Remembering Those That Lost Their Lives During the Struggle for Civil Rights

Congressman Nadler holds a Yartzheit candle honoring the 50th anniversary of the murders of Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, three civil rights workers killed while registering African Americans to vote in of 1964.
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Rep. Nadler Statement on Eric Garner

Dec 3, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released the following statement on the Eric Garner case: “The grand jury’s failure to indict the officer in the Eric Garner case is shocking and almost unfathomable.  Here you have a case of a video tape of an officer using a chokehold -- a hold that is known to be able to cause death, a hold that is banned under the NYPD's own policy – which caused the death of Eric...

Rep. Nadler Statement on Supreme Court Case on Pregnancy Discrimination

Dec 3, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) attended the Supreme Court oral arguments in the case of Young v. UPS regarding pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. He released the following statement: “Today, as I attended the oral arguments at the Supreme Court on the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, I was encouraged by the compelling arguments made by Peggy Young’s attorney and hopeful the...

Rep. Nadler on Copyright Issues in Education and for the Visually Impaired

Nov 19, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, delivered an opening statement at the subcommittee’s hearing on “Copyright Issues in Education and for the Visually Impaired.”   “One of the fastest trends in educational uses of technology is online learning. However, distance learning raises all...

NADLER AND KEY LEADERS HAIL MAJOR MILESTONE FOR THE CROSS HARBOR FREIGHT PROJECT WITH RELEASE OF NEW DRAFT TIER ONE EIS; TOUT BENEFITS OF THE CROSS HARBOR RAIL FREIGHT TUNNEL

Nov 13, 2014 Press Release

New York, N.Y. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), the highest-ranking Northeastern Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, lauded the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ or Port Authority) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for the release of a new, Draft Tier I Environment Impact Statement...

Rep. Nadler Urges Senate to Pass NSA Reforms After Elections

Nov 3, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell calling for a vote on the Senate version of the USA Freedom Act, a bill that contains many important bipartisan reforms to the National Security Agency’s (NSA) domestic surveillance programs. “We have the first chance in...