WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Coons & Kelly Meet with Zelenskyy Following his Address to the UN General Assembly * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy yesterday following his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The meeting was joined by U.S. Representatives Joe Wilson (  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * BORDER BRIEF: Homeland Republicans Detail the Trump Administration's Whole-of-Government Border Security Success Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released its latest "Border Brief" factsheet, detailing the Trump administration's continued success in securing our borders and the homeland in August. Last month, U.S. Custo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE HONORS LOCAL HISPANIC COMMUNITY DURING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH * (Rochester, N.Y.)--Today, Congressman Joe Morelle recognized Hispanic Heritage Month by partnering with local leaders to highlight the outstanding contributions of Rochester's Hispanic community. Congressman Morelle recognized honorees with official statements he submitted to the Congressional Record, celebr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN LEADS SPEAK OUT WITH HUDSON VALLEY HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY ON HARMFUL IMPACTS OF TRUMP'S HEALTH CARE CUTS * Congressman Pat Ryan Leads Speak Out With Hudson Valley Health Care Community on Harmful Impacts of Trump's Health Care Cuts Trump's federal cuts are kicking 17 million Americans off their health care, sparking a massive increase to folks' insurance premiums, and threatening  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillen, Gillibrand, Lawler Urge Administration to Reconsider Cuts to Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium; Raise Alarm on Impact to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center * ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -- Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D-NY-04), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) sent the following letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. K  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: NYT - A Diminished Social Security Work Force, and Its Customers, Feel the Strain * Washington, D.C. -- In a new story, New York Times' Tara Siegel Bernard highlighted how Trump Social Security head Frank Bisignano's cuts to the Social Security Administration and haphazard efforts to reassign staff to the national 1-800 number have resulted in strained, understaffed field offices s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Blumenthal, Coons Meet with Zelenskyy Following His Address to the UN General Assembly * Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Chris Coons (D-DE) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy yesterday following his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The meeting was joined by Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC-2), Young Kim (R-CA-40), and Gregory   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LaLota Co-Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Further Reduce Federal Taxes on Overtime for Firefighters, Police Officers, Union Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Nick LaLota (NY-1) announced he introduced bipartisan legislation alongside Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) to expand a critical provision of the Working Families Tax Cut, eliminating federal taxes on overtime pay for all unio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PARTISAN REPUBLICAN SPENDING BILL BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO GUT THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Last Word and made clear that while Donald Trump and Republicans are leading us toward a reckless government shutdown, Democrats will continue to fight to protect  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PARTISAN REPUBLICAN SPENDING BILL BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO GUT THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Last Word and made clear that while Donald Trump and Republicans are leading us toward a reckless government shutdown, Democrats will continue to fight to protect the healthcare of the Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nadler, Takano, Lofgren, Correa, Vargas, Ruiz, Radewagen, and Salazar Reintroduce Bipartisan Veteran Service Recognition Ac * Today, Reps. Jerry Nadler (NY-12), Mark Takano (CA-39), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Lou Correa (CA-46), Juan Vargas (CA-52), Raul Ruiz (CA-25), Amata Coleman Radewagen (AS-AL), and Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) reintroduced the Veteran Service Recognition Act. In the Senate, Sena  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following readout of his meeting with Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week: * * * Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, met Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week. Ranking Member Meeks c  more