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 »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, offered an amendment to ensure that all public safety officers – including those who work for the government and for nonprofit organizations – have equal access to their benefit programs. His amendment to H.R. 4018, the Public Safety Officers’… Read more »
Today, in response to State Senator Tom Duane’s announcement that he will retire from public office, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement:
“I am sad to hear of Tom Duane’s departure from public life. Tom’s dedication to his work and his positive impact on New York cannot be overstated. Locally, he has been a powerful and… Read more »
Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Cicilline (D-RI), and John Conyers (D-MI) – the lead sponsors of the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) – applauded the 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ decision in the case of Gill, et al. v.… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, denounced H.R. 3541, the so-called “Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act,” unconstitutional legislation that would interfere in a woman’s private medical choices and criminalize abortion prior to viability.
“Today we have yet another radical foray into… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, responded to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) decision to approve the Spectra Energy NJ-NY Expansion Project, which would run under the Hudson River from New Jersey to Gansevoort Street in Lower Manhattan.
Nadler issued the following… Read more »