Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan/Brooklyn) called on Assemblyman Vito Lopez to resign from the Assembly and as County Chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party as a result of Ethics Committee finding him guilty of sexual harassment and abuse. Congressman Nadler’s statement follows:
“I applaud the work of both the bi-partisan Assembly Ethics Committee and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) condemned the reported decision by United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon to attend the Non-Aligned Movement conference in Tehran, especially in light of the latest anti-Israeli remarks by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Congressman Nadler’s statement follows:
“I strongly disagree with the reported decision by United… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, circulated a discussion draft of the Interim Fairness in Radio Starts Today (FIRST) Act. The legislation would address inequality and unfairness faced by performing artists and Internet radio in regard to rights and royalties.
“Terrestrial radio companies have… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) condemned the shocking attack at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. He issued the following statement:
“I am shocked and horrified to learn of the shooting rampage at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek Wisconsin. It is still too early to know much about the details of the shooting, but we do know that a shooter entered a temple and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, voiced his strong opposition to H.R. 997, a GOP Judiciary bill to prohibit usage of languages other than English in official government communications, including voter and ballot materials. At a Constitution Subcommittee hearing on the legislation, Nadler noted that… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2012 in order to bring the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) up to date with advances in… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) called on Members of the House to reject H.R. 8, the Republican tax proposal to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of Americans. The measure would raise taxes on millions of Americans by an average of $1,000 per year, and increase the deficit by $50 billion in just the first year. Nadler called for House passage of the… Read more »
Last night, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, helped defeat yet another effort by House Republicans to curtail women’s access to reproductive rights. H.R. 3803, the “D.C. Abortion Ban Act,” was defeated under suspension of the rules.
“This legislation is a flagrantly… Read more »
Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and lead sponsor of the United American Families Act, and Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA), Chair Emeritus of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and lead sponsor of the Reuniting Families Act, were joined by 81 additional Members… Read more »