Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) and New York City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe announced today that together with Senators Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton, they have ended a years-long logjam and secured $6 million in Federal funding for Riverside Park South, along the Hudson River between 59th and 72nd Streets in New York City.
“By finding a solution that enables us to… Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) and Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statements on the Supreme Court's decision upholding Indiana's voter photo ID law:
"I am disappointed that the Court majority upheld Indiana's law which I believe places unneeded obstacles in the… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler today announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved a comprehensive lease renewal deal for American Stevedoring International (ASI) to continue operations at the Red Hook Container Port for the next 10 years. The approval occurred at today's Port Authority annual meeting.
Rep. Nadler applauded the efforts of the Port… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) today entered into the Congressional Record the following statement regarding the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel:
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the bipartisan House Leadership Resolution, H. Con. Res. 322, of which I am a cosponsor, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel.
“In 1947, the year I… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), chair of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties today issued the following statement regarding the Second Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision that former Environmental Protect Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman is immune from liability for false statements she made about air quality and public safety after… Read more »
On the 40th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35), Chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, today announced that they will hold an oversight hearing on the enforcement of federal… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today reintroduced H.R.5750, the Senior Citizenship Act. That legislation would help ease some of the burdens for older immigrants seeking to become American citizens.
"Most immigrants come to America to seek a better life, and those who seek to become… Read more »
A bipartisan group of lawmakers welcomed the adoption by the House of a Congressional Resolution (H.Res.185), which recognizes the plight of hundreds of thousands Jewish refugees who were displaced from countries in the Middle East, North Africa and the Persian Gulf. The resolution was introduced by Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Joseph Crowley (D-NY) and… Read more »
A bipartisan group of lawmakers welcomed the adoption by the House of a Congressional Resolution (H.Res.185), which recognizes the plight of hundreds of thousands Jewish refugees who were displaced from countries in the Middle East, North Africa and the Persian Gulf. The resolution was introduced by Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Joseph Crowley (D-NY) and… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-16), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law today held a joint oversight hearing titled, “Paying With Their Lives: The Status of Compensation for 9/11… Read more »