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WASHINGTON, DC – New York Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D), Jerrold Nadler (D), and Peter King (R) today sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate and President Obama asking that the programs created by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act be exempted from the automatic budget cuts mandated by the 2011 debt-limit bill if no agreement is reached in deficit negotiations between the President and Congress to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff.”
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New York, NY – Today, U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens), Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan, Brooklyn), Michael Grimm (R-Staten Island, Brooklyn), Carolyn McCarthy (D-Nassau), and Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn) joined Commissioner Robert Walsh of the New York City Department of Small Business Services on the steps of New York City Hall to announce that the lawmakers were...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), representative of Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan communities hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, issued the following statement in response to the Obama administration’s proposal for $60 billion towards Sandy recovery in New York, New Jersey, and neighboring states:
“$60 billion will provide critical relief and begin the rebuilding process in New York and New Jersey, where Hurricane Sandy has had an immeasurable impact. The White...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House LGBT Equality Caucus members Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Congressman Barney Frank, Congresswoman and Senator-elect Tammy Baldwin, Congressman Jared Polis, Congressman David Cicilline, and Congressman John Conyers applauded the Supreme Court’s grant of review in United States of America v. Edith Schlain Windsor, a landmark case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Passed by Congress in 1996, DOMA denies federal responsibility and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, citing new momentum in Washington to repeal the federal debt ceiling and prevent future manmade fiscal crises, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Jim Moran (D-VA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) renewed their call for passage of their bill, the Full Faith and Credit Act of 2011, which would abolish the debt ceiling and allow the U.S. Treasury to ensure that our nation’s...
