Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) sent a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul requesting her approval of the Climate Change Superfund Act. The Climate Superfund Act (S.2129-B/A.3351-B) establishes a climate change adaptation cost recovery program to require companies that have contributed significantly to the buildup of climate-warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to bear a share... Read More »
NADLER AND MURPHY LEAD BICAMERAL LETTER URGING NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD TO REACH DECISION IN CASES OF MISTREATED AMAZON DELIVERY DRIVERS WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Thursday led 25 members of Congre... Read More »
Congressman Nadler calls on Congress to hold top polluting companies accountable for their role in the climate crisis. Dear Friends, July 22, 2024 marked the Earth's hottest day on record, and in this unprecedented time of heat waves, drought, flooding, and extreme weather disturbances, the pressing impact of the climate crisis is undeniable. Now is the time for Congress to ensure that the top po... Read More »
This week, U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY), and Dan Goldman (D-NY), as well as U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2024. The bill provides permanent and mandatory funding for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) and updates ... Read More »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation": "Mr. Chairman, two weeks ago, our country witnessed a shocking assassination attempt on a presidential candidate. Now, I disagree with Donald Trump on almost every policy area imaginable. I am frequently... Read More »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing titled, "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons": "Mr. Chairman, when Director Peters appeared before this Committee just seven months ago, I noted that oversight of the Fede... Read More »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) calling on him to open an investigation into X’s potential throttling or blocking of Vice President Harris’ ability to communicate with potential voters on her campaign handle, @KamalaHQ. Given Chairman Jordan's extensive focus on allegations of c... Read More »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the most senior Jewish Member of the House of Representatives, issued the following statement ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress: “Benjamin Netanyahu is the worst leader in Jewish history since the Maccabean king who invited the Romans into Jerusalem over 2100 years ago. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to... Read More »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) praised the House passage of H.R. 8812, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which includes his request to authorize $60 million for the Army Corps of Engineers to work with the City of New York to upgrade Manhattan's environmental infrastructure. This funding will facilitate projects to help improve water and wastewater infrastructure, stor... Read More »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Committee Hearing, “Collusion in the Global Alliance for Responsible Media”: "Mr. Chairman, this hearing has nothing to do with antitrust law, since the Majority’s allegations wither under even the most basic antitrust analysis. ... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Sean Casten (IL-06), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) led 51 colleagues in a letter urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fully enforce the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and protect safe access to reproductive health care facilities. “It is concerning that, despite the alarming increase in violence and threats directed toward pat... Read More »
Reps. Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Judy Chu (CA-28), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA) led 45 House Members and 4 Senators in a bicameral, bipartisan letter this week urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to increase oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic software tools used to guide coverage decisions in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. This follows a letter that Re... Read More »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the 2nd anniversary of the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, ending protection of the constitutional right to abortion: "Two years ago today, six radical, right-wing justices ripped away the protections of a fundamental ... Read More »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Garland v. Cargill: "In 2017, a shooter killed 60 people and injured more than 800 when he fired more than 1000 rounds in just 10 minutes at the crowd gathered for the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was able to fire so many rounds so quickly because h... Read More »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following floor statement, as prepared, in opposition to the resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress: "M_. Speaker, the Judiciary Committee, under Republican control, has spent the last 18 months, and twenty million taxpayer dollars, in a desperate search to find something—anything—that they can use to da... Read More »