The House of Representatives today passed new legislation that would shift allocation of homeland security funds away from state-based minimums and toward a distribution system based primarily on risk. Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) advocated for passage of H.R. 1544, “The Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act.”
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A coalition of elected representatives, residents, unions, workers and environmental health advocates today urged the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen its proposed testing plan for World Trade Center (WTC) toxic dust. The EPA released its latest version of a draft plan yesterday evening. The testing plan is supposed to identify where toxic WTC dust may… Read more »
Congressman asks “what next – they get to write our speeches?”
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today lashed out at congressional Republicans for their deliberate mischaracterization of Democratic amendments to a pending bill. At issue was the official House Judiciary Committee report on the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA), which construed… Read more »
Congressmen Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-PA), three members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee who hail from cities in the heart of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, today unveiled legislation to strengthen Amtrak. The True Reinvestment for Amtrak Infrastructure in the 21st Century (TRAIN 21) Act will… Read more »
The House of Representatives today passed S. 256, a sweeping overhaul of the United States bankruptcy code, on a vote of 302-126. Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) has opposed this legislation, in its various forms, for nearly a decade. Republican leadership brought the current incarnation to the House floor under a closed rule, meaning that no amendments were allowed.
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Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee marked up and passed H.R. 748, the Child Interstate Abortion Act, on a 20-13 vote. The bill would make it illegal to transport a minor across a state line to obtain an abortion in order to circumvent the parent-notification laws of the minor’s home state.
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is the ranking Democrat on the House… Read more »
Hundreds of thousands of students across America today celebrated the National Day of Silence, a day-long demonstration of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender peers silenced by discrimination and harassment. Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) offered remarks in the House of Representatives praising the participants.
Nadler is a cosponsor of H.Con.Res. 123, a… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today expressed outrage at allegations that U.S. military personnel at Guantánamo Bay are dissuading detainees from seeing legal counsel – and using anti-Semitic stereotypes to do it.
According to a March 27 report in The New York Times, American interrogators have attempted to use anti-Jewish sentiment to instill mistrust of lawyers in… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) strongly opposed the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy at a New York City Council hearing this week. Testifying before for the Standing Committee on State and Federal Legislation, Congressman Nadler criticized the policy as discriminatory and extremely wasteful. His testimony follows.
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Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) yesterday introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives expressing the body’s support for the construction of a permanent memorial at the World Trade Center site. New York State’s entire House delegation joined Congressman Nadler in cosponsoring the resolution.
“The construction of a permanent 9/11 memorial is an… Read more »