Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today laid out his evaluation of the Federal response to the September 11th attacks, in front of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S. The full text of his testimony is attached. In his testimony, the Congressman highlighted governmental agency response in the areas of financial aid, public health and the environment, and national… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement today: "I was struck by Administrator Whitman's resignation letter to the President of the United States, which stated, 'The Agency has played a key role in responding to the terrorist attacks of September 11th.... The work EPA did in the aftermath of those attacks will long be a proud chapter in this Agency's… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is announcing much needed legislation today that would extend the benefit period of the Mortgage and Rental Assistance Program (MRA), under the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Under the Nadler legislation, the benefit period would be extended from 18 months to 24 months. "I have heard from residents and small business owners who… Read more »

The Federal building at 290 Broadway will be named after the late former Congressman Ted Weiss. The legislation to dedicate the building in honor of Rep. Weiss, sponsored by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), was signed by the President last week. Rep. Weiss represented New York's 17th District, now Rep. Nadler’s 8th District, in Congress for 16 years. “As one of Ted… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) called on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to suspend plans for a hike in fares, until an immediate independent investigation can determine the extent to which MTA may have been engaged in fraudulent accounting. "I agree with those that say an independent commission needs to take a look into the MTA books, in light of the information that… Read more »

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Christine Todd Whitman is coming under fire today for trying to cover up the Bush Administration's environmental record with her public appearances in New York City for Earth Day. "Without a doubt, Administrator Whitman has led an agency that has done more harm to New Yorkers than perhaps all of the previous Administrations… Read more »

Three of New York's highest ranking office holders are joining with Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today to reiterate the need for the Federal government to fund construction of a Cross Harbor Rail Freight Tunnel. At a press conference at City Hall, U.S. Senators. Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton called on all city officials to be united in the fight for Federal funding.… Read more »

Twelve Members of Congress are releasing a letter to Secretary of Education Roderick Paige today, expressing disappointment in his recent comments expressing a belief that public schools, with their student bodies of various beliefs, are inferior to schools that teach expressly Christian values. The letter will be sent to Secretary Paige tomorrow. “We were stunned and saddened to… Read more »

Demonstrating the breadth of support for equal immigration rights for same-sex permanent partnerships, a bill which would extend to couples in permanent partnerships the same benefits legal marriages enjoy under the US Immigration Law reached 100 cosponsors today. Rep. James Greenwood, a Republican of Pennsylvania, was the 100th Member to sign onto the bill. To mark the occasion, the… Read more »

U.S. Port Security measures would get a $15 billion dollar boost, if an amendment being offered by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) to the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill passes. “We are spending $100 billion on an anti-ballistic missile system, supposedly to protect ourselves against a rogue nation that might launch two or three nuclear missiles at us,” said Rep.… Read more »