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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Thursday October 10, 2024 ( 4 items )  

LaLota Presents $1.25 Million to Riverhead for Water Quality
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: RIVERHEAD, NY Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Suffolk County) released the following statement after meeting with the Town of Riverhead Officials regarding the $1.25 Million in federal funding LaLota secured to fund the Riverhead Public Water Main project. "The $1.25 million in federal funding I secured for the Town of Riverhead will ensure that Calverton and Manorville residents have access to clean, safe drinking wate  more

Malliotakis Calls for Federal Prosecution of Post Office Vandal
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: (STATEN ISLAND, NY) Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis today released the following statement after the individual responsible for vandalizing the Great Kills Post Office boxes was arrested: "Following yesterday's vandalism of post office boxes(link is external) at the Great Kills Post Office, I contacted both the United States Postal Service as well as the NYPD so the boxes could be repainted and the p  more

Reps. Lawler, Carbajal Introduce Bill to Strengthen Protections for Rail Workers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) in introducing legislation to strengthen protections for rail yardmasters by giving them the same protections as other rail yard workers. The bipartisan Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act would include railroad yardmasters under federal hours of service requirements which currently cover safety-sensitive rail  more

Statement on Kathy Hochul's Closure of Great Meadows Correctional Facility
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Saratoga, N.Y. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the below statement following a report by Washington County Planning that measured the negative impact Kathy Hochul's closure of the Great Meadows Correctional Facility will have on the county and its residents. "As I said when failed Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled her disastrous plan to close the Great Meadows Correctional Facility, her careless prison  more