WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Introduces the State Energy Accountability Act to Combat New York's Egregious Climate Policies WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) introduced the State Energy Accountability Act, which would encourage states to evaluate the impacts that clean energy standards or renewable portfolio standards have on costs and reliability. Specifically, the  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Op-Ed: Break Up Big Tech Behemoths to Reclaim American Freedom U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | April 30, 2025 | The New York Post I distinctly remember the time Mark Zuckerberg came to see me in my office. It was five years ago now, back when the Facebook founder was at the height of his "move fast and break things" stardom. I was a new senator and a skeptic. I thought his company --   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement on Ukraine Minerals Deal Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the economic agreement signed by the United States and Ukraine. "With the signing of Donald Trump's extortion of Ukraine deal, even as Ukraine continues to   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * In Rochester, Gillibrand Condemns President Trump's Actions To Dismantle Head Start Trump Actions Would Deprive 50,000 Low-Income Children In New York State Of Critical Early Childhood Education Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited an Action for a Better Community (ABC) Head Start Center in Rochester to condemn President Trump's actions to dismantle Head Start. Federal funding allows  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LaLota Backs Bipartisan Effort to Protect Minors from AI-Generated Exploitation WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Nick LaLota (NY-01) today issued the following statement after voting to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, bipartisan legislation focused on stopping the abuse of minors through AI-created explicit online material. "As a father raising three daughters in an increasingly digital world, I'm alarmed   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON REPUBLICANS BEING FORCED TO CANCEL TWO BUDGET MARK-UPS AND DELAY THEIR TOXIC SCHEME Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Republicans are on the run with respect to their deeply unpopular and extreme agenda. Donald Trump is crashing the economy and marching the country toward a recession. At the same time  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON REPUBLICANS BEING FORCED TO CANCEL TWO BUDGET MARK-UPS AND DELAY THEIR TOXIC SCHEME Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Republicans are on the run with respect to their deeply unpopular and extreme agenda. Donald Trump is crashing the economy and marching the country toward a recession. At the same time, House Republicans are st  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S RECKLESS NEW BUDGET REQUEST Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump's latest budget proposal, just like his disastrous first 100 days, is extremely damaging to the American people. Republicans promised to lower costs on day one, but this reckless budget scheme will rais  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S RECKLESS NEW BUDGET REQUEST Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump's latest budget proposal, just like his disastrous first 100 days, is extremely damaging to the American people. Republicans promised to lower costs on day one, but this reckless budget scheme will raise prices across the board   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Lofgren Reacts to Trump Administration Plan to Gut EPA ORD (Washington, DC) - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) laid out its plan to gut the EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). Plans to dismantle EPA ORD were first revealed in a document reviewed by Science Committee Democrati  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Morelle, Padilla Blast Trump Administration for Slashing Critical Funding for Election Security and Administration WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Joe Morelle (NY-25), Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Votes No on Devastating Financial Services Reconciliation Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) issued the following statement after the Financial Services Committee passed a Budget Reconciliation bill that defunds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and slashes vital federal services. "Today, I voted no on the Budget Reconciliation bill  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. George Latimer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on May 1, 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, new Federal economic data came out yesterday, and it showed that in the last 3 months, the U.S. economy shrank by 0.3 percent. This is a sharp reversal from the 2.4 percent growth the economy experienced in the last quarter of 2024. This now is the worst  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Kennedy, Thompson, Carter, Titus Launch Disaster Equity and Building Resilience Caucus for the 119th Congress WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), along with Reps. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), and Dina Titus (D-NV) announced the leadership and membership of the Congressional Disaster Equity and Building Resilience Caucus for the 119th Congress. Ken  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer , Gillibrand, Mannion Slam Rumored 'DOGE' Cuts to DFAS Rome Workforce, Demand Department of Defense Immediately Reverse Course & Protect The Mohawk Valley Workers Vital to America's Military Servicemembers & National Defense Nearly 100 Full-Time DFAS Rome Workers Have Already Left Amid 'DOGE' Chaos, And 'DOGE' Has Already Targeted Nearly 100 Probationary Workers To Be Fired, Which Is Currently  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall & Rep. Tenney Join Newsmax to Discuss Their Bill Ending Taxpayer Funding of Transgender Procedures and Reconciliation Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and U.S. Representative Claudia Tenney (R-New York-24) joined Marc Lotter and Sharla McBride with Wake Up America on Newsmax today to discuss the No Subsidies for Gender Transition Procedures Act, bicameral legi  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Stefanik Statement on Disgraceful Assisted Suicide Bill Passed by New York State Assembly Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik issued the following statement in response to the New York State Assembly's passage of the Medical Aid in Dying Act (A136/S138), a dangerous assisted suicide bill pushed by Far Left Democrats: "The New York State Assembly's decision to pass   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko, Pressley Demand Investigation Into Trump's Attack on Smithsonian Museums, Brazen Attempt to Whitewash History WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20), Co-Chair of the Congressional Museum Caucus, and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led 69 of their colleagues on a letter to the Inspector General of the Smithsonian Institution demanding an investigation of the impact of Donald T  more