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Nadler: We Must Defend Mass Transit Against the GOPs Unwarranted Attack

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued a stern warning in response to GOP plans to eliminate guaranteed funding for mass transit within H.R. 7, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act.  As H.R. 7 is currently drafted, mass transit is included within a new “Alternative…

Nadler Denounces GOP Arrest and Expulsion of Journalists from Science Committee Hearing on Fracking

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, expressed outrage at news that Republicans on the House Science Committee expelled two journalists, and arrested one of them, from a public hearing on hydraulic fracturing. He issued the following statement: “I have served in the House of Representatives since 1992,…

Nadler: GOP Transportation Bill Falls Short of Nations Profound Infrastructure Needs

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following statement on today’s expected introduction of H.R. 7, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act – the newest federal surface transportation bill designed to fund the nation’s infrastructure needs for five…

Nadler Condemns Firebombing of Religious and Cultural Sites Across the City

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler condemned the firebombing attacks on Sunday evening that hit an Islamic cultural center, a private residence used as a Hindu house of worship, another private residence and a grocery store in Queens.  The NYPD has reported that these attacks appear to be linked and are treating the attacks as possible hate crimes.   As of Tuesday morning,…

Nadler Seeks Equity for Visual Artists and their Intellectual Property

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, introduced legislation designed to let visual artists share in revenues generated by the resale of their works.  The Equity for Visual Artists Act of 2011, which was also introduced in the Senate today by Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), would set aside a royalty rate of 7%…

Nadler Denounces Expansion of War Powers and Threats to Due Process Rights in Defense Authorization Bill

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, spoke out against the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012, because it fails to protect due process rights for the accused, expands the scope of the war on terror beyond those responsible for the 9/11 attacks, and…

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