WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON DETAINMENT OF MAHMOUD KHALIL : March 14, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov c: 202.913.0126 Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement: "Like many thousands of New Yorkers and countless other Americans, I am incredibly disturbed by the illegal detainment of Columbia University student, Mah  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Langworthy Introduces Bill to Prevent Future Great Lakes Wind Turbine Construction Washington, D.C. - March 14-- On Friday, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) reintroduced the Lakes Before Turbines Act, which would prohibit developers from utilizing tax credits for construction of wind farms on any of the Great Lakes. Due to the high cost to construct wind farms, developers have h  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Introduces Legislation to Support Local Golf Courses Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today, alongside Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-9) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), reintroduced legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove private or commercial golf courses and country clubs from section 144(c)(6)(B) of the U.S. tax code.   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Blasts Trump Plan To Gut The VA, Strip Health Care From Veterans Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference blasting the Trump administration's plan to fire more than 80,000 VA employees -- roughly 20,000 of whom are veterans themselves - and to push back against the administration's blatantly dishonest claim that these cuts will not affect veterans' abi  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Wicker Introduce Legislation To Conserve Forests Senators Reintroduce Forest Conservation Easement Program Act U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Roger Wicker (R-MS) are reintroducing the Forest Conservation Easement Program Act, which would help conserve working forests and give landowners more options to ensure their land is protected. "New York's forests are a crucial env  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JOINT LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILL IN THE SENATE Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement: Instead of working with Democrats in a bipartisan way to prevent a government shutdown, House Republicans left town in order to jam their extreme partisa  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Kean Reintroduces the Presidential Security Resources Reimbursement Act (March 14, 2025) WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) reintroduced the Presidential Security Resources Reimbursement Act, a bipartisan bill to allow the Secret Service to reimburse State and local law enforcement and fire departments for the assistance they have provided protecting President Trump at h  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "HOUSE DEMOCRATS REMAIN STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE PARTISAN REPUBLICAN SPENDING BILL" Washington, DC - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar held a press conference to highlight that House Democrats remain united in opposition to the far-right Republican funding bill. LEADER JEF  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "HOUSE DEMOCRATS REMAIN STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE PARTISAN REPUBLICAN SPENDING BILL" Washington, DC - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar held a press conference to highlight that House Democrats remain united in opposition to the far-right Republican funding bill. LEADER JEFFRIES: House Democrats rem  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Adriano Espaillat to Hold Virtual Education Forum for Families Amid Trump Administration Cuts Espaillat Will Provide Overview of Support and Resources for Impacted Students, Borrowers, and Families NEW YORK, NY --This weekend, Saturday, March 15th at 1:00 p.m. (EDT), Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), in collaboration with local advocates, will hold a virtual forum for  more