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Nadler and Cicilline Chastise GOP for Blocking Vote on Whether to Allow Terrorists and Sex Offenders to Carry Concealed Weapons

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, berated Republicans in the House Rules Committee for blocking his two amendments to the GOP-sponsored H.R. 822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011.  The first amendment, which Nadler offered with Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), would prevent known or suspected…

Nadler Statement on Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes in Brooklyn

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, condemned the recent spate of anti-Semitic incidents in Brooklyn and issued the following statement: “I stand firmly behind Brooklyn’s Jewish community in expressing my anger and disgust at recent acts of anti-Semitism.  These cowardly attacks show a…

Nadler Cheers Senate Judiciary Vote to Repeal DOMA

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and the author of the Respect for Marriage Act to repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), lauded the Senate Judiciary Committee’s affirmative vote for the Respect for Marriage Act. He issued the following statement: “I wholeheartedly commend our…

Lower Manhattan Pols Comment on Efforts to Solve Downtown Quality-of-Life Issues

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, State Senator Daniel Squadron, and Councilwoman Margaret Chin responded to the successful steps being taken by both the City and Occupy Wall Street (OWS) to ameliorate the serious quality-of-life and safety issues near the demonstrations and, in particular, today’s announcement that OWS has secured off-site 24-hour…

Pelosi, 132 House Members File Amicus Brief in Landmark Court Challenge to DOMA

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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 consolidated case of Massachusetts v. Dept. of Health and…

Nadler Lauds Removal of Barricades around Zuccotti Park, Calls for Further Improvements by NYPD

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), representative of Lower Manhattan, responded to news that Mayor Bloomberg will remove barricades around Zuccotti Park, as requested yesterday in a letter that Nadler – joined by other local elected officials – sent to the Mayor. Nadler issued the following statement: “I am grateful to Mayor Bloomberg for responding so…

9/11 Comp. Fund Begins Taking Applications Today

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U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY), authors of H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, issued the following joint statement on the announcement today by Special Master Sheila Birnbaum that the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) is now accepting compensation claims: “This is the most significant step…

Nadler and NY Delegation Seek End to Wrongful Termination of Section 8 Vouchers in NYC

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Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Members of New York’s Congressional Delegation called on the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to halt the wrongful termination of thousands of Section 8 vouchers in light of computer and clerical errors on the part of NYCHA.  The Members sent a letter to NYCHA Chairman John Rhea requesting an immediate moratorium on voucher…

Nadler Hails Long-Awaited End of U.S. War in Iraq

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a vocal opponent of the U.S. war in Iraq from the outset, hailed today’s announcement by President Obama that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn by the end of this year. Nadler issued the following statement: “After nearly nine years, $800 billion, and more than 4,400 American lives and untold numbers of Iraqi lives lost, I am…

Statement on Community Board Occupy Wall Street Resolution by Senator Squadron, Congressman Nadler & Borough President Stringer

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Tonight, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer released the following statement upon passage of a Community Board 1 resolution regarding Occupy Wall Street: “Last week, we called on Brookfield to delay its clean-up of the park to allow for dialogue and, ultimately, a long-term solution that works for the…

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