WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) led 20 of her colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging the exoneration of Marcus Mosiah Garvey for a 1923 conviction for the fraudulent use of the mail: "Exactly 101 years ago, Mr. Garvey was convicted of mail fraud in a case that was marred by prosecutorial and governmental misconduct. The evidence paints an abundantly clear narrative that the charges against  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), released the following statement regarding President Biden commuting the sentences of 37 individuals on death row: "I am pleased to hear the Biden Administration has continued its diligent work in criminal justice reform by reclassifying the death sentences of 37 individuals to life without the possibility of parole. When President Biden first assumed office, he and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Senator Gillibrand was featured on the New York Times podcast "The Daily" about her efforts to persuade President Biden to direct the national archivist to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would enshrine equality and reproductive rights in the Constitution. Listen here. *** Original text here: https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/icy  more

WHITE PLAINS, New York, Dec. 25 -- The New York State Power Authority issued the following news release on Dec. 24, 2024: * * * New York Power Authority to Hold Public Forums in Niagara and Albany on First Rate Change Since 2014 Public Comment Period Runs Dec. 24, 2024 to Feb. 23, 2025 * * * The New York Power Authority (NYPA) today opened a public comment period related to its Notice of Proposed Rule Making to adjust the Preference Power rates for customers that receive low-cost hydropower  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a review of the accomplishments of the 2021-2024 Democratic majority Senate Judiciary Committee, which includes a compilation of the four years under Chair Durbin's leadership and during the Biden-Harris Administration. "Our country demands much of the Senate Judi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), released the findings of its 20-month investigation into the ethical crisis at the Supreme Court, including the results of committee subpoenas. Entitled "An Investigation of the Ethics Challenge at the Supreme Court," the majority staff report sheds light on a Sup  more