Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) joined with other elected officials, community activists, and residents of Lower Manhattan to criticize the Emergency Action Plan in place for the demolition of 130 Liberty Street, calling the plan "dangerously inadequate." Nadler called on New York City’s Office of Emergency Management and the Lower Manhattan Development… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler today released the following statement regarding "The Israel Lobby," an article written recently by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, and published by Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government: "The recent article published by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt is little more than a repackaging of old conspiracy theories,… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Congressman Gregory Meeks, and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez today called for the passage of a bill to mandate the scanning of 100 percent of U.S.-bound shipping containers at their port of origin.  Speaking at the Red Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn, the Congressmembers emphasized that the only way to get serious about… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler released the following statement today on the status of redevelopment efforts in Lower Manhattan: "It has been more than 4 years since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and while we have made progress, the current pace of redevelopment is far too slow. We have a sacred trust to the American People to rebuild Lower Manhattan quickly, competently,… Read more »

House Republican Leadership today blocked House consideration of the Sail Only if Scanned (S.O.S.) Act, a bill to x-ray 100-percent of shipping containers entering the United States. Congressman Jerrold Nadler authored the bill with Congressman James Oberstar, ranking Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Nadler offered the S.O.S. Act as an amendment to… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler has introduced a bill to honor the late Wendy Wasserstein.  The Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, whose plays include The Heidi Chronicles and The Sisters Rosensweig, died of lymphoma on January 20 in New York. She was 55 years old. "This January, the theater world lost a legend," Congressman Nadler said. "Wendy… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler today applauded the decision by Dubai Ports World to scuttle its proposed purchase of American port interests.  The controversial deal met with near-unanimous opposition from Congress and from the American people, and shed light on the ongoing threat posed by uninspected containers arriving at our ports. Congressman Nadler released the following… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler today issued the following statement regarding the proposed sale of American port facilities to Dubai Ports World, a company controlled by the government of the United Arab Emirates. “It’s only reasonable that the proposed sale of American port operations to Dubai Ports World should be stopped until Congress can review it thoroughly.  It goes… Read more »

The House Judiciary Committee today held a markup of H. Res. 643, a resolution directing the Attorney General to submit to Congress all documents in his possession pertaining to warrantless wiretapping.  Congressman Jerrold Nadler delivered the following statement in support of the measure: “On December 16, 2005, the New York Times first reported that the National Security… Read more »

The House of Representatives today voiced its strong opposition to control of the Palestinian Authority by any party calling for the destruction of the State of Israel. The House passed a resolution, S. Con. Res. 79, making it Congress’s position that “no United States assistance should be provided directly to the Palestinian Authority if any representative political party… Read more »