Possibly hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers work for hours a day in workspaces that remain uncleaned, or insufficiently cleaned, of hazardous substances unleashed from the World Trade Center collapse -- and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to blame -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) said today at a City Hall press conference. The Congressman was joined by the New York… Read more »

Draft language for the “Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003,” also known as “Patriot Act II,” amounts to little more than the institution of a “police state,” according to Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the ranking Democrat on the Constitution Subcommittee, in the US House of Representatives. “Secret arrests, stripping citizenship for… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is praising New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for making a strong case for a cross-harbor rail freight tunnel in a document presented to the United States Congress today. In “Moving Forward: New York City’s Vision For the Reauthorization of TEA-21," the Mayor lists the tunnel as a “funding priority.” “Getting Federal… Read more »

Responding to a reprehensible statement issued by the American Muslim Council, which suggested that the recent loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its entire crew was an act of divine retribution against Israel, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), in a letter today, called on AMC Executive Director Eric Erfan Vickers to repudiate his remarks. The letter to Mr. Vickers, as well as the… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today hailed a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to extend, by 60 days, the registration deadline for its Mortage and Rental Assistance (MRA) program. Rep. Nadler wrote to FEMA on January 29, urging them to do so. "The MRA program has been one of the most effective post-disaster relief programs for economically impacted individuals… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Democrat on the Constitution Subcommittee, delivered the following statement today on the “State of Civil Liberties” at the Progressive Caucus State of the Union event: When speaking about the State of the Union, and where President Bush wants to take this country, there is one phrase that comes to mind - “The era of Big… Read more »

Slamming a key part of the President’s domestic agenda expected to be announced at the State of the Union this evening, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) - the Democrat’s ranking Member on the Constitution Subcommittee - vowed to defeat President George W. Bush’s plan to give Federal tax dollars to fund religious proselytization as part of his so-called “Faith Based… Read more »

Now that the State Department of Labor has heeded Rep. Jerrold Nadler’s (D-NY) call to include information about the Mortgage and Rental Assistance (MRA) program in all unemployment checks sent out by the state, the Congressman is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to extend the program’s application deadline, which is set for January 31. "My… Read more »

All individuals who receive Unemployment Insurance in New York State will receive information about the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mortgage and Rental Assistance Program (MRA) and its upcoming application deadline, it was announced today by US Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and the New York State Department of Labor. Information about the program will be included in all… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who represents one of the most vibrant Gay/Lesbian/Bi-Sexual/Transgender communities in America is calling on President Bush to immediately rescind Jerry Thacker’s nomination to the Presidential Advisory Commission on HIV and AIDS. “Mr. Thacker has time and time again managed to display his ignorance about the disease, while berating and… Read more »