Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today introduced the Telephone Tax Relief for Seniors Act, legislation that provides tax relief for low-income seniors on their phone bills. The legislation responds to a basic but fair complaint of many senior citizens: while many barely use their phones, they find that the taxes and fees on their phone bills are more costly than the charges for their… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, today rebuked House Republicans for forcing a vote on a Constitutional amendment to define marriage as solely between a man and a woman. The amendment failed by a vote of 227-186 and previously failed in the Senate. Nadler's statement on the amendment follows: "House… Read more »

Representative Jerrold Nadler's (D-NY) initiative to help high-risk non-profits take security measures to defend themselves from potential terrorist attacks was awarded $50 million in the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations bill. Nadler also offered the measure as an amendment to the 9/11 Commission Implementation Act, which was approved by the House Judiciary Committee.… Read more »

The Judiciary Committee approved an amendment offered by Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) to the 9/11 Commission Implementation Act that would strengthen security of nuclear facilities and protection of shipments of extremely hazardous materials. The section of Nadler's amendment that deals with nuclear security directs the Department of Homeland Security to assess the threat… Read more »

Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today blasted House Judiciary Committee Republicans for voting on a party line vote to oppose the 9/11 Commission's recommendations, which were included in an amendment offered by Nadler and Representative John Conyers (D-MI). "Today House Judiciary Republicans proved that they will risk the security of our homeland for partisan… Read more »

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) today announced that she has introduced legislation to protect the private medical records of all Americans from being used in court. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) has introduced identical legislation in the House of Representatives. "This legislation will ensure that Americans’ medical records are kept confidential. This is a… Read more »

Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today called on the Republican leaders of the House of Representatives to resist their annual tradition of stripping a hate crimes provision from the Department of Defense bill.  Speaking on behalf of House Judiciary Democrats, Nadler made the following statement to House and Senate Conferees of the Defense Bill: I am here on behalf of the… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today blasted the Bush Administration and Republican leadership in Congress for refusing to extend the ban on assault weapons. The law prohibiting the manufacture, transfer or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices expired today despite repeated demands by Democrats to renew the ban of such dangerous… Read more »

Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is very pleased to announce that he has promoted Lisette Morton to the position of Legislative Director. Ms. Morton, who has served in Nadler's Washington office for the past four years, worked as the Congressman's Transportation and Infrastructure Legislative Assistant, and also handled several other issues including the environment, energy,… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today hailed a federal judge's decision to overturn a jury's verdict that found five police officers were justified in the shooting death of Gidone Busch, a 31-year-old Hasidic Jewish man with a history of mental illness. District Judge Sterling Johnson, who found that the officers "gave exaggerated or overstated versions of the events,… Read more »