 2011 to cut $1.2 trillion in federal spending on defense and domestic programs over 10 years.  The Save America’s National Economy Act, aka the SANE Act, would save 2.6 million jobs estimated to be lost… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Peter T. King (R-NY), the House sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act, issued a statement pledging to fight against a cut in federal funds for the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) that would be triggered by the automatic… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-New York), spoke out against mandatory sequestration that would result in massive job losses and against the Republican bill that would not adequately address the looming crisis. “The simple truth is that no one – not the president, not the Congress, not anyone – ever wanted or expected the sequestration to take effect. … Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-New York), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, spoke out against a five year extension of the warrantless wiretapping provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). “While it is appropriate for our government to gather foreign intelligence, and some degree of secrecy is necessary, it is also… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan/Brooklyn) recently travelled to Israel where he joined Israeli and international leaders to call for better recognition of the rights of Jewish refugees from Arab countries. “I am proud to have visited Israel this week to speak about the absolute necessity of recognizing the plight of Jewish refugees from Arab countries,” said Nadler.… Read more »

Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Peter T. King (R-NY), House sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act, hailed today's announcement of a rule finalizing incorporation of 50 cancers to now be covered under the program. The rule was promulgated under the process established in the law, which called for recommendations by a Science and… Read more »

Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Congressman John Conyers, Congressman Barney Frank, Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, Congressman Jared Polis, Congressman David N. Cicilline and other House Democrats filed an Amicus Brief in the case of Edith Schlain Windsor v. United States of… Read more »