Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today called on Congress to support legislation that would restore First Amendment rights that were revoked by the USA Patriot Act. An amendment supported by Nadler to the Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2004 would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to conduct investigations of libraries and bookstores… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) will offer an amendment today to the House Foreign Operations spending bill for Fiscal Year 2004 that would limit funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) unless it makes some fundamental changes to Palestinian refugee camps under its control. "Congress should not make funding available to an agency that has no plans to… Read more »

The House of Representatives has included $1.75 million in its Energy and Water Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2004 to protect Coney Island from beach erosion, thanks to a successful funding request by Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). The erosion protection project will continue to be supervised by the Army Corps of Engineers, who will use the funding to construct… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) spoke out as a main supporter of an amendment to the House Foreign Operations spending bill for fiscal year 2004 that would prohibit funding to Saudi Arabia. "More than 50 percent of Hamas funding comes from people and organizations within Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian government provided cash payments of $5,333 to each family of… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today called on President Bush to explain why precautions were not made to stop Iraq's nuclear facilities from being looted in the aftermath of the war in Iraq. Nadler's request follows recent revelations that the President's State of the Union address included an inaccurate statement claiming that the Iraqi government attempted to buy nuclear… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today denounced Pat Robertson's "Operation Supreme Court Freedom," a campaign established in the name of religion that calls for the retirement of three Supreme Court justices through collective prayer. "Disagreeing with Supreme Court decisions is acceptable; however, relishing the ailments of others and hoping that personal… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and other members of Congress today announced the creation of the F.A.I.R. Alliance, a coalition aimed at keeping transportation funding levels fair and balanced in upcoming legislation to reauthorize the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21). Current efforts by the SHARE Coalition, led by Representative Tom DeLay, would shift… Read more »

Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and 17 of his colleauges today released a letter they sent to President George W. Bush asking plans, if any, had been made by the Administration, prior to the start of the war in Iraq, to secure suspected or confirmed Iraqi nuclear sites. According to a number of sources, several such facilities were looted of low grade nuclear materials that could be… Read more »

U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-Brooklyn & Manhattan) hailed today’s ruling by the Supreme Court striking down the Texas so-called “gay sodomy” statute as a “victory for privacy and equality.” “All Americans have the right to be free from governmental assault on their privacy. Nowhere is this more true than matters involving private,… Read more »

Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) assailed Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and the Bush Administration for not doing nearly enough to protect American ports from terrorist attacks. Although the Secretary announced that the Administration will spend all of the $58 million designated for port security (Operation Safe Commerce) instead of diverting $28 million for other purposes as… Read more »