WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Lawler Introduces Bill to Strengthen State Department Hiring and Passport Services * Washington, D.C. - 7/15/25... Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), introduced the Cutting Passport Backlog Act. This legislation amends the Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 to extend the special hiring   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand Release Aging Committee's Annual Fraud Report Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand announced the release of the committee's annual fraud report. The 2025 bipartisan report, Age of Fraud: Scams Facing Our Nation's Seniors,   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Introduces the Better Straws Act to Codify President Trump's Agenda * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today introduced the Better Straws Act to restore consumer freedom and eliminate burdensome federal mandates on everyday products. This bill codifies President Trump's Executive Order 14208, which bans the federal requirement for paper straws and prote  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Slams Attempt To Loosen Rail Safety Requirements, Calls On Federal Railroad Administration To Maintain Strong Safety Standards * Proposed Loosened Requirements Could Increase Risk Of Derailments, Spillage Of Dangerous Materials Like Crude Oil Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee, is expressing co  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, Keating Statement on President Trump's Ukraine-Russia Announcement * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative William R. Keating, Ranking Member of the Europe Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement on Ukr  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE KILLING OF SAYFOLLAH MUSALLET * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The brutal killing of Sayfollah Musallet, an American citizen of Palestinian descent, while he was visiting his family in the West Bank is shocking and appalling. I extend my deepest condolences to his family, loved ones and the   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Meeks, Keating Statement on President Trump's Ukraine-Russia Announcement Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative William R. Keating, Ranking Member of the Europe Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement on   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * MENG, BILIRAKIS, TITUS, AND MALLIOTAKIS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT THE US-HELLENIC RELATIONSHIP * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (NY-06), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Dina Titus (NV-01), and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), leaders on the Congressional Hellenic Caucus, introduced the United States-Greece Security Cooperation Reporting Act ( H.R.4343 (link is external) ), a bipartisan bill suppor  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 23, 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 to raise the alarm on Senate Republicans' plan to rip Medicaid from 1.5 million New Yorkers, including children, seniors, and veterans on Long Island. Mr. Speaker, Medicaid is not a luxury. It is a lifeline. In Nassau County, one in four   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 26, 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, it is with a heavy heart that I rise, together with my colleagues from the New York delegation, to honor the memory of former Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy from New York's Fourth Congressional District. She was a trailblazer in Congress and a visiona  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following floor remarks on June 27, 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 to honor immigrants. Throughout American history, immigrants of all kinds have made our country great. Sergey Brin invented Google, and Madeleine Albright blazed trails as the first female Secretary of State. Instead of celebrating this diver  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Nadler and Goldman Applaud NYC Council for Forcing City to Finally Release the Truth About 9/11 Air Toxins * Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) made the following statement in response to the New York City Council vote on releasing 9/11 related documents: "We commend the New York City Council for passing Resolution 560, finally forcing   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Lawler, Strickland Tackle Extreme Heat and Modernize Transit Corridors * Washington, D.C. - 7/15/25... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) introduced the Cool Corridors Act of 2025. The bipartisan legislation focuses on mitigating extreme heat in urban areas by investing in tree canopies and shade infrastructure along transit corridors, sidewalks  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik on Five Iranian Nationals Arrested on New York's Northern Border * Saratoga, N.Y., - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement following the report of 5 Iranian nationals arrested in Champlain, New York: "In Congress, I have been sounding the alarm on the Swanton Sector of our Northern Border national security crisis due to Joe Biden   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik, Vernikov Demand Gov. Kathy Hochul Fire CUNY Chancellor Rodriguez for Failing to Hold Faculty Members Accountable for Alarming Rise of Antisemitism on Campus * Washington, D.C., - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, alongside NYC Councilwoman Inna Vernikov, demanded Gov. Kathy Hochul fire CUNY Chancellor Felix Rodriguez after Tuesday's House Committee on Educati  more