Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), whose district includes the Broadway theater district, today joined with his colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee to adopt H.R. 1312, the Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act. The measure would help end the delays and uncertainties in the processing of visa petitions for foreign guest artists coming to the United States. The bill… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), the highest ranking member from New York to serve on the Transportation Committee today renewed his call for the passage of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2007. That bill, already adopted by the House, includes a cabin air quality study authored by Rep. Nadler.
The Senate version of the bill is currently pending and… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), who represents parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, today joined with his colleagues in the House to override President Bush’s veto of the Water Resources Development Act. The final vote of 361 to 54 was more than the two-thirds required. The bill heads to the Senate, where it is also expected to pass.
Included in the Water Resources… Read more »
Funds to Expand Treatment to Residents, Office and Commercial Workers, Students, and Other Individuals
Call for Focus on Long-Term, Comprehensive Solution to Screen and Monitor All Individuals Who Were Exposed to the Environmental Hazards After the September 11th Attacks
Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Charles Schumer, Frank Lautenberg, and Robert Menendez, along with… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) today spoke on the House floor in support of H.Res. 759, a resolution “Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Mass Movement for Soviet Jewish Freedom and the 20th Anniversary of the Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jewry on the Mall in Washington, D.C.”
“I am gratified to represent the largest community of former Soviet… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties today held an oversight hearing on the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. The hearing, initially scheduled in July, was postponed when the Department refused to make Voting Section Chief John Tanner available to testify.… Read more »
Today the House passed legislation, Procedural Fairness for September 11th Victims Act (S. 2106/H.R. 3961), to remove legal obstacles for families of 9/11 victims seeking justice through the federal courts.
Shortly after 9/11, Congress mandated that victims and their families who opted out of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and chose to pursue civil suits could only do so in the… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) today issued the following statement in response to the planned performance of the Neo-Nazi Croatian rock star, Marko Perkovic, also known as Thompson, in Manhattan next month:
“The glorification of anti-Semitism, fascism and the Holocaust by Thompson is abhorrent. While Thompson is entitled to his prejudiced and misguided views, the… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-14), Vito Fossella (NY-13), and Jerrold Nadler (NY-8) released the following statement today in response to the city medical examiner’s ruling on the death of retired police detective and Ground Zero veteran James Zadroga, and the medical examiner’s meeting with Mr. Zadroga’s family:
“It is our understanding the… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Congressman Bill Delahunt (MA-10), Chair of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight today held a joint hearing to examine the practice of “extraordinary rendition.”
“Sending someone to… Read more »