Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, voiced his support for H.R. 4248, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), the transportation reauthorization conference report. The bill will provide critical investment in our nation’s roads, bridges, and transit systems, which… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, hailed the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling apparently upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Nadler issued the following statement:
“Today, in upholding the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court has shown that, even at a time when… Read more »
Tonight, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) successfully offered an amendment to increase funding for HIV/AIDS housing within H.R. 5972, the FY2013 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act. The amendment restores $2 million to the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program (HOPWA) to maintain current funding levels. Each million dollars spent through the program provides stable… Read more »
Today, Congressmembers Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Tom Petri (R-WI), John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), the Ranking Democrat of the Judiciary Committee, and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) reintroduced legislation that would ensure meaningful judicial determination of the state secrets privilege. The bipartisan State Secret Protection Act… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the representative of Ground Zero and House sponsor of H.R. 2882, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum Act of 2011, hailed the announcement by Governors Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) and Chris Christie (R-NJ) supporting federal funding for the 9/11 Memorial. The National September 11 Memorial and Museum Act of 2011, which was introduced in… Read more »
Today, in response to another despicable act of anti-Semitic vandalism in Brooklyn, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) condemned the perpetrators and reiterated his commitment to work with law enforcement, elected officials, and community leaders to keep our neighborhoods safe.
He issued the following statement:
“I stand with the Borough Park community in condemning these ugly acts… 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, commended the proposal by Dr. John Howard, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health and the administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program, that the Program accept the… Read more »
Congressmen Dan Lungren (R-CA) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) have joined together to introduce H.R. 5904, the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). H.R. 5904 would allow victims of terrorism to hold accountable all states who sponsor and finance terrorist activities. It is the House companion to bipartisan legislation in the Senate, S. 1894.
“We have joined… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and the lead sponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), lauded today’s decision by the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, presuming DOMA to be unconstitutional in Edith Windsor v. the United States… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, opposed a GOP motion, offered by Congressman Jeff Flake (R-AZ), that would increase minimum transportation formula guarantees from 92% to 95% of gas tax contributions from each state. Rep. Flake’s Motion to Instruct Transportation Reauthorization… Read more »