WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined Senate colleagues to announce legislation that would help caregivers who left the workforce receive retirement compensation through Social Security credits. The Social Security earnings provided in the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act would be added to an individual's earnings to determine future Social Security benefits and can be claimed for up to 60 months.  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand led a bicameral letter with Senator Baldwin (D-WI), Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA), and nearly two dozen colleagues in support of a permanent, gender-neutral marker ("X") option for all federal IDs. Establishing a third gender marker as an option for identification is an important step toward equality for transgender, intersex, and non-binary Americans and will help ensure  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following schedule for the month of June. Events that are not closed to the public will be accessible via the Committee's website and YouTube page. All Committee events are subject to change at any time due to unforeseen circumstances. * June 7 at 10:00 a.m., ET  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following statement on June 2, 2021: * * * Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued this statement following the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) decision to pass a rule banning infant inclined sleep products ahead of next week's Committee hearing on the grave flaws in the U.S. consumer product safety system: "I appla  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following statement on June 4, 2021: * * * Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued this statement following the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) decision to issue recalls of Mattel's Rock 'n Glide Soother and Soothe 'n Play Glider ahead of next week's Committee hearing on the grave flaws in the U.S. consumer product s  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2021: Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent letters to Colonial Pipeline Company and CNA Financial Corporation requesting documents regarding their decisions to pay ransoms following recent ransomware attacks. "I am extremely concerned that the decision to pay international criminal actors sets a  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2021: Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), requesting an updated analysis of Current Population Survey (CPS) data to assess the gender pay gap in the United States, workplace inequities for women, and s  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2021: On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will hold a press conference with Committee Member Mark DeSaulnier, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, P.A.I.N. Founder Nan Goldin, and Chair of FED UP! Coalition Emily Walden ahead of the Committee's hearing  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release: On Friday, June 4, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. ET, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will host a roundtable to recognize Moms' Equal Pay Day and examine the impact of the gender wage gap on working mothers--including how the gender wage gap has forced many mothers out of the workforce during the pandemic. The roundtab  more

SARATOGA, New York, June 3 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced this week that following input from Members of Congress, agricultural producers, and stakeholders, they will not update their conservation practice standards for cover crops. Earlier this spring, Congresswoman Stefanik wrote a letter to the NRCS outlining the significant challenge the change  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on June 4, 2021, on ex-White House Counsel Don McGahn's testimony before the committee: * * * "Under the terms of our agreement with the Department of Justice, we cannot yet comment on the specific details of Mr. McGahn's testimony. We will release the full transcript as soon as we can. "But I can say that Mr. McGahn testified at length to an extremely dangerous pe  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on June 4, 2021, after the Labor Department released its May jobs report: * * * "After over a year of struggling under the pandemic, the May jobs report shows that our economic recovery is making progress. During the first four months of the Biden Administration, we've seen record job growth, with the unemployment rate recently returning to its lowest lev  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement in honor of June as LGBTQ Pride Month: * * * "This pride month, it's vital to recognize the contributions and impacts of LGBTQ small businesses across the country. LGBTQ entrepreneurs are diverse in their experiences, skill sets, and industries of choice, but they share the common attribute of making their communities better places. For over a year, these   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: After nearly a year of tireless effort to secure an historic federal investment in the domestic semiconductor industry, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer last week, in a meeting with IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, reaffirmed his commitment to securing $52 billion in federal funding for domestic semiconductor manufacturing and R&D through his U.S. Innovation and Competition Act,   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 1, 2021: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today made his annual trip to Chenango to meet with local leaders and discuss the economic future of the county. Specifically, Schumer detailed the impact of the American Rescue Plan he led to passage in the Senate on Chenango as $9,169,406 for the county in state and local aid, in addition to $720,000 for the City of Norw  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Joint Economic Committee issued the following information for a virtual hearing entitled: "The Gender Wage Gap: Breaking Through Stalled Progress" at 2:30 p.m. on June 9, 2021: Witnesses: * Dr. Marlene Kim, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA * Dr. Michele Holder, Associate Professor of Economics, John Jay College, City University of New York, New York, NY * Ms. Ai-jen Poo, Co-founder and Executive Director, National Domestic Worke  more

THE BRONX, New York, June 5 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman urged Congress to provide nearly $400,000 to Jacobi Hospital's youth violence reduction program - 'Stand Up to Violence.' This press conference followed a violent Memorial Day, in which more than a dozen were shot and a 15-year-old Bronxite was killed in shootings across all five boroug  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 2, 2021: Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn B. Maloney; Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security Stephen F. Lynch; Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations Gerald E. Connolly; Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Raja Krishnamoorthi; Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release: On Monday, June 7, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. ET, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will hold a hybrid hearing on the Committee's investigation into dozens of infant deaths associated with the Rock 'n Play Sleeper sold by Fisher-Price, a subsidiary of Mattel, and grave flaws in the U.S. consumer product safety syst  more

