WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10464) on Aug. 28, 2025, by international relations specialist Luisa Blanchfield and foreign policy legislation specialist Matthew C. Weed. Here are excerpts: * * * United Nations Issues: Congressional Representatives to the UN General Assembly The annual session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly is held at UN Headquarters in New York City. The President generally ap  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kennedy Leads 37 House Democrats in Demanding Release of CDC Public Health Funds * Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) led a coalition of 37 House Democrats in demanding that the Trump Administration immediately release nearly $300 million in frozen public health grants through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This oversight effort comes as the CDC under Trump has  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Langworthy Announces Over $5.1 Million Pipeline Safety Grant for New York * Clarence, N.Y. -- Congressman Nick Langworthy today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has awarded the New York Department of Public Service $5,156,215 through its State Pipeline Safety Base Grant program. This funding reimbu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Blasts Hochul's Radical Energy Ban, Highlights Growing Momentum for His Energy Choice Act in Owego and Elmira NY * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) today hosted press conferences in Owego and Elmira to spotlight the urgent need for his Energy Choice Act --legislation to stop extreme Democrat-led energy bans that threaten affordable, reliable opti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Joins Lockport Town Supervisor Crocker and the Town Board for Work Session to Address Energy Choice Act and the States' War on Natural Gas & Propane * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) participated in the Lockport Town Board's work session this week, where he joined Supervisor Crocker and the Town Board to discuss the urgent challenges facing the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Releases 2025 Agriculture Plan to Strengthen Upstate Farms and Protect American Agriculture * Oswego, New York -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today released her comprehensive Agriculture Plan, reinforcing her commitment to protect New York's family farms, expand markets for local producers, and safeguard American farmland from foreign adversaries. NY-24 is the larg  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ILLEGAL RESCISSIONS SCHEME * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: "Donald Trump has transmitted a brazenly unlawful scam to Congress aimed at stealing taxpayer money ahead of the upcoming government funding deadline. The Constitution gives Congress, not a wannabe King,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ILLEGAL RESCISSIONS SCHEME * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: "Donald Trump has transmitted a brazenly unlawful scam to Congress aimed at stealing taxpayer money ahead of the upcoming government funding deadline. The Constitution gives Congress, not a wannabe King, the power of the purse.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Nadler, Titus, Omar, and Velazquez Reintroduce Comprehensive Marijuana Reform Legislation * Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), along with Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Dina Titus (NV-01) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and House Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Nydia Velazquez (NY-07) reintroduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, one of the most co  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Receives Security Briefing from Border Patrol at Northern Border in Pittsburg * PITTSBURG - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a senior member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, recently received a security briefing from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and members of state and local law enforcement on the evolving threats in the Swanton Sector of the Northern border.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Secures ROTC Program at Clarkson University as a Result of Her Strong Advocacy * Saratoga, NY - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik successfully led the effort to retain the Army's Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program at Clarkson University in Potsdam as an extension unit. Stefanik worked closely with Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll to ensure Clarkson c  more