Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), the highest ranking member from New York to serve on the House Transportation Committee today welcomed the announcement that the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey voted to move forward with the Cross Harbor Rail Freight Tunnel. The Tunnel is an inter-state project that has the potential to significantly reduce… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), today issued the following statement on the pending House vote to override President Bush’s veto of legislation to strengthen the State Children’s Health Insurance Program:
“Today, we have an opportunity to reaffirm our nation’s commitment to the health of our children. An overwhelming majority in Congress and America… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today urged his colleagues to pass H. R. 3773 Responsible Electronic Surveillance that is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007 (RESTORE Act). Rep. Nadler is an original co-sponsor of the bill that was introduced by Judiciary Committee Chairman John… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) today issued the following statement in response to Ann Coulter’s most recent anti-Semitic remarks:
"The wonder of our Constitution is that everyone, including Ms. Coulter, is entitled to their views. However, through her bigoted remarks, she shows yet again that she forgets that the First Amendment not only protects her right to speak, it… 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 on the Jena 6 as the full committee held an oversight hearing on the issue:
“Our laws envision an America wherein all children attend school without fear of attack or discrimination based on the color of their… Read more »
NEW YORK CITY – Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), the highest ranking member from New York to serve on the House Transportation Committee, today welcomed the decision by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to publicly release the “Project Profile” portion of all Requests for Proposals for the development of the West Side Yard (WSY).
“I applaud the… Read more »
The House Judiciary Committee today adopted an amendment offered by Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, to strengthen the judicial oversight of the surveillance programs by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Court. The amendment strengthened key civil liberties protections included in… Read more »
I thank the gentleman for yielding.
Mr. Chairman, I just want to say that the rhetoric on this bill and this amendment is a little disturbing.
Everybody in this Congress, everybody in this committee, both sides of the aisle, are committed to defeating the terrorists and to protecting the American people.
Everybody recognizes the awfulness of what happened in my district on September… Read more »
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I am pleased to join you in introducing the Restore Act of 2007. This legislation will, as the name implies, restore the proper role of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in the maintenance of our national security infrastructure.
Let's get the terms of this debate clear before we begin. No one and certainly not this bill is suggesting that our… Read more »
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I rise in opposition to the substitute, the so-called substitute amendment by Mr. Forbes.
I start with the affirmative point. The Democratic bill, the bill before us, gives the administration everything it says it needs in terms of the actual tools to collect intelligence.
It is striking that nearly every comment from the minority today is directed at… Read more »