WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) announced her resolution, H. Res. 965, Calling for the immediate release of Ryan Corbett, a United States citizen, who was wrongfully detained by the Taliban on August 10, 2022, and condemning the wrongful detention of Americans by the Taliban passed the House of Representatives today. This resolution, which has 72 cosponsors, passed the House of Representatives unan  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Reps. Nick LaLota (NY-01) and Lou Correa (CA-46), members of the Homeland Security Committee,introduced the bipartisan Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine Act. This legislation would authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct research and development, testing, and evaluation on equipment that would help law enforceme  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on June 11, 2024: * * * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement on protesters at the Nova Music Festival Exhibition in New York City: On October 7, Hamas terrorists brutally murdered, sexually assaulted, tortured and took hostage innocent civilians, including Americans, at the Nova Music Festival in Israel. The only humane response to these atroci  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) issued the following response to reports that Hamas has rejected a ceasefire deal presented by the Biden Administration. "It should come as no shock that Hamas, which violated eight ceasefires in fifteen years leading up to the deadly October 7th terrorist attack, has rejected yet another ceasefire offer," said Congressman Lawler. "Hamas is a terrorist organization that murd  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) today requested the House Transportation and Infrastructure hold a field hearing in New York with Governor Hochul and the Federal Highways Administration to address unanswered questions about the Governor's decision to pause congestion pricing. According to reports, the Governor paused congestion pricing because the plan was deeply unpopular, put financial pressure on working Ne  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Representative Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act, a consequential piece of legislation aimed at increasing the availability of mental health services and providing adequate care to underserved communities. According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, an estimated one in five U.S. adults live wi  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, reintroduced their bicameral Restoring J  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10 a.m. on June 13, 2024, at G50 Dirsken Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. Nominees * Michelle Williams Court, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California * Anne Hwang, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California * Sarah Netburn, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York * Stace  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik sent a letter to Amtrak President Roger Harris and Canadian National Railway (CN) President and CEO Tracy Robinson expressing deep concern regarding the extended suspension of service of the Amtrak Adirondack Line between Saratoga Springs and Montreal. Stefanik demanded Amtrak and CN provide greater transparency into the rationale behind continued delays of service that  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement after Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was found guilty of all three felony gun charges in federal court. "Remember this was Joe Biden's corrupt DOJ that tried to negotiate outside immunity unrelated to this case. Today is the first step in delivering accountability for the Biden Crime Family. We must and will cont  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 (TNSres) -- Rep. Brandon Williams, R-New York, issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Last Friday, Congressman Brandon Williams (R-NY) introduced H.R. 8674, the Milestones for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Act, co-led by Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-IL). In 2022, Russia supplied 20% of the American reactor fleet's nuclear fuel and currently controls nearly half of the world's global uranium conversion infrastructure. Comparatively, the United States controls a miniscul  more