WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Chairman Steil, Ranking Member Morelle Announce Additional Funding for Member Security Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) and Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25) announced an increase in funding for the personal security pilot program for Members of the House of Representatives. The threat le  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN INTRODUCES "PATIENTS OVER PROFITS ACT" TO LOWER COSTS AND IMPROVE CARE QUALITY FOR HUDSON VALLEY FAMILIES BY BREAKING UP UNITEDHEALTH AND OPTUM * Congressman Pat Ryan Introduces "Patients Over Profits Act" To Lower Costs and Improve Care Quality for Hudson Valley Families by Breaking Up UnitedHealth and Optum Congressman Ryan's bill makes it illegal for insurance companies like   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Calls on Syracuse University to Fire Professors Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk's Murder or Face Loss of Federal Funding * Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today issued the following statement after reports surfaced (link is external) that two professors at Syracuse University mocked the brutal murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk: "While Am  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Espaillat, Garcia, Wilson lead Colleagues in Urging the Department of Education and DOJ to Protect English Learners * WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), in collaboration with Representatives Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) and Frederica Wilson (FL-24), led 77 colleagues on a letter demanding the Department of Education and the Department of Justice to protect English Learn  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillen, Davis Urge Democratic Leadership to Prioritize Law Enforcement Support in Government Funding Negotiations * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) and Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) sent a letter (link is external) to House and Senate Democratic Leadership urging them to make robust law enforcement funding a redline issue in any government funding negotiations ahead of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Introduces Legislation To Address Racial Disparities In Health Care Access * Bill Would Help Provide High-Quality And Affordable Preventative Health Care In Medically Underserved Communities Across The Country Black Americans Are More Likely To Suffer From Diabetes, Heart Disease, And Other Serious Chronic Conditions -- Disparities Made Worse By Limited Access To Preventative Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * House Approves One Year SBIR and STTR Extension Today, the House of Representatives voted to advance a bipartisan bill to extend the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs through the fiscal year. For over forty years, these initiatives have enabled entrepreneurs   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committe Ranking Member Meeks' Opening Remarks As Prepared at HFAC Markup of State Department Authorization Bills * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following opening remarks at the House Foreign Affairs Committee markup of State Department authorization bills. "I appreciate th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Committee Examines Opportunities and Challenges for Small Businesses in the Creator Economy Today, the House Small Business Committee held a full committee hearing titled "Streaming Success: Small Businesses in the Age of Digital Influence" to examine how content creators are building businesses, the barriers they face, a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy's Honoring Our Heroes Act Passes the House of Representatives * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives has passed Congressman Tim Kennedy's legislation, H.R. 2721, the Honoring Our Heroes Act. If enacted into law, this legislation would correct a long-standing inequity in how the Department of Veterans Affairs recognizes veterans who have passed away. The bill now heads to t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON REP. ILHAN OMAR * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Nancy Mace is a complete and total disgrace. Her racist, unhinged and xenophobic comments about Congresswoman Ilhan Omar are beneath the dignity of the Congress. Is this what civility looks like in the Republican-controlled House of Representativ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON REP. ILHAN OMAR * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Nancy Mace is a complete and total disgrace. Her racist, unhinged and xenophobic comments about Congresswoman Ilhan Omar are beneath the dignity of the Congress. Is this what civility looks like in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives? We live in an era o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Applauds Her Healthy Start Bill Advancing from Energy & Commerce Committee * (WASHINGTON, DC) - Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis applauds the advancement of her bipartisan legislation, introduced with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), to extend the Healthy Start program for five years, after it unanimously passed today out of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Meeks' Opening Remarks As Prepared at HFAC Markup of State Department Authorization Bills Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following opening remarks at the House Foreign Affairs Committee markup of State Department authorization bills. "I appreciat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Morelle Introduces Climate Resilient Elections Act, Celebrates National Voter Registration Day Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, led all Committee Democratic Members - Congresswomen Terri Sewell (AL-07), Norma J. Torres (CA-35), and Julie Johnson (TX-32) - in introduci  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Adriano Espaillat & Senator Charles Schumer Introduce Congressional Resolutions Honoring the Life and Legacy of Harlem Icon Lloyd A. Williams * Resolution Honors HARLEM WEEK Co-Founder's Extraordinary Contributions To Local Business, Culture, and Innovation WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and U.S. Senator Charles Schumer introduced resolutions  more