9/11 responders who were made sick by the toxic air at Ground Zero traveled to Washington today to watch the President’s State of the Union Address from the House Gallery and join federal lawmakers and labor leaders in urging President Bush to include sufficient funding for unmet 9/11 health needs in the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget proposal. The lawmakers,… Read more »
Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Charles Schumer, Frank Lautenberg, and Robert Menendez, along with Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Carolyn Maloney, and Vito Fossella today called on President Bush to provide adequate funding for the health programs for the victims of the 9/11 attacks when he releases his budget request on February 4th. According to the National Institute for Occupational… Read more »
NEW YORK CITY – Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), whose district includes the site of the World Trade Center, today attended a House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement field hearing in New York City entitled “9/11 Health: Why Did HHS Cancel Contracts to Manage Responder Health Care?”
His prepared opening remarks at the… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, today issued the following statement regarding the 35th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade:
“Thirty-five years ago, the Supreme Court issued one of the most important decisions of the… 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 today’s marking of the sixth anniversary of the arrival of the first detainees from the ‘War on Terror’ at Guantánamo Bay Prison:
"Today marks a sad anniversary for our nation and for… Read more »
Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) and Carolyn Maloney (NY-14) today issued the following on the announcement that Christine LaSala will step down as President of the WTC Captive Insurance Company:
"Anyone who is proud of the fact that the Fund has more money now than when it first started fundamentally misunderstands its purpose," said Congressman Nadler. "The funds… Read more »
On the eve of the second anniversary of the death of NYPD Detective James Zadroga, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Vito Fossella (R-NY) released a statement, below, saying they plan to redouble their efforts to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which would provide medical monitoring to everyone exposed to Ground Zero toxins and treatment for… Read more »
Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Anthony Weiner (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY), and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today urged U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey to honor five private hospital paramedics, who responded to the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11 and are now permanently disabled as a direct result of their work, with benefits under the Public Safety… Read more »
Funding Comes as Thousands of Patients are Seeking Treatment for 9/11 Related Illnesses, with Numbers Rising
Funds to Expand Treatment to Residents, Office and Commercial Workers, Students, and Other Individuals
Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Charles Schumer, Frank Lautenberg, and Robert Menendez, along with Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Carolyn Maloney, and Vito Fossella today… 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 at a Judiciary Committee hearing titled, “The Applicability of Federal Criminal Laws to the Interrogation of Foreign Detainees”:
“Mr. Chairman, I want to commend you for scheduling this timely hearing into… Read more »