NEW YORK -- Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Manhattan
Borough President Scott Stringer, New York State Senator Tom Duane, New
York State Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, and New York City
Councilmember Gale Brewer today celebrated the New York City Department
of Education's (DOE) agreement to heed their and the P.S. 199 Parent
Teacher Association's (PTA) call for comprehensive… Read more »
Governor David A. Paterson today joined state legislators in announcing an
agreement to cover additional public workers who risked their health and safety
in the rescue, recovery and clean-up efforts at the World Trade Center after the attacks of September 11,
2001. The changes embrace the unanimous recommendations of the bi-partisan
September 11th Worker Protection Task Force.… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties today spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 6304, the FISA Amendments Act. The bill was adopted on a vote of 293 to 129.
“This bill is a fig-leaf, granting blanket immunity to the telecom companies for possibly illegal acts without allowing… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
today expressed his objections to H.R. 6304, the FISA Amendments Act.
That bill is expected to be considered by the House on Friday.
“I regret
that I cannot vote for the FISA Amendments Act,” said Rep. Nadler.
“While the wiretapping… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Subcommittee on
the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties today held an
oversight hearing on the role that Bush Administration lawyers played
in creating, approving and implementing abusive interrogation policies
that resulted in the widespread abuse of detainees in U.S. custody and
control.
Witnesses at
the hearing… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08),
Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil
Rights and Civil Liberties, today welcomed the approval of H.R. 3195,
the Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007 by the
House Judiciary Committee. The bill, introduced by House Majority
Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-5), was approved on a unanimous vote.
“The ADA… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of
the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil
Liberties, today joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers to launch the
Congressional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality Caucus.
Rep. Nadler will serve as a Vice Chair of the Caucus, which is chaired
by Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (WI-2) and Congressman… Read more »
Today, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY),
Christopher Shays (R-CT), Vito Fossella (R-NY), and Jerrold Nadler
(D-NY) released a new report from the Government Accountability Office
(GAO) revealing that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) lacks a coordinated, department-wide plan to protect the health
and safety of Americans who respond to public health disasters. In… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties,
today issued the following statement regarding Governor David
Paterson’s directive to all state agencies to recognize same-sex
marriages completed in other jurisdictions:
“Governor Paterson’s
directive makes clear his commitment to provide equal… Read more »
House
Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. and Subcommittee on the
Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Chairman Jerrold Nadler
welcomed today’s Supreme Court decision in CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries. In that decision, the Court upheld protections against retaliation for workers who raise concerns about race discrimination.
After complaining about… Read more »