WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AMID FIGHT OVER GOVERNMENT FUNDING, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN CONTINUES DELIVERING DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF WITH OCTOBER C.A.R.E.S. VAN EVENTS * Amid Fight Over Government Funding, Congressman Pat Ryan Continues Delivering Direct Assistance and Relief with October C.A.R.E.S. Van Events Throughout the shutdown, as Congressman Ryan continues to fight for a government that works for Hudson Valley families  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mike Lawler Celebrates Victory in Fully Restoring Critical Counterterrorism Funding for NY * Pearl River, N.Y. - 10/3/25... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) celebrated a major victory for New York after the Trump Administration announced that critical counterterrorism funding for New York City and the Hudson Valley will be fully restored. Earlier this week, the Department of Homel  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Presses Trump On Possible Plans To Raise Social Security Retirement Age * Gillibrand: "Americans deserve to retire with dignity -- not spend their retirement struggling to make ends meet." There are approximately 3.8 million current Social Security beneficiaries in NY U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Aging Committee, is leading the charge to p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Urges Hamas to Accept Agreement, Israel to Refrain from Escalations in Gaza City * Washington, D.C. -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement urging Israel to refrain from further military escalation in Gaza and calling for Hamas to accept the 20-point plan announced by the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler, Gillen, Gillibrand, Urge Administration To Reconsider Cuts To Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium; Raise Alarm On Impact To Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center * Washington, D.C.- 10/3/25... Last week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Laura Gillen (NY-04), and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and National Cancer I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON SPEAKER JOHNSON CONTINUING THE REPUBLICAN RECESS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement: Donald Trump and Republicans have shut down the federal government because they do not want to provide healthcare to working-class Americans. Everyday Americans are being hurt, but Republicans can't be bothered to show  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TERRORIST ATTACK AT MANCHESTER SYNAGOGUE * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement: I am appalled by the terrorist attack at a synagogue in the United Kingdom that claimed several deaths on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Over the last several years, the alarming rise of violent antisemiti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS DEFINITIVELY WANTED TO SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Beat and reaffirmed that Republicans are causing the government shutdown because they are unwilling to protect healthcare, a central issue to the quality of life of the American people. MELISSA MURRAY :  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS DEFINITIVELY WANTED TO SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Beat and reaffirmed that Republicans are causing the government shutdown because they are unwilling to protect healthcare, a central issue to the quality of life of the American people. MELISSA MURRAY : Joining me now to discuss  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DONALD TRUMP IS IN THE PRESIDENTIAL WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM. NO ONE CAN FIND HIM" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe, where he reiterated that Democrats are ready to negotiate bipartisan legislation that ends the Republican government shutdown and protects the healthcare of the American people. MIKA BRZ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DONALD TRUMP IS IN THE PRESIDENTIAL WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM. NO ONE CAN FIND HIM" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe, where he reiterated that Democrats are ready to negotiate bipartisan legislation that ends the Republican government shutdown and protects the healthcare of the American people. MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Leader Jeffries j  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "HEALTHCARE PREMIUMS, CO-PAYS AND DEDUCTIBLES ARE ABOUT TO SKYROCKET" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Democrats are ready to negotiate an end to the government shutdown that lowers healthcare costs at any time, but Republicans are nowhere to be found. LEADER JEFFRIES : It's day three of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "HEALTHCARE PREMIUMS, CO-PAYS AND DEDUCTIBLES ARE ABOUT TO SKYROCKET" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Democrats are ready to negotiate an end to the government shutdown that lowers healthcare costs at any time, but Republicans are nowhere to be found. LEADER JEFFRIES : It's day three of the Trump Republican gover  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Thanks President Trump for Intervening and Stopping NYPD Counterterrorism Cuts * (NEW YORK, NY) - Today, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) released the following statement: "New York remains the nation's top terror target, and cutting this funding was never acceptable. I spoke with President Trump on Wednesday, and within 48 hours this critical funding was fully restored,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Urges Hamas to Accept Agreement, Israel to Refrain from Escalations in Gaza City Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement urging Israel to refrain from further military escalation in Gaza and calling for Hamas to accept the 20-point plan announced by the White  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Slams Trump for Shutdown, Canceling $179 Million for Projects in New York's Capital Region * ALBANY, NY -- Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) blasted President Trump and this administration for illegally terminating $7.56 billion in protects aimed at driving energy independence, creating jobs, and strengthening domestic manufacturing. The Department of Energy terminated 321 financial awards,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Request Records from Trump Administration Abusing Mortgage Fraud Investigations to Target Political Opponents * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, today said he is joining colleagues to request records from the Trump administration on exploiting mortgage fraud investigations to target perceived political opponents. In a letter to  more