Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today expressed his disgust and bewilderment that Islamic schools in New York City are teaching hatred at a time when the American people are working so hard to come together. "I don't understand why these schools would knowingly teach ignorant hatred and anti-Semitism at a time when so many of us are working so hard to rebuff the equally ignorant… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), from New York's 8th Congressional District (Manhattan, Brooklyn), released the following statement on the passing of former colleague, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan: "I was deeply saddened to hear of the loss of Senator Moynihan today. My thoughts are with his family in this trying time. Senator Moynihan was an icon in New York, Congress, and… Read more »

The Federal government will assume a large chunk of construction costs and administration of a National Memorial at the World Trade Center site, but be expressly prohibited from dictating its design, or managing the site without local input if a new piece of legislation, introduced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), passes. “My legislation essentially says two things: First, the… Read more »

The US House of Representatives is expected to pass a bill today, sponsored by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), to name the federal building at 290 Broadway after former Congressman Ted Weiss. Rep. Weiss represented New York's 17th District, now Rep. Nadler’s 8th District, in Congress for 16 years. “For a man who fought so hard to create a more just world, this legislation… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency justify its decision to snub New York’s firefighters by denying their request to have their firehouses cleaned of World Trade Center hazardous materials, under the agency’s Indoor Residential Cleanup program. As reported in the news today, Rep. Nadler publicly raised the issue with Kathleen… Read more »

Legendary New York artist Al Hirschfeld is being honored today by the US House of Representatives, via a resolution offered by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and expected to be overwhelmingly passed later today. Hirschfeld died in his sleep late last month at the age of 99. “Throughout his long and extraordinary career, Al Hirschfeld's drawings conveyed to millions of people the… Read more »

Congressman Joseph Crowley (NY-07) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) announced $292 million in federal funding for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003. “Today, I am happy to announce that $292 million has been allocated for HOPWA in the Fiscal Year 2003 VA/HUD Appropriations bill. This vital program offers thousands of… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today called on the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) in New York City to investigate claims of police misconduct during the public protest of war with Iraq in the City last weekend. "It seems that more and more people come forward every day with new stories of misconduct, and that is very disturbing," said Rep. Nadler. "Though I have… Read more »

Using the motif of tomorrow’s Valentines Day as a backdrop, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today announced that he has reintroduced the “The Permanent Partners Immigration Act”in the 108th Congress, which would help countless numbers of bi-national gay and lesbian partnerships to remain together. The most prominent feature of the “The Permanent Partners Immigration… Read more »

The Federal government should ensure that no insurance plan is allowed to deny coverage of annual mammograms to women ages 40 and above, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) said today as he introduced the The Mammogram Availability Act. “This bill would ensure that the decision whether or not to have a mammogram would be made by a woman in consultation with her doctor on the basis of… Read more »