WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference to call for $1.842 billion in funding for the Older Americans Act (OAA) Title III-C Nutrition Program, which provides affordable meals to older adults. The funding will help deliver 251 million nutritious meals to 2.2 million older adults facing hunger nationwide, helping meet increasing demand for nutrition programs amid high grocery prices  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: The 'Housing Victims of Major Disasters Act' Eliminates Barriers that Survivors of Natural Disasters Face When Seeking Housing Assistance More Than 2.5 Million Americans Displaced by Weather-Related Disasters in 2023 Read the Letter Here Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and 13 of his House colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Congressional leadershi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today released the following statement after meeting with President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-New York-21). Graham is currently the ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs whic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Congressman Nick Langworthy's bipartisan Source Code Harmonization and Reuse in Information Technology (SHARE IT) Act (H.R. 9566). This legislation will require federal agencies to share custom-developed source code, eliminating duplicative and costly government contracts to build software. "Each year, the government spends approximately $6 bill  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis today joined Robert Annicharico, Owner of Staten Island's Delco Drugs & Specialty Pharmacy, and a bipartisan and bicameral group of colleagues in pushing Congress to pass legislation that would crack down on the predatory practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) that raise the cost of prescription drugs. "When it comes to PBMs, there's little to no transparency on  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) unanimously elected U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) to serve as Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) for the 119th Congress. "It is an honor to be elected to serve as Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) in the 119th session of Congress," said Congresswoman Meng. "CAPAC was created to ensure   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) announced that she was elected to serve as the 29th Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). Clarke will be sworn in as Chair when the new session of Congress begins in January. She has been elected to a two-year term, allowing her to serve throughout the 119th Congress. Clarke recently served as First Vice Chair during the 118th Congress, focusing on law  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Today, U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) and Nydia Velazquez (NY-07) introduced the Habitable Housing Conversion Pilot Program of 2024 or the "Basement Bill." The measure would establish a pilot program to expand the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)'s 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program. The proposed pilot program, set to run for five years, would insure up to 15,000 mo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Fed $$ Will Help Rid Hundreds Of Homes In The City Of Buffalo & Erie County Of Lead Paint Hazards & Increase Education Initiatives To Protect Families U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Congressman Tim Kennedy announced $7,000,000 in federal funding for Erie County from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik's Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Enhancement Act, which would commission a study regarding the benefits of expanding the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area to include all of Washington and Saratoga Counties, passed on the House Floor with bipartisan support. "I am proud to see my legislation that pursues the expansion of the Hudso  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) today cheered the allocation of $100,000,000 to support water and wastewater infrastructure for the Mohawk River and tributaries under the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The federal investment for the vicinity of the Mohawk River and tributaries includes funding for stormwater management, surface water resource protection, environmental restoration, and related inf  more