Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Congressman whose district includes the site of yesterday’s attack in New York, today will be meeting with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, to receive a briefing on the damage to lower Manhattan, and touring the damaged area of New York with representatives of FEMA.  More information on that will be available later today.  In addition, he has been in… Read more »

Saying that what should have been an historic opportunity to tackle worldwide racism has itself deteriorated into a platform for racism and anti-Semitism, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today declared his support for Secretary of State Colin Powell’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the United Nations World Conference on Racism.  Powell’s decision came on the heels of news… Read more »

Seeking to get detailed answers on a controversial decision by the U.S. Department of Justice, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today directly questioned Attorney General John Ashcroft on the death of one of his constituents, and requested a briefing on the matter by Justice Department officials.  The questioning revolved around the decision yesterday by Alan Vinegrad, the interim United… Read more »

Twenty years ago the medical world was riding a wave of confidence.  Our scientists had conquered polio, tuberculosis, small pox, you name it.  We were ready for any new challenge.  But no one was prepared on June 5th, 1981 for the crisis that was to come.   Some thought this new discovery to be a rare pneumonia, others a new form of cancer.  It attracted… Read more »

Today, in a letter to Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY), chairman of the Committee on Transportation, and Martin Sabo, the committee’s ranking Democrat, Rep. Jerrold Nadler joined several of his New York colleagues in reiterating a call for new start funding for the Second Avenue Subway project in Manhattan. Rep. Nadler sent a signed a similar letter earlier this month. "This worthy… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), together with Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), today introduced legislation to ensure that settlements paid to survivors of the Holocaust and their heirs are exempt from Federal income taxes.  Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL).  The Holocaust Survivors’ Tax Fairness Act of 2001 closely mirrors… Read more »

Today, after reading news reports that members of the Bush Administration have been quietly devising a legal strategy to overturn former President Clinton’s designation of the Governors Island forts as national monuments, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan) and Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) sent the attached letter to President Bush.  The letter asks… Read more »

At a press conference at City Hall in Manhattan, Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Carolyn Maloney announced the introduction of bi-partisan legislation to return Governors Island to its rightful owners, the people of New York.  Along with Representatives Ben Gilman (R-NY), and with the support of Governor Pataki and Senators Clinton and Schumer, the ‘Governors Island… Read more »

Today, we are here to announce the introduction of the “Governors Island Preservation Act of 2001.”  This legislation is sponsored by me, along with Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Ben Gilman. Before I talk about the bill, some background on the island. Governors Island, located in my district, is one of New York City's natural treasures.  Originally, it was owned… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a long-time champion of consumer issues and the Congressional Representative for New York’s “Silicon Alley,” in conjunction with Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI) and Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT) today took on the Baby Bells to protect American consumers, by promoting real competition in the telecommunications and internet… Read more »