WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Congressman Kennedy Fights for FEMA During Hearing on Drones Trump Administration Attempts to Eliminate FEMA, Jeopardizing Drone Technology Deployment In Emergency Management WASHINGTON, DC -- During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) sounded the alarm about ongoing attempts to undermine Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kennedy: Health & Human Services Cuts Are Dire and Will Cost Lives Firings Include Doctors, Infectious Disease Prevention Officials, Food and Drug Safety Specialists, and More WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) released the following statement as the Department of Health and Human Services began the process of summarily firing thousands of workers: "As an occupatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Reintroduces Legislation to Stop the Spread of Ranked Choice Voting Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24), chair of the Election Integrity Caucus, alongside Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) reintroduced the One Vote One Choice Act to prevent the practice of ranked choice voting, a misguided policy that dilutes the voice of voters in elections across the country.  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Gillen Champions World Trade Center Health Program on House Floor; Urges Bipartisan Support for Permanent Funding Fix to the WTCHP WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04), delivered remarks on the House Floor urging Congress to pass a permanent funding fix for the World Trade Center Health Program. Below is a video of her speech and a copy of her remarks as prep  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Testifies at Appropriations Subcommittee Member Day Hearing Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following testimony today before the National Security and Department of State Appropriations Subcommittee "Member Day" hearing. Ranking Member Meeks  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congressman Leads Demand for AG Bondi to Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate Signal Breach Goldman Leads Letter With Four Colleagues Arguing Trump Appointees' Incompetence is in Violation of the Espionage Act Read the Letter Here Washington, DC - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) last week led 4 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding she appoints   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * INITIAL VICTORY, BUT THE FIGHT CONTINUES: FOLLOWING PRESSURE BY CONGRESSMAN RYAN, SENATOR SCHUMER, AND LOCAL PARTNERS, MAJORITY OF CRITICAL HOUSING FUNDING CUT BY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN RESTORED Initial Victory, But The Fight Continues: Following Pressure by Congressman Ryan, Senator Schumer, and Local Partners, Majority of Critical Housing Funding Cut by Trump Administration Has Been RESTORED   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Celebrates House Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Check Fraud (WASHINGTON, DC) - Today, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis celebrates the passage of her legislation, H.R. 1155 Recovery of Stolen Checks Act. This bipartisan Ways & Means legislation was introduced alongside Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN). This bill directs th  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Meeks Testifies at Appropriations Subcommittee Member Day Hearing Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following testimony today before the National Security and Department of State Appropriations Subcommittee "Member Day" hearing. Ranking Memb  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * MENG AND MALLIOTAKIS REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION EXPANDING HOUSING BENEFITS FOR QUEENS-NYC VETERANS WASHINGTON, D.C - U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (NY-06) and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) announced that they reintroduced the Fair Access to Co-Ops for Veterans Act ( H.R.1803 (link is external) ), a bipartisan bill to make it easier for veterans in Queens and across the nation to purchase co-ops. The legislation w  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * NADLER CONDEMNS TRUMP CUTS AT HHS "Firing 10,000 of our nation's top scientists, doctors, and public health experts is not reform--it's sabotage. Trump, Musk, and Kennedy Jr.'s reckless purge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is gutting the agency American families rely on to stop disease outbreaks, develop new treatments, and save lives. With these dangerous firings, our governm  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * NADLER CONDEMNS TRUMP'S CONTINUED ASSAULT ON HIGHER EDUCATION Today, Congressman Nadler issued the following statement: "I strongly condemn former President Trump's latest attacks on higher education cloaked under the guise of fighting antisemitism. Once again, the President is weaponizing the real pain American Jews face to advance his desire to wield control over the truth-seeking academic ins  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Morelle Issued Statement on Passage of Congress Modernization Bill WASHINGTON - Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement celebrating passage of H.R. 1234, a Congress modernization bill that will curb unnecessary spending: "I am pleased that H.R. 1234, a practical,  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Morelle Statement on Failed Rule Vote WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, released the following statement after House Republicans' failed attempt to jeopardize voting rights: "I am grateful that House Republicans' SAVE Act is no closer to beco  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Velazquez Calls Out Trump Admin for Creating Chaos for Small Businesses WASHINGTON- Today, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing titled "The Golden Age: Unleashing Main Street Through Deregulation". During the hearing, Ranking Member Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) criticized the Trump Administration fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise today, alongside my colleagues in the New York delegation and many of our other cherished colleagues, to mourn the loss of a giant of the House and a trailblazer for women in public service, Chairwoman Nita Lowey. For more than three decades, she represented her constituents in Westche  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Rep. Smith: Empire Wind starting construction before Pres. Trump's critical reassessment of offshore wind is dangerous & reckless In a letter to Secretary of the Interior Burgum, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) is bringing attention to defiant plans of wind turbine developer Equinor to begin construction on an offshore wind project off the coast of New Jersey and New York despite President  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Lawler and Tenney Reintroduce Bill to Halt Ranked Choice Voting Washington, D.C. - 4/1/2025... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) reintroduced legislation that would prevent the spread of ranked choice voting, a misguided policy that dilutes the voice of voters in elections across the country. The One Vote One Choice Act ensures that federal election  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on March 31, 2025: * * * Mr. President, this week, Donald Trump is preparing to take a sledgehammer to the American economy by preparing a tsunami of tariffs on all sorts of goods Americans purchase every day--a tsunami of tariffs. Let's be clear. Donald Trump's tariffs are a tax hike on American families. The average costs families will have to pay for groceries, gas, everyday goods, et cetera, wil  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Statement from Representative Mannion on Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Cuts to Food Banks, School Meals, and Programs that Help them Source Food from Central New York and Mohawk Valley Farms SYRACUSE, NY - Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today released the following statement on Donald Trump and Elon Musk's cuts to food banks, school meals, and programs that help them source f  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Stefanik Statement on Hochul's Plans to Release Inmates Following Mass Firings of Correctional Officers Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement. "Far Left Democrat Kathy Hochul truly is the worst Governor in America. Her wrongful termination of over 2,000 hardworking correctional officers has exacerbated the staffing shortages that our Ups  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Velazquez Calls for Coordinated City Response to Illegal Street Racing in Ozone Park NEW YORK-Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) sent a letter calling on city agencies to work together to develop a coordinated response to illegal street racing and large-scale car meetups in Ozone Park. "These gatherings have grown in scale and intensity, posing risks to pedestria  more