WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE INTRODUCES BILL TO BAN FACIAL RECOGNITION & BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC HOUSING April 29, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), along with Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), reintroduced the No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act. This legislati  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN AND JOHN JAMES' BIPARTISAN "PROMOTING RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAINS ACT" TO BRING DOWN COSTS AND CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS PASSES HOUSE Congressman Pat Ryan and John James' Bipartisan "Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act" to Bring Down Costs and Create Good-Paying Jobs Passes House Ryan and James, West Point classmates, led the legislation which will strengthen supply chains and create  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Celebrates President Trump's First 100 Days Washington, DC - Congresswoman Tenney (NY-24) today released the following statement celebrating President Trump's first 100 days in office. "In November, over 77 million Americans voted for President Trump and his agenda, giving Republicans in both the administration and Congress a resounding mandate to secure our borders, lower   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Sanders, Wyden, Baldwin Slam Trump Administration's Plan To Dismantle Federal Agency That Helps Seniors Live Independently, Stay In Their Homes As They Age Administration For Community Living Provides Assistance To Senior Citizens And Americans With Disabilities To Age In Place Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Bernie Sanders, Ron Wyden, and Tammy Baldwin led a group of 2  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Lawler Urges White House and DOT to Overrule Amtrak's Planned 3-Year Closure of East River Tunnel Washington, D.C. - 4/29/2025... Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) blasted Amtrak's drastic and unnecessary cuts to service in New York, demanding the railroad immediately reverse course before causing massive, long-term disruptions to travelers across New York. Beginning today  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * MENG CALLS ON DOJ TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR GRANT PROGRAMS SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), wrote a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi opposing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to terminate federal grants awarded th  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, issued the following news release: * * * Meng Calls on DOJ to Restore Funding for Grant Programs Supporting Law Enforcement and Violence Prevention WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), wrote a letter to Attorney   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Velazquez Call on Secretary Kennedy to Reverse Job Cuts in San Juan Medical Products Laboratory Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) sent a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop the reduction in force (RIF) and reorganization plans   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep Velazquez Introduces Resolution Supporting National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) introduced a House resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of April 13, 2025, through April 26, 2025, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week. The resolution highlights the contributions of Young Audiences Arts f  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on April 28, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of my bipartisan bill titled the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act. Mr. Speaker, I am deeply grateful to Chair Guthrie, Ranking Member Pallone, Chair Bilirakis, and all the members of the Energy and   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on April 28, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I introduced the Youth Poisoning Protection Act alongside Representative Mike Carey because we are facing an urgent and deeply troubling trend, the promotion of sodium nitrite, a toxic chemical, as a method to die by suicide. In 2022, The New Yo  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on April 28, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, last week, our dear friend, the senior Senator from Illinois and the Senate Democratic whip, announced he will not seek reelection next year. I will have a lot more to say about Dick Durbin--one of my close, close friends and someone I ro  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on April 28, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, the first 100 days. Well, this week, President Trump marks 100 days as President. It has been 100 days of hell for American families, for our economy, and for our democracy. The start of Donald Trump's second term has been the worst start   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from All Ten Co-Chairs of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism on ADL Data Documenting Record Levels of Antisemitic Incidents in 2024 Fourth Straight Year of Increases in Antisemitic Incidents Read the ADL Report Here (link is external) "The newly-released data from the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) 2024 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents is tragic, unaccep  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF THE TAKE IT DOWN ACT (Washington, D.C.)--Today, Congressman Joe Morelle, author of the bipartisan Preventing Deepfakes of Intimates Act, issued the below statement following House passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act : "Last night's passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act is an important step toward confronting the growing threat of non-consensual d  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Stefanik Applauds Passage of Historic Trump-Backed Defense Modernization Legislation Out of Committee Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement celebrating the passage of President Trump's landmark legislation out of committee to modernize America's military and strengthen nati  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Applauds Passage of Landmark Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, a senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, released the following statement celebrating the passage of the Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan -- a historic piece of legislation that saves over $330 billion while advancing President Trump's a  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik on Harvard's Task Force Report on Antisemitism Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement: "Harvard's own task force reveals longtime, deep-rooted, dangerous, & rampant antisemitism embedded in coursework, campus life, and faculty hiring. This is further confirmation of the significant moral crisis facing higher education that I have sounded the   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik on President Trump's First 100 Days: Promises Made, Promises Kept Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement: "President Donald Trump delivered a historic first 100 days record of Promises Made, Promises Kept. After the November election with a strong mandate from the American people, President Trump is securing our borders, reining in inflation, un  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Statement on Non-Citizen Who Voted Illegally in Saratoga County Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement: "Here is yet another reason why New York State should require identification to vote. Thankfully law enforcement investigated this latest incident, involving a 45-year-old non-citizen who illegally voted in the November 2020 election in Sarato  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Stefanik, Lee, Stanton Introduce Bipartisan Canadian Snowbird Visa Act Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL), and Congressman Greg Stanton (D-AZ) today introduced the Canadian Snowbird Visa Act, a bipartisan bill to extend the duration Canadian citizens who own or lease a residence in the United States may stay--from 182 days to 240 day  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez and Ocasio-Cortez Call on Secretary Kennedy to Reverse Job Cuts in San Juan Medical Products Laboratory Washington D.C. \- Today, Representatives Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) sent a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop the reduction in force (RIF) and reorganization plans at t  more