NEW YORK, June 4 -- Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-New York, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Jamaal Bowman issued the following statement Thursday following a Washington Post report that President Biden indicated he would be open to reducing the size of his infrastructure plan down to $1 trillion and leaving Republican corporate tax cuts in place: "If what we've read is true, I would have a very difficult time voting yes on this bill. $2 trillion was already the compromise. President Biden   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Founding Co-chair of the Caribbean American Caucus, released the following statement in support of the Administration's Global Vaccine Distribution announcement. "As a Senior Member of the House Homeland Security Committee and the Founding Co-Chair of the Congressional Caribbean and House Haiti Caucuses, I applaud president Biden and his Administration for answering   more

HYDE PARK, New York, June 2 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) held his 56th town hall, the first in-person town hall since the start of COVID-19. During tonight's town hall, Rep. Delgado highlighted his successful legislative track record during Republican and Democratic administrations and his focus on local upstate issues. The Congressman answered questions from constituents about infrastructure projects, healt  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: United States Congressman Brian Higgins and Canadian Members of Parliament Nathaniel Erskine-Smith and Wayne Easter released the following joint statement related to US-Canada border management: "Reopening our countries' shared border must be a top priority for our respective governments at this point in the pandemic. For more than a year, Americans and Canadians have endured separation from their families  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) responded to published reports indicating plans are underway to accommodate NHL teams by extending exemptions for travel between the United States and Canada. Higgins said, "If exemptions can be made to bring hockey teams together, the same can be done to bring families together." Congressman Higgins does not oppose coordination to allow for teams to cross the border. Hig  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Chris Jacobs, R-New York, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) released the following statement after the May Jobs Report once again missed estimates for projected jobs added. "Once again, we have a new jobs report that fell below the White House's estimates. While this report is significantly better than April's, the slower-than-expected growth once again highlights the Biden administration's mishandling of our economic recovery. R  more

SYRACUSE, New York, June 4 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release on June 3, 2021: U.S. Rep. John Katko (R, NY-24) today, alongside Members of Congress representing Central and Western New York, led a bipartisan effort in support of the designation of New York's Finger Lakes region as a National Heritage Area (NHA). This effort aims to support economic development, attract tourists, and promote historic and natural resource conservation in the Finger Lakes region. Rep  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement on President Biden's FY2022 budget proposal for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS): "As our country wrestles with a record number of illegal border crossings and deals with the fallout of crippling cyber campaigns, it is astonishing that President Biden's bloated $6 trillion  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a founding member and Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, released the following statement in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month: "Every June, we celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month in honor of the invaluable contributions and accomplishments of our LGBTQ+ neighbors, family members, and friends. "Historically, Pride has always been a celebration and demonstration of ac  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) released the following statement in response to news of the federal approval for the Hudson Tunnel Project, a key part of the Gateway project that aims to modernize the rail system that serves New York, which has officially arrived from the Biden Administration. The Gateway Program is a comprehensive project of strategic rail infrastructure upgrades designed   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following statement on June 1, 2021: * * * Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), member of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, released the following statement today in recognition of Pride Month 2021. "I am proud to stand as an ally today, this Pride Month, and every day, as we celebrate the hard-fought wins for LGBTQIA+ equality and pay tribute to those who sacrificed so much to make progress. "In the 1980s, as a m  more

NEWBURGH, New York, May 27 -- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) announced the introduction of the Maloney Infrastructure Package for the Hudson Valley, a major infrastructure proposal comprised of six bills intended for inclusion in the House's large-scale infrastructure legislation, including the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021. His proposal would make historic investments in the district's bridges, by  more

NEWBURGH, New York, June 4 -- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) joined Putnam County Legislator Nancy Montgomery, Philipstown Supervisor Richard Shea, Drug World Chief Operating Officer Mark Snyder, and Putnam County Health Department Officials at the Philipstown Recreation Department vaccine distribution site in Garrison, NY. This is the third stop on the Congressman's vaccine awareness tour and part of his ongoing effor  more

