WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Jordan Requests New Records on Biden-Harris Justice Department Plea Deal for Trump Tax Return Leaker WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting information about the prosecution of Charles Littlejohn, the former IRS contractor who leaked the tax returns of President and Tr  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN INTRODUCES COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENDA TO CLEAN UP WASHINGTON D.C. * Congressman Pat Ryan Introduces Comprehensive Anti-Corruption Agenda to Clean Up Washington D.C. Congressman Ryan's legislative package is designed to put power back in the hands of the American people by preventing the President, Executive Branch officials, and Members of Congress from personally benefi  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillen Urges Local Fire Departments to Apply for SAFER Federal Grants to Help Hire, Recruit, and Retain Firefighters * WASHINGTON, DC--Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04), a Member of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, called on Nassau County fire departments to apply for the FEMA Staffing For Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. This program provides federal fundin  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Markey Slam Republican Plan To Rescind Over $1 Billion In Federal Funding For The Corporation For Public Broadcasting * Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Ed Markey led a group of 29 senators in slamming a Republican attempt to rescind $1.07 billion in already-allocated funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds local public broadcasting station  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Stefanik Asks Education Secretary Linda McMahon About Harvard University's Crisis of Ideological Diversity and Artificial Intelligence * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, a senior member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, asked Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon about Harvard University's crisis of ideological diversity and the department's resp  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Stefanik Requests Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Accelerate Funding to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure at Fort Drum * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, requested Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to accelerate funding to strengthen critical infrastructure at Fort Drum. Watch her full line of qu  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Reintroduces Bill to Evaluate NATO-Style Alliance in the Indo-Pacific * Washington, D.C. - 6/4/25... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization Act, legislation that would establish a task force to evaluate the feasibility of a NATO-style collective security framework for the Indo-Pacific region. The task force would assess current security challen  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Announces Incoming Military Service Academy Class * (NEW YORK, NY) \- Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) welcomed five of nine students recently granted admission to our nation's prestigious military academies for this upcoming year. Her U.S. Service Academy Committee, led by Captain David Martin, USCG (Ret.), selected 23 exceptional students for congressional nominations to   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nadler Statement on Reauthorization of SUPPORT Act Amid Trump Administration Sabotage and House Republican Complicity * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) released the following statement after voting in favor of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act: Today, I voted in favor of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, which reau  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cisneros Pressed SBA Administrator Loeffler * Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-31) questioned Small Business Administrator (SBA) Kelly Loeffler on the SBA's decision to relocate offices in large metropolitan areas including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, New York City, and Seattle. "The SBA has claimed to invest in main street, but you moved six of  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman Leads Effort to Streamline Permitting for Offshore Wind Projects * Appropriations Letter Urges Congress to Fund BOEM's Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Prioritize Efficiency in Federal Permitting for Offshore Wind Projects Offshore Wind Projects Projected to Create 56,000 Jobs by 2030 Read the Letter Here Washington, D.C - Congressman Dan Goldman led 18 of his Democratic  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 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 small businesses shouldn't have to hire a lawyer to apply for and win a simple government contract. Yet that is exactly what Washington's bureaucratic process demands today. That is why I am honored to champion the Plain Language in Contracting  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 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, the fundamental question this bill addresses is: Should a Federal contract intended for women go to men and fraudsters, or should a Federal contract intended for women-owned small businesses actually go to women? Fortunately, even though we Republicans a  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nadler and Rep. Wilson Reintroduce Bill Providing a Tax Credit to Living Organ Donors * Yesterday, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Joe Wilson (R-SC) reintroduced the Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act. The bill will provide up to a $5,000 one-time refundable tax credit to living organ donors who were not reimbursed for the costs related to organ donation by the National Living Organ   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 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 today in support of H.R. 1816, the WOSB Accountability Act, introduced by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. McGarvey), the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez), and the gentleman from New York (Mr. LaLota). H.R. 1816 prohibits agencies from co  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER APPLAUDS GLOBALFOUNDRIES' NEW $3 BILLION ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT SPURRED BY HIS CHIPS & SCIENCE LAW, BRINGING TOTAL TO $16 BILLION FOR CAPITAL REGION PROJECT TO BECOME EPICENTER OF AMERICA'S... * Schumer Has Fought For Years To Get GlobalFoundries To Expand Current Fab & Build New, State-Of-The-Art Second Manufacturing Facility In Malta, Delivering Whopping $1.5B  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 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 clean energy, Donald Trump's so-called Big Beautiful Bill should really be called one big, ugly energy killer. With this monstrosity of a bill, Donald Trump and Republicans seem ready to kill clean energy in its tracks and raise people's e  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 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 healthcare, Donald Trump and his so-called Big Beautiful Bill is ugly to its very core. Behind the smoke and mirrors lies a cruel and draconian truth: tax breaks for the ultrawealthy, paid for by gutting healthcare for millions of Americans  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 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 Iran, yesterday, I called out President Trump for, on the one hand, telling the public his goal is to fully dismantle Iran's nuclear facilities but then, on the other hand, secretly negotiating a side deal that will allow the Iranian regime  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Reintroduces Sweeping Offshore Wind Bill * WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) today reintroduced the Offshore Energy Modernization Act, legislation that provides a comprehensive blueprint to ensure the long-term viability and success of U.S. offshore wind development. This introduction comes amidst an onslaught of attacks from the Trump administration on wind energy dev  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Slams Republicans' Hypocrisy in Protecting Addiction & Mental Health * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery (ATR) Caucus Co-Chair, Congressman Paul D. Tonko, spoke on the House floor today to call out Republicans for failing to respond to Trump administration attacks on addiction and mental health resources. Tonko's speech came ahead of the vote on the bipartisan Substance  more