WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Amid An Explosion Of Lyme Disease Cases In New York, Gillibrand Calls For Passage Of The Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act * Over 22,000 cases of Lyme disease were reported in New York State in 2023 Legislation would support research, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tick-borne illnesses Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference to call for the passage  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Seniors From Financial Fraud * Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Aging Committee, and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced the Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception (GUARD) Act to protect seniors from financial frauds and scams. The GUARD Act would allow grantees of several ex  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Gillibrand, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Seniors From Financial Fraud Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Aging Committee, and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced the Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception (GUARD) Act to protect seniors from financial  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks to Introduce Resolution Terminating Brazil Tariffs * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement concerning the fake national emergency President Trump announced to impose tariffs on Brazil: "Donald Trump's decision to impose 50% tariffs on Brazil  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF REP. DANNY DAVIS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Congressman Danny Davis announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: Throughout his historic career as an educator and community organizer and later as a distinguished public servant, C  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ONRETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OFREP. DANNY DAVIS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Congressman Danny Davis announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: Throughout his historic career as an educator and community organizer and later as a distinguished public servant, Congressman Davis has never w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Meeks to Introduce Resolution Terminating Brazil Tariffs Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement concerning the fake national emergency President Trump announced to impose tariffs on Brazil: "Donald Trump's decision to impose 50% tariffs on Brazil  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Doggett Urge CMS to Reject New Model That Would Increase Medicare Patient Denials * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) led 40 colleagues in sending a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and Deputy Administrator Abe Sutton urging them to reject any   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman Convenes Section 8 & 9 Townhall to Discuss Trump Administration's Threats to Affordable Housing * Goldman Joined by Representatives from NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, and New York State Homes and Community Renewal View a Recording of the Event Here (link is external) New York, NY - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) hosted a Section 8 & 9 townhall at Grand St.  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman's Bipartisan Legislation Supporting Families of Fallen Law Enforcement Officers Passes Senate * Senate Adoption Tees Up Final Passage by the House in the Fall 'Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act' Ensures Those Who Give the Ultimate Sacrifice Are Not Unjustly Denied Benefits Read the Bill Here Washington, D.C. - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today celebrated the Senate's passag  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik, Moolenaar Demand Harvard's Full Disclosure of Financial & Institutional Ties to Chinese Communist Party * SARATOGA, N.Y., - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) to demand that Harvard University President Alan Garber turn over all documents, agreements, and financial recor  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez, Hernandez, and McCollum Urge U.S. Air Force to Expand Innovation Grants to Small Businesses in Puerto Rico and Other Territories * WASHINGTON- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Congressman Pablo Jose Hernandez (D-PR) and Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), led a letter to the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) calling for stronger engagement with small busines  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * WEST POINT ALUM CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN RAISES THE ALARM ON TRUMP PLAN TO CUT SERVICES AT MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES, STRIP MEDICAL ACCESS FROM HUDSON VALLEY SERVICEMEMBERS * West Point Alum Congressman Pat Ryan Raises the Alarm on Trump Plan To Cut Services at Military Treatment Facilities, Strip Medical Access from Hudson Valley Servicemembers The Trump Administration plans to "downsize" 17 Militar  more