NEWBURGH, New York, May 28 -- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) announced that he is seeking a Gold Star Family Member for a position in his Newburgh district office. The person selected for the fellowship will handle casework and act as a facilitator between constituents and federal, state, and local agencies. "Honoring our commitment to care for servicemembers and their families is one of my highest priorities. Their l  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release: Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced that Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden will testify before the Committee on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at 12:00 p.m., at a hybrid hearing to examine the Sackler family's role in fueling America's opioid epidemic and   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced today that they recently led Democratic and Republican Members of Congress on a letter to President Biden urging him to respond to the rising antisemitism in the United States and around the world. The Congressmembers asked that the administration swiftly implement Meng's COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, devel  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY) led 16 members of the New York Congressional delegation in backing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) effort to bring S.1, also known as the For the People Act, to the Senate floor in its entirety for a vote. In March, Jones was instrumental in getting the bill passed in the House. "We write to support you in your commitment to using every power at your disposa  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY), the first openly gay, Black Member of Congress, joined U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland for a Pride Month conversation at the Stonewall Inn, the first national landmark dedicated to LGBTQ+ history in the United States. At the event, Congressman Jones and Secretary Haaland discussed the Stonewall Inn's historic place in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, the importance   more

ROCHESTER, New York, June 2 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: As America marks the beginning of Pride Month, Congressman Joe Morelle renewed his push to enact The Equality Act and finally ensure all Americans are afforded the same essential human rights, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The legislation, which Rep. Morelle co-sponsors, was passed by the House of Representatives earlier this year but has yet to be taken up by the Sena  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following statement: * * * House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement on former White House Counsel Don McGahn's testimony before the Committee: "Under the terms of our agreement with the Department of Justice, we cannot yet comment on the specific details of Mr. McGahn's testimony. We will release the full transcript as soon as we can. "But I can say that Mr. McGahn testified at le  more

CORNING, New York, June 5 -- Rep. Tom Reed, R-New York, issued the following news release on June 4, 2021: Rep. Tom Reed, alongside Members of Congress representing Central and Western New York, led a bipartisan effort in supporting the designation of New York's Finger Lakes region as a National Heritage Area (NHA). This effort aims to support economic development, attract tourists, and promote historic and natural resource conservation in the Finger Lakes region. Rep. Reed was joined in this e  more

SARATOGA, New York, June 4 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik sent a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging the Department of Homeland Security to unilaterally ease restrictions for non-essential travel across the northern border if a bilateral reopening plan is not established before restrictions expire on June 21, 2021. "Our communities cannot afford any further delay or acquiescence - unilateral action to begin reopening  more

SARATOGA, New York, June 3 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik once again cosponsored the Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide grant funding to agricultural fairs based on their loss of attendance in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "County fairs are highly-anticipated annual events for our rural communities, youth, and families, helping to promote local small businesses, family far  more

SARATOGA, New York, June 5 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following statement: * * * In recognition of the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik issued the below statement: "32 years ago, the world watched in horror as the Chinese Communist Party arrested and slaughtered an unknown number of their own people as they protested for democracy and basic human rights in Tiananmen Square. "The United States and our allies pledged to never f  more

SARATOGA, New York, June 2 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement on President Biden's $6 trillion budget: "As hardworking American families suffer from the highest inflation in 13 years, the highest gas prices in 7 years, rising unemployment, and energy, immigration, and national security crises from President Biden's failed policies, the President is doubling down on his radical Socialist econom  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) led 22 Members of Congress from the states most affected in an urgent call to authorize the North Atlantic Rail Corporation (NARC) to receive federal funds to design, build, and oversee a high-speed rail (HSR) project across the Northeast. The first of its kind, the bold and forward-thinking project would increase frequency and reliability of travel across the   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: With summer approaching, Congressman Tom Suozzi, co-chair of the Long Island Sound Caucus and a committed environmentalist, and EPA officials announced that almost 50 million pounds of nitrogen have been removed from the sewage treatment effluent each year in the Long Island Sound. As Mayor of Glen Cove in the late 1990s, Suozzi led Glen Cove as the first city on Long Island to cut nitrogen effluent by 50%.  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following news release: On the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) introduced a new resolution to make June 1st"Black Wall Street Day." The resolution seeks to honor the lives lost in the destruction of the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as "Black Wall Street," for its vibrant and affluent Black community. "Black Wall St. was a promised land for African-Americans in search of a  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Washington, and Adriano Espaillat, R-New York: * * * U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), as co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus, released the following statement in response to the recent rise in antisemitic  more

PATCHOGUE, New York, June 5 -- Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-New York, issued the following statement on June 4, 2021: * * * Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) issued the following statement regarding the State of New York's decision to lift the indoor mask mandate for schools and camps beginning on Monday: "This is the right decision for children across New York, who have sacrificed so much throughout the pandemic and suffered emotionally, physically and mentally from lockdowns and remote learning. "I   more

