WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chair Cassidy Blasts NY Gov Kathy Hochul for Undermining Workers' Rights, Violating U.S. Constitution U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, blasted New York Governor Kathy Hochul for her new policy that undermines workers' right to join a union if they cho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Chairman Garbarino Announces Annual Worldwide Threats Hearing Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) released the following statement announcing the Committee's annual Worldwide Threats hearing for Wednesday, October 8, 2025. For more than a decade, across both Republican and Democrat administr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN AND DUTCHESS COUNTY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS CONTINUE TO RAISE THE ALARM: "TARIFFS ARE ANOTHER TAX WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD" * Congressman Pat Ryan and Dutchess County Small Business Owners Continue to Raise the Alarm: "Tariffs are Another Tax We Just Can't Afford" Throughout the summer, Congressman Ryan met with small business owners across Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties who ha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Meets with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Sidelines of UN General Assembly * New York City -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, met with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week. Ranking Member Meeks expressed his stro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JEFFRIES, SCHUMER STATEMENT ON TRUMP MARCHING THE COUNTRY TOWARD A PAINFUL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following joint statement: With only six days until government funding lapses, Donald Trump and the GOP continue to march this country toward a painful Republican shutd  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JEFFRIES, SCHUMER STATEMENT ON TRUMP MARCHING THE COUNTRY TOWARD A PAINFUL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following joint statement: With only six days until government funding lapses, Donald Trump and the GOP continue to march this country toward a painful Republican shutdown, while exacerbating th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Ramirez Lead 95 House Democrats in Demanding VA Reinstate Collective Bargaining Agreements for 377,000 Workers * Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) and Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03) led a coalition of House Democrats demanding that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) immediately reinstate collective bargaining agreements for more than 377,000 VA employees that were unila  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Demands Hochul Address Crisis in Stony Point Caused by State's Route 9W Construction * Pearl River, N.Y. - 9/24/25... Last week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) called on Governor Kathy Hochul to immediately intervene and provide relief to small businesses in Stony Point that are facing devastating economic consequences due to overlapping state-approved construction projects along Route 9W,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES IN THE CAPITOL: "REPUBLICANS HAVE LAUNCHED AN ALL-OUT ASSAULT ON THE HEALTHCARE OF EVERYDAY AMERICANS" * LEADER JEFFRIES : Good afternoon, everyone. Let me begin by expressing our heartfelt condolences, prayers and sympathies to the families of the victims of the shooting that occurred earlier today at the ICE facility in Dallas. We're also very thankfu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Travels to New York for the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, traveled to New York for the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week and met with Prime Minister Al-Thani   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- 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 Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week: * * * Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, yesterday met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- 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 Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, and Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, members on the Subcommittee on Africa, and Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week: * * * Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Commit  more