Jerry Nadler, U.S. Congressman representing New York’s 12th district since 1992, has raised concerns on social media about recent U.S. foreign aid decisions and ongoing humanitarian issues in Gaza, while also highlighting his legislative work on art restitution.
On July 31, 2025, Nadler criticized the Trump administration’s actions regarding aid to Gaza. He stated, “The people of Gaza are experiencing an unspeakable humanitarian catastrophe. Instead of alleviating suffering, the Trump administration has further exacerbated the crisis by seeking to uproot the admittedly imperfect but nonetheless effective assistance U.N. and NGO delivery” (posted July 31, 2025).
In a related post from the same day, Nadler alleged that safeguards were bypassed in a recent State Department funding decision: “Yet, the Trump State Department has rushed a $30 million award to fund GHF, and in the process waived 9 mandatory counterterrorism and anti-fraud safeguards, and overrode 58 objections from USAID staff. These objections included raising serious concerns about GHF’s lack of” (posted July 31, 2025).
Later that evening, Nadler highlighted his role as lead House Democrat on the HEAR Act—legislation aimed at recovering art stolen during the Nazi era: “I am proud to be the lead House Democrat on the HEAR Act. As I told the New York Times, the Nazi regime stole about 600,000 works of art from Jews, and today more than 100,000 remain unrecovered. The HEAR Act, that I was proud to sponsor when it first passed in 2016, was a https://t.co/uDPjcWUfZz” (posted July 31, 2025).
Nadler has represented New York’s 12th district in Congress since replacing Ted Weiss in 1992. Before serving in Congress he was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 1992. Born in New York City in 1947 and currently residing in Manhattan at age 75, Nadler holds degrees from Columbia University (BA) and Fordham University (JD).
