WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON UNJUST CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST REP. LAMONICA MCIVER May 19, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following statement: "The baseless charges filed this evening against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver are nothing more than a reprehensible political stunt intended to in  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Announces Over $2.3 Million Grant for Head Start Projects in Cattaraugus County WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced that the County of Cattaraugus has been awarded $2,396,455 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Head Start Inc. Projects. "I was proud to support and deliver over $2.3 million to the Cattaraugu  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Delivers Keynote Address at Foreign Policy for America Annual Summit Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following keynote address - as prepared - at Foreign Policy for America's annual leadership summit focused on "the future of U.S. foreign policy": Thank you for the warm int  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Demands Answers from Rubio Over Official Status and Duties of Special Envoys Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding details on the official status and duties, as well as any potential conflicts of interests, of an increa  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, Stanton Introduce Discharge Petition to End Trump's Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Greg Stanton of Arizona today introduced a discharge petition to force a vote on Resolutions that would terminate President Trump's author  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Stefanik Joined Mornings with Maria on FBN to Speak About Enacting President Trump's Agenda, Harvard's Ties to China, and Joe Biden's Health Scandal WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business Network to speak about the Big Beautiful Bill, Harvard's ties to China and Iran, and Joe Biden's health sc  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JOINT DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON REP. LaMONICA McIVER Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Vice Chair Ted Lieu and Assistant Leader Joe Neguse released the following statement: The criminal charge against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver is extreme, morally bankrupt and lacks any basis in law or fact. M  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JOINT DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON REP. LaMONICA McIVER Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Vice Chair Ted Lieu and Assistant Leader Joe Neguse released the following statement: The criminal charge against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver is extreme, morally bankrupt and lacks any basis in law or fact. Members of Congress have a c  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Letter to Speaker and Rules Chair on GOP Tax Scam Dear Speaker Johnson and Chairwoman Foxx: We write with respect to your unprecedented decision to hold a Rules Committee Meeting on President Trump's "Big Ugly Bill" at 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, during the dead of night. As a result of this bill, nearly 14 million Americans will lose their healthcare, and millions more   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Letter to Speaker and Rules Chair on GOP Tax Scam Dear Speaker Johnson and Chairwoman Foxx: We write with respect to your unprecedented decision to hold a Rules Committee Meeting on President Trump's "Big Ugly Bill" at 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, during the dead of night. As a result of this bill, nearly 14 million Americans will lose their healthcare, and millions more will pay higher premiums,   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * Meeks Demands Answers from Rubio Over Official Status and Duties of Special Envoys Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding details on the official status and duties, as well as any potential conflicts of i  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 19, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank James Tiani, who is retiring June 17, 2025, after over twenty years of outstanding service to the House of Representatives in the Office of Acquisitions Management. He lives in Oakton, Virginia, and I am proud to represent him here in Congress. Originally from New Canaan, Connecticut--just  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman's Statement on Donald Trump Lifting His Stop Work Order for Empire Wind 1 On April 16, the Trump Administration announced a stop work order on the wind farm off the coast of New York that makes landfall in Congressman Goldman's district that would power 500,000 homes in New York City upon completion. Since then, Congressman Goldman, joined by a coalition of elected officials and ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman's Statement on Trump Prosecuting Rep. LaMonica McIver "Patriotic Americans must not be fooled: by charging a sitting member of Congress on completely bogus charges, the Trump Administration is weaponizing the Department of Justice in an unprecedented way to silence and intimidate his political opposition. "This is how banana republics and authoritarian dictatorships work, not the  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. George Latimer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 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, America's worst budget ever is what we are voting on this week. It is essentially a tax scam that will benefit the wealthiest of Americans. Mr. Speaker, 196,000 people in my district will have their healthcare taken away, including 73,000 children and  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 