As theaters prepared for the opening of Oliver Stone’s film “World Trade Center” tonight, New York advocacy groups and elected officials called for renewed focus on the real-life heroes of 9/11.  Many of the first responders and salvage workers who answered their nation’s call on that day were grievously sickened by World Trade Center contamination and have… Read more »

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney today asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to expand its ongoing investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) response to the September 11th attacks to include an examination of classified documents.  A report in the New York Daily News on Friday revealed… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler today introduced legislation to crack down on child pornographers and repeat sex offenders.  The Stop Child Pornographers and Predators Act would increase penalties on child pornographers and would ensure that a provision in current law that appears to be unconstitutional does not threaten critical protections for children. The Supreme Court ruled in… Read more »

In a letter to Attorney General Gonzales today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler renewed his call for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program. When Congressman Nadler first called for a special counsel in December of last year, the Administration responded by tracing its authority to carry out illegal wiretapping to Article… Read more »

“This House appears infected with a hostility toward the rule of law” Rather than offer real solutions to rising gas prices, stagnant wages, or the lack of affordable health care in this country, the House of Representatives today decided to consider H.R. 2389, the Pledge Protection Act.  The bill would limit federal courts’ jurisdiction over cases pertaining to… Read more »

The House of Representatives is considering H.J.Res. 88, a Constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages.  The Senate has already rejected the amendment, making it clear that the Republican House leadership’s intention in bringing up the bill is solely to score political points with the far right wing.  The House is poised to reject the measure this afternoon.… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler released the following statement today in support of Israel’s ongoing efforts to protect her citizens and soldiers from terrorist violence: “Hezbollah’s cold-blooded, unprovoked attacks are a vivid illustration of the ongoing danger that Israel faces from the terrorist regimes that surround it.  Like any other country, Israel has the… Read more »

The House of Representatives is poised to pass H.R. 9, reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  Congressman Jerrold Nadler is the ranking Democrat on the Constitution Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over the bill.  Congressman Nadler delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of reauthorization of this critical civil rights protection. “Mr.… Read more »

One day after catastrophic terrorist attacks on commuter trains in Mumbai, India, the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revealed that America’s security-funding priorities are disastrously out of whack.  The Associated Press reports that DHS’s database of potential targets includes a “bean fest and a kangaroo conservation… Read more »

The New York State Court of Appeals ruled today that the state Constitution does not guarantee marriage rights for same-sex couples.  Congressman Jerrold Nadler released the following statement: “This is a sad day for families, a sad day for justice, and a sad day in the struggle for equal rights for all Americans.  The promise that, in this nation, all people are… Read more »