Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Hearing on “Liberty, Tyranny, and Accountability: COVID-19 and the Constitution”: "Mr. Chairman, our former colleague, and current Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emmanuel, is often quoted as saying “You never want a serious crisis t... Read More »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler and Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) sent a letter to the Chief Executive Officers of the Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, and FOX, seeking more information about the companies’ new joint sports streaming venture (“JV”). The unnamed JV, which was announced in February and is expected to debut this fall, unites the three... Read More »
Finalized rule includes abortion in its definition of “pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions,” after Congressman Nadler led 82 House Democrats in a letter to the EEOC urging its inclusion Rule also expands leave for prenatal appointments and recovery from childbirth as accommodations for millions who lack any right to time off under the FMLA Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12... Read More »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following floor statement, as prepared, for the House debate on H.R. 7888, the “Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act”: "M. Chairman, I rise in strong support of meaningful reform to FISA Section 702 and in strong opposition to a mere fig leaf or—even worse—an expansion of 702. Unfortunately, we will not know which of these paths ... Read More »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement as prepared for the House Judiciary Committee Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Hearing titled, “Fighting for a Free Press: Protecting Journalists and their Sources”: "Mr. Chairman, over the course of the last two decades, repeated overzealous prosecutions of leaks to the press have made it clear t... Read More »
Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the House Judiciary Committee Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee hearing titled, "Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III – IP Protection for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works": "I would like to begin by thanking Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Johnson fo... Read More »
Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Dan Goldman (NY-10) once again wrote to New York City Mayor Eric Adams calling for the city to finally release any documents related to 9/11 from the period of September 11, 2001 through the spring of 2002—and help provide injured and ill 9/11 responders, survivors, and their families a better understanding of the origins of what they have faced. I... Read More »
Yesterday, 258 Members of Congress—led by Representatives Nadler, Jeffries, Clark, Pallone, Neal, DeGette, and Lee, and U.S. Senators Schumer, Murray, Wyden, and Durbin—submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) that the Supreme Court will h... Read More »
Washington, D.C. - Congressmen Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Rob Menendez (NJ-08) introduced the Protecting Communities from Helicopter Noise Act. This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study helicopter noise within a 15-mile radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and examine potential solutions for diverting helicopters away from residential and recreational areas.... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that they secured a $90 million Community Project Funding (CPF) request in the FY2024 spending bill to rehabilitate the historic Lexington Amory National Guard Readiness Center. The senators and congressman personally secured the funding for this project as a congressionally directe... Read More »
Today, I voted against the H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. My opposition to this legislation is two-fold. I have First Amendment concerns of about forcing Americans to lose access to the platform of their choice. Whatever national security concerns may exist, there is not enough evidence of a threat to suggest that the government should step ... Read More »
Mr. Chairman, House Republicans may be desperate to convince America that white, conservative, men are on the losing end of a two-tiered justice system—a theory that appeals to the MAGA crowd but has no basis in reality—but your comments today make me wonder if you have read the Special Counsel’s report at all. The Hur Report does help us draw a distinction between President Biden and Donald Trump... Read More »
I am pleased to submit comments regarding the implementation of the Central Business District Tolling Plan, also known as congestion pricing. As the Member of Congress representing New York’s 12th Congressional District, which begins in the south along 14th Street and therefore includes much of the tolling district, I am writing to express my strong support for Congestion Pricing. I have long supp... Read More »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on inviting Nancy Davis, a vocal advocate for abortion access to be his guest for President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address. “With reproductive rights under attack across our country, it is incumbent on our elected officials to elevate the real-life impacts of Repu... Read More »
Washington, DC - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Representative Pramila Jayapal led 24 of their colleagues in a letter to House and Senate Appropriations, urging them to remove language from FY24 Commerce, Science, and Justice (CJS) appropriation bill that blocks the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Divisio... Read More »