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 support of H.R. 1701. When President Xi started the Belt and Road Initiative and the Maritime Silk Road Initiative, Beijing embarked on a coordinated state mandate to finance, acquire, access, enhance, and build ports around the world. Today,  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 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 support of H.R. 1263. I am the proud sponsor of this bill, the Strengthening the Quad Act, and I am grateful to Representative Young Kim for introducing it with me alongside Representatives Bera, Huizenga, and Kamlager-Dove. The Quad is a dip  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Adriano Espaillat Denounces Trump's Budget Bill Cuts to Working Families WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) spoke on the House floor to deliver scathing remarks denouncing the Trump administration's budget bill and its devastating impact to working families in New York's 13th congressional district and in communities around the nation. Video of Rep.  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Lawler, Lalota, Garbarino, Kim, and Kean Release a Joint Statement Following Today's GOP Conference Meeting Washington, D.C. - 5/20/2025... Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Nick LaLota (NY-01), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07), and Young Kim (CA-40) released the following joint statement: "We share President Trump's call for unity within the House Republican Conference. A fair S  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER: SHOCKING NEW DISTRICT-BY-DISTRICT REPORT SHOWS THE GOP PLAN TO GUT MEDICAID COULD KICK 1.5 MILLION NEW YORKERS OFF HEALTH INSURANCE & AND RIP AWAY $13.5 BILLION FROM LOCAL HOSPITALS & NY... SENATOR SAYS THIS WEEK IS PIVOTAL AS HOUSE RUSHES TO PASS DEVASTATING CUTS; DEMANDS NY HOUSE REPUBLICANS WITHHOLD VOTES & REJECT CUTS TO TAKE AWAY HEALTHCARE FROM THOUSANDS   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 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, on the hostages in Gaza, last week, we witnessed a moment of hope: the release of American-Israeli and former New Jersey resident Edan Alexander, who had been held in Hamas captivity for nearly 600 days. But our work is far from over. We must  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 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, now on the Saudi chip deal, today, I am joining with Senator Warren to lead Senate Democrats in calling on Secretaries Lutnick and Rubio to hit pause on a number of chip deals Donald Trump announced last week with Saudi Arabia and the UAE. I a  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 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, on tariffs, last week, Walmart announced that soon it will raise prices on its products nationwide. Then, over the weekend, Donald Trump, who started this stupid trade war to begin with, tried to bully and harass Walmart for having the gall of  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 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, on the tax scam, on Friday, Moody's Ratings downgraded the U.S. Government's credit rating, citing rising fiscal deficits, soaring interest costs, and fears that Republicans are about to make things worse. You would think Moody's announcement   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE (Washington, D.C.)--Today, Congressman Joe Morelle--Lead Democrat on the Committee on House Administration--issued the below statement following the announcement of formal charges filed against Representative LaMonica McIver (D, NJ-10): "The charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver are a direct attack on Congress's duty to conduct oversight of the Trump administ  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Supports President Trump's Golden Dome for Strategic Missile Defense WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business Network to speak about the Big Beautiful Bill, Harvard's ties to China and Iran, and Joe Biden's health scandal. View Interview Here View highlights of the interview here : On th  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Calls Out EPA Administrator Zeldin for Slashing Protections to Environment & Public Health WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, today questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin during an Environment Subcommittee hearing on the EPA's Fiscal Year 2026 budget. Listen to Rep. Tonko's ope  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez Leads Letter Urging SkyHop Global to Negotiate in Good Faith with Striking New York Area Airport Workers WASHINGTON \- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) sent a letter along with 14 members of the New York Congressional delegation urging SkyHop Global to return to the bargaining table with striking shuttle drivers at John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark airports. "It i  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez Leads Push to End Federal Funding for Private Immigration Detention Facilities Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) led five colleagues in a letter urging the House Appropriations Committee requesting an end to federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) use of private prison facilities. The lawmakers also called for a ban on transferring   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * WITH DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INVESTIGATION INTO UNITEDHEALTH DELAYED BY STAFF REDUCTIONS, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN DEMANDS AG BONDI TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT AMERICANS FROM HEALTHCARE MONOPOLIES With Department of Justice Investigation Into UnitedHealth Delayed By Staff Reductions, Congressman Pat Ryan Demands AG Bondi Take Immediate Action to Protect Americans from Healthcare Monopolies Optum Health,  more