WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24), co-chair of the Election Integrity Caucus, voted in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act) to prevent noncitizens from voting in federal elections. This legislation, which Tenney cosponsored, passed the House by a vote of 221-198. "Since President Biden took office, there have been over 9.7 million illegal immigrant encounters nationwide,   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Following extensive allegations of misconduct by Supreme Court justicesincluding secretly accepting lavish gifts and luxury trips, failing to disclose conflicts of interest, and failing to recuse themselves from cases in which they have a vested stakeU.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced her support for the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act and the Supreme Court Biennial   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: This week, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) spoke on the House floor about the concerning and disrespectful conduct of more than a dozen Great Valley Middle School students toward their teachers on TikTok. This was the first known effort of its kind in the U.S. ICYMI: The New York Times - Students Target Teacher in Group TikTok Attack, Shaking Their School Watch Houlahan's r  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he highlighted that while House Republicans are taking orders from Trump and pushing his extreme MAGA agenda, House Democrats are laser-focused on lowering costs, defending reproductive freedom and protecting our democracy. LEADER JEFFRIES: Good afternoon, everyone. This week has once again made clear that the extrem  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) applauded the House's passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, legislation that would require documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections and order states to set up a program to remove noncitizens from state voter rolls. In a speech on the House Floor, Malliotakis highlighted actions New York City  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following news release: Watch Espaillat's Opening Remarks(link is external) Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13), Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to the 2025 Legislative Branch bill::As Prepared for Delivery - "Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Today, I rise in opposition to H. R. 8772, the Legislative Branch Appr  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) introduced a resolution expressing support for the designation of October 9 through October 16 as "National Dyspraxia/Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) Awareness Week." Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), also referred to as dyspraxia, is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects fine and gross motor skills su  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) led 34 members of Congress in a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to nominate a Presidential Envoy for the Abraham Accords, Negev Forum, and Related Integration and Normalization Fora and Agreements. Rep. Torres and Lawler worked throughout 2023 to advance legislation creating this position, passed into law in December throu  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: "I've spoken before about the New York Magistrate Judge with a bad habit of engaging in political activism from the bench and lying about it under oath. Unfortunately, the red flags on Judge Netburn's record aren't limited to the inappropriate  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today made this statement after the committee voted to block Sarah Netburn's nomination to be a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York. Her nomination failed by a vote of 10-11. Ten committee Democrats voted in   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Independent Women's Forum (IWF), Independent Women's Voice (IWV), and the Independent Women's Law Center are opposed to Sarah Netburn's nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. They oppose the nomination because Judge Netburn recommended that a biological male convicted of rape and child molestation be transferred   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik voted to pass legislation that would reverse the Biden Administration's Title IX rule, which will allow men to enter women and girls' private spaces, eradicating female-only places and hurting women and girls. "Reversing the Biden Administration's radical efforts to roll back the rights of women and girls to their own spaces is an enormous win for women's rights. I wi  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik voted in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, legislation she cosponsored, which strengthens current law that permits only U.S. citizens to vote in federal elections. "Only American citizens should vote in U.S. elections. House Republicans are leading the way in protecting America's vote and securing our ballot boxes to ensure only Americans v  more