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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Thursday August 07, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Congresswoman Tenney Releases 2025 Plan to Deliver for America's Veterans
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Releases 2025 Plan to Deliver for America's Veterans * Oswego, New York -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today released her 2025 Plan to Deliver for America's Veterans, reaffirming her commitment to the men and women who served our nation. A Marine mom and leading voice for veterans in Congress, Tenney's 2025 plan outlines her efforts to reform the Department of Veter  more

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Demands Answers on Reports of Trump Administration Destroying Emergency Food Assistance & Wasting American Tax Dollars
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Demands Answers on Reports of Trump Administration Destroying Emergency Food Assistance & Wasting American Tax Dollars * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio requesting information and documents in light of concerning rep  more

ICYMI: Kelly Pens New York Times Op-Ed Warning Against NASA Cuts, Advocates for the Next Generation of American Innovation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kelly Pens New York Times Op-Ed Warning Against NASA Cuts, Advocates for the Next Generation of American Innovation * "I'm worried that President Trump is about to slow that engine down--and with it decades of American progress." Today, Arizona Senator and former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly published an op-ed in the New York Times warning that President Trump's proposed 25 percent cut to NASA's   more

In Letter to Postmaster General, Kennedy Demands Fair Delivery Access for Whistling Straits Residents in Wheatfield
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * In Letter to Postmaster General, Kennedy Demands Fair Delivery Access for Whistling Straits Residents in Wheatfield * WHEATFIELD, NY - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) issued a letter today to the United States Postmaster General demanding that residents of the Whistling Straits development receive the same treatment as their neighbors on surrounding streets by receiving curbside mail delivery.  more

LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE SHOOTING AT FORT STEWART
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE SHOOTING AT FORT STEWART * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: I am heartbroken by the horrific shooting of five soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia. My prayers are with the victims, their loved ones and our courageous service members. Our men and women in uniform and their families should n  more

Meeks Demands Answers on Reports of Trump Administration Destroying Emergency Food Assistance & Wasting American Tax Dollars
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Demands Answers on Reports of Trump Administration Destroying Emergency Food Assistance & Wasting American Tax Dollars Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio requesting information and documents in light of concerning reports that the   more

Rep. Ritchie Torres Releases Statement on Trump's Partisan Takeover of Puerto Rico's Fiscal Board
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Rep. Ritchie Torres Releases Statement on Trump's Partisan Takeover of Puerto Rico's Fiscal Board * Today, Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's decision to fire all Democratic appointees to Puerto Rico's Fiscal Oversight and Management Board (FOMB): "Donald Trump has fired all of the Democratic   more

Senators Gillibrand And Schumer Demand That Secretary Kennedy Address Administrative Issues In The World Trade Center Health Program
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Gillibrand And Schumer Demand That Secretary Kennedy Address Administrative Issues In The World Trade Center Health Program * Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer wrote a letter calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to address the administrative issues within the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) that stem f  more