Stockpiling

Schneiderman to Headline Fundraiser for Nadler

A reader passes along the following invite from Upper West Side Congressman Jerrold Nadler for a fundraiser in June with state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Nadler was an early endorser of Schneiderman’s attorney general campaign last year, and the two both hail from the Upper West Side. I haven’t heard any rumblings about Nadler running Read More

Wars

On Libya, Gillibrand and Nadler Sound Different

How Obama’s military action in Libya is splitting some of his support among Democrats was on display this morning, when Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Jerry Nadler were fielding questions outside City Hall.

“Well, obviously the president has made a limited engagement in Libya because of the humanitarian crisis,” said Gillibrand, who noted the Read More

War

Obama's Action in Libya Raises Questions with Nadler, Weiner

“I think what he did was illegal and unconstitutional.”

That was Jerry Nadler, the liberal Democratic congressman, in an interview this weekend, referring to President Obama and the military intervention in Libya.

Those concerns were also raised on a conference call Saturday, where other liberals, like Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, raised constitutional questions about Read More

Foreign Affairs

Nadler's Warning to Obama

Liberal West Side Rep. Jerry Nadler highlights another potential rift between Obama and the left, this time, over the use of military force in Libya.

Nadler:

“The President has an obligation under the Constitution to seek the approval of Congress for any use of military force unless there is an imminent threat to the United Read More

Nadler Up in Arms

Rep. Jerry Nadler said he’ll hold a hearing to “explore the full impact” of the Supreme Court’s decision on lifting the ban on corporate money in elections:

“Today, the Supreme Court recklessly overturned a longstanding precedent protecting the integrity of our electoral process.  In this one act of judicial activism, the Court has increased the Read More

That Grand Health Care Compromise? Jerry Nadler Has His Doubts

All year, the biggest fault line in the health care debate has been the public option—a proposed government-run insurance plan that Americans without access to group coverage would be eligible to sign up for.

To liberals, it has been the reason for doing health care reform, an innovative tool that will break up private insurers’ Read More

Finally, Tonko for Gillibrand

ALBANY—Representative Paul Tonko has endorsed Kirsten Gillibrand’s election bid next year.

A formal announcement is expected today from the Gillibrand campaign, but Tonko publicly declared his support for Gillibrand at a fund-raiser this weekend in Latham, according to several attendees and confirmed by Dan McCoy, chairman of the Albany County Democratic Committee.

“He introduced Read More