WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN DEMANDS INCREASED SERVICES FOR ORANGE COUNTY SENIORS FOLLOWING CLOSURE OF NEWBURGH SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE * Congressman Pat Ryan Demands Increased Services for Orange County Seniors Following Closure of Newburgh Social Security Office Speakers raised concerns about accessibility, benefit security, and staffing layoffs impacting SSA services When the Newburgh office initially c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Garbarino, Ryan Lead Resolution to Recognize Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag and Establish a National Veterans Suicide Awareness Day * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) and Congressman Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) announced the introduction of a House Resolution to officially recognize the Suicide Awareness and Remembrance (SAR) flag and designate the flag as the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JEFFRIES, SCHUMER DEMAND TRUMP MEET TO ADDRESS GOP GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND HEALTHCARE CRISIS * Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) today demanded (link is external) President Trump meet with them ahead of the September 30th government funding deadline to avert a government shutdown. After the Republica  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JEFFRIES, SCHUMER DEMAND TRUMP MEET TO ADDRESS GOP GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND HEALTHCARE CRISIS * Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) today demanded President Trump meet with them ahead of the September 30th government funding deadline to avert a government shutdown. After the Republican partisan continuing resolution failed yeste  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy: As We Warned, Healthcare Cuts Are Closing Facilities, Driving Up Premiums, And Putting WNY in Danger * BUFFALO, NY - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) stood outside of Buffalo Therapy Services in Amherst, which is slated to close in November, to sound the alarm on a deepening healthcare crisis spurred by President Trump and Congressional Republicans' Big, Ugly Law. Back in July, Con  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Joins Resolution to Recognize Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag and Establish a National Veterans Suicide Awareness Day * Washington, D.C. - 9/22/25... Last week, Congressman Mike Lawler joined Reps. Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) and Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) in announcing the introduction of a House Resolution to officially recognize the Suicide Awareness and Remembrance (SAR) flag and design  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE RETURN OF JIMMY KIMMEL * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Freedom of speech is under attack in the United States of America. Donald Trump is weaponizing the federal government to come after Americans who disagree with him, claiming that negative coverage of him is illegal. That's unconscionab  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE RETURN OF JIMMY KIMMEL * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Freedom of speech is under attack in the United States of America. Donald Trump is weaponizing the federal government to come after Americans who disagree with him, claiming that negative coverage of him is illegal. That's unconscionable, unacceptable and un-Am  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE REPUBLICAN PARTISAN SPENDING BILL CONTINUES THE ASSAULT ON THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room where he made clear that House Democrats will continue to work to protect the healthcare of the American people and push back on the corruption of Donald Trump and his adm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE REPUBLICAN PARTISAN SPENDING BILL CONTINUES THE ASSAULT ON THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room where he made clear that House Democrats will continue to work to protect the healthcare of the American people and push back on the corruption of Donald Trump and his administration. WOLF BLITZE  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET REPUBLICANS DIVIDE US OR DISTRACT US FROM THE MISSION OF PROTECTING THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's PoliticsNation where he made clear that House Democrats will continue to fight back against Republican efforts to rip away healthcare from the American people.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Statement Opposing Turkey's Return to F-35 Program * (NEW YORK, NY) - Today, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) strongly opposed Turkey's lobbying effort to rejoin the F-35 Fighter Jet Program, citing risks to U.S. national security and the safety of our allies. "The Trump Administration must reject Turkey's push to reenter the F-35 program. President Erdogan has openly a  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following readout of her meeting on Sept. 22, 2025, with with Zeljko Komsic, the current chair of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Zeljko Komsic, the current Chair of the   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following readout of her meeting on Sept. 22, 2025, with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Joseph Aoun, President of Lebanon on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Wee  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following readout of her meeting on Sept. 22, 2025, with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and the U.S. congressional delegates to the United Nations on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week. * * * Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Representative Gregory W. Mee  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following readout of her meeting on Sept. 22, 2025, with Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week: * * * Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following readout of his meeting on Sept. 22, 2025, with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly: * * * Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen,  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following readout of his meeting on Sept. 22, 2025, with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week: * * * Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High-Level W  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Suozzi, in Letter to EPA, Continues to Lead Efforts to Fund Drinking Water Cleanup * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Tom Suozzi called on EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, his former colleague, to reverse his decision to delay compliance deadlines on final PFAS regulations. The same week, Suozzi also secured $10 million in funding for PFAS filtration equipment for the Albertson and Jericho Water Dist  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko, Velazquez Lead New York Delegation in Calling on EPA to Maintain Efforts to Fight Climate Change * WASHINGTON, DC -- Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Nydia Velazquez (NY-07), along with members of the New York Congressional delegation, called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to uphold its 2009 "endangerment finding" that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public he  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Statement on Politically Motivated Pushing Out of Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's forcing out of Erik Siebert, interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, because Siebert was unwilling to bring c  more