HAUPPAUGE, New York, June 3 -- Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) was joined by local parents and advocacy groups in demanding that Governor Cuomo lift New York's unnecessary mask mandates for students. "If Governor Cuomo would trust the science and use basic commonsense, he would lift the mask mandate on New York's school children today. Our kids have suffered too much already throughout this pandemic in so many destructive ways, d  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 3, 2021: Today Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) joined Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) to introduce a Public Power Resolution which sets up a framework to guarantee basic utility services for all Americans while reducing the country's reliance on fossil fuels. Specifically, the Public Utilities Resolution calls to: * Fund a just energy transition for public and co-op providers, to replace existing infrastructure wi  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Tom Reed, R-New York, and Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana: * * * House Ways and Means Committee Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis and Ranking Member Jackie Walorski and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson and Ranking Member Tom Reed released the following statement regarding GAO's report on benefits paid to foster youth by the Social Security Administr  more

RHINEBECK, New York, June 5 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 4, 2021: U.S. Representatives Antonio Delgado (NY-19) and Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) introduced the Clean Water for Rural America Act, bipartisan legislation that empowers small and rural municipalities to apply for low-interest wastewater infrastructure loans. The bill would increase funding for technical assistance grants within the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), providing critical  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) announced that he has introduced a bill to improve screenings for sponsors of unaccompanied alien children (UACs). Rep Garbarino was joined by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) in introducing the legislation. The bill, H.R. 3497- The Protecting UACs Through Enhanced Sponsor Vetting Act of 2021, would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to   more

BROOKLYN, New York, June 4 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release on June 3, 2021: Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) today joined City Councilman Kalman Yeger, students and school administrators from Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School in Brooklyn, and civic leaders from the Jewish community in speaking out against the unacceptable rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City. "It speaks volumes that we're here - Democrat and Republica  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on June 2, 2021, with Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, regarding the second coup to occur in Mali in less than one year: * * * "We are shocked and dismayed by the second military-led coup in Mali in less than one year, and we strongly condemn the role of the military junta in disrupting the civilian-led transition and progress made toward  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Chairman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) sent a letter to Spotify Founder and CEO Daniel Ek requesting information on the platform's "Discovery Mode" feature, which allow artists and record labels to identify particular songs that they would like to prioritize in Spotify's recomm  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Representatives Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), and Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2021 to reform the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program and compassionate release from federal prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by Senate Judiciary Committe  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Representatives Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), and Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2021 to reform the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program and compassionate release from federal prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Companion legislation was introduced  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 2, 2021: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Chairman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) sent a letter to Spotify Founder and CEO Daniel Ek requesting information on the platform's "Discovery Mode" feature, which allow artists and record labels to identify particular s  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), with the help of the Congressional Black Caucus, introduced The Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act, legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 369th Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the "Harlem Hellfighters." Through the help of Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, and Congress  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 (TNSRes) -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2021: Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member John Katko, and Oversight and Reform Committee Ranking Member James Comer announced the release of a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report they requested on   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2021: Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, launched an investigation into a $700 million loan awarded by the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) with the involvement of the Department of Defense (DOD) under the Trump Administration as part of a program intended to support companies that were cri  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Grace Meng, member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stood in front of Elmhurst Hospital to advocate for the much-needed renovation of New York City Health + Hospitals Elmhurst Obstetrical Inpatient facilities, in order to provide a more modern, safe, and equitable maternal health care experience to surroun  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representatives Chris Pappas (D-NH) and Antonio Delgado (D-NY) reintroduced their bicameral Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act, which would regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals under the Clean Water Act to finally stop manufacturers and other polluters from contaminating our nation's waterways with toxic levels of PFAS. Currently, the  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2.6 million in Recovery Assistance funding for the Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation. This federal investment was allocated by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was championed by the senators. Specifica  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 2 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following statement on June 1, 2021, in honor of LGBTQ Pride Month: * * * "Every June, Americans celebrate the beauty, bravery and vibrancy of our cherished LGBTQ communities and commemorate the remarkable progress our nation has made toward full equality. Just five decades ago, proud activists at the Stonewall Inn boldly rejected centuries of hatred and persecution in a moment that changed America and, i  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer visited Troy's Velan Studios, best known for creating globally famous games, such as Mario Kart Live and Knockout City, to push for federal investment to ramp up video game development and launch the Game On Accelerator Program. The program, which was proposed by the Center for Economic Growth (CEG), in collaboration with the Rensselaer C  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 1, 2021: Standing at the Madison County Mental Health Clinic, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today pushed the federal and state government to immediately put the $5 billion he secured in the American Rescue Plan to work - and send a portion of the new aid to Central New York and providers like the Madison County's newly created Mental Health Task Force. Schumer  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 2, 2021: Standing at Akoustis Technologies, flanked by Rochester Finger Lakes region business and economic development leaders, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer re-upped his push for the Senate to next week pass his bold, bipartisan initiative to propel American leadership in science and technology into the twenty first century. Schumer's plan - which includes pas  more