WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AMID GOVERNMENT FUNDING FIGHT, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN RAISES ALARM ON FEDERAL CUTS ALREADY KICKING 450,000 NEW YORKERS OFF THEIR HEALTH CARE - INCLUDING MORE THAN 17,000 ACROSS DUTCHESS, ORANGE, AND ULSTER COUNTIES * Amid Government Funding Fight, Congressman Pat Ryan Raises Alarm on Federal Cuts Already Kicking 450,000 New Yorkers Off Their Health Care - Including More than 17,000 Across Dutchess, Orange  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Republican-Led Government Shutdown, Gillibrand, Democratic Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Protect Federal Workers * Bill Would Protect Federal Workers From Eviction and Other Challenges As Over 100,000 Federal Employees in New York Go Without Pay Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) alongside 17 Senate Democratic colleagues introduced the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Lawler Responds To Reports Of Hamas Accepting President Trump's Peace Plan * Washington, D.C. - 10/8/25... Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, released the following statement in response to Egyptian reports that Hamas has agreed to President Trump's ceasefire proposal, with a signing expected in the coming   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Urges Nobel Committee to Award Peace Prize to President Donald J. Trump * Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today once again urged the Nobel Committee to award the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald J. Trump, following reports of his instrumental role in brokering a peace deal between Israel and Hamas that includes a comprehensive ceasefire and the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On Initial Peace Deal Between Israel And Hamas * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement regarding Israel and Hamas' agreement on the first phase of a peace deal: "I am encouraged that Israel and Hamas have agreed on the first phase of a peace deal to release the remaining hostages held captive in Gaza and finally bring an end to this hear  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Blasts Trump's Sham Indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Donald Trump's allies indicted (link is external) New York Attorney General Letitia James, following a similar politically motivated indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, and yesterday's threat fr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "THE REPUBLICANS ARE JUST FALLING APART" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Briefing with Jen Psaki, where he highlighted that while Republicans still haven't bothered to return to Washington to reopen the government and address the healthcare crisis they created, Democrats are united and ready to end the Re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "THE REPUBLICANS ARE JUST FALLING APART" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Briefing with Jen Psaki, where he highlighted that while Republicans still haven't bothered to return to Washington to reopen the government and address the healthcare crisis they created, Democrats are united and ready to end the Republican shutdown. JEN P  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON GAZA AGREEMENT * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The peace agreement that has been reached is an extremely welcome development, freeing the remaining hostages and bringing an end to years of pain, suffering and destruction. It is my hope that phase one will be fully implemented, the hostages reunit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON GAZA AGREEMENT * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The peace agreement that has been reached is an extremely welcome development, freeing the remaining hostages and bringing an end to years of pain, suffering and destruction. It is my hope that phase one will be fully implemented, the hostages reunited with loved ones, sustai  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE INDICTMENT OF LETITIA JAMES * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The baseless indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is part of Donald Trump's corrupt weaponization of the criminal justice system against anyone who has sought to hold him accountable. Attorney General James has cou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE INDICTMENT OF LETITIA JAMES * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The baseless indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is part of Donald Trump's corrupt weaponization of the criminal justice system against anyone who has sought to hold him accountable. Attorney General James has courageously been at the fore  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "ANY REASONABLE MEMBER OF CONGRESS WILL UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CANNOT KICK TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS OFF OF HEALTHCARE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's News Central, Bloomberg's Surveillance and CNBC's Squawk Box to emphasize that, while Republicans refuse to negotiate an end to their reckless shutdown, Democrats are u  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "ANY REASONABLE MEMBER OF CONGRESS WILL UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CANNOT KICK TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS OFF OF HEALTHCARE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's News Central, Bloomberg's Surveillance and CNBC's Squawk Box to emphasize that, while Republicans refuse to negotiate an end to their reckless shutdown, Democrats are united and ready to find a   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at the Interfaith Rally and Vigil for Health Justice, where he underscored the vitality of protecting the healthcare of the American people in the face of the Republican healthcare crisis. LEADER JEFFRIES : Are we here to sav  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at the Interfaith Rally and Vigil for Health Justice, where he underscored the vitality of protecting the healthcare of the American people in the face of the Republican healthcare crisis. LEADER JEFFRIES : Are we here to save healthcare? Are you r  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE NOT SERIOUS ABOUT REOPENING THE GOVERNMENT" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference on the House Steps, where he called out Republicans for skipping town while House Democrats remain ready, willing and able to work on ending the reckless government shutdown and Republican healthcare crisis. LEADER  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * MENG STATEMENT ON NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS TO RELEASE ALL HOSTAGES AND BRING PEACE TO GAZA * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, released a statement following the announcement of a phase one agreement between Israel and Hamas to bring home the remaining hostages  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Probes Top Banks Over $1.5 Billion in Suspicious Transactions Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Sex Trafficking Ring Letters to JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, and Bank of New York Mellon Follow Judiciary Republicans' Refusal to Subpoena Epstein Bank Records and FBI's Admission It Has Not Followed the Mon  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Trump's Baseless Indictment of N.Y. State Attorney General Letitia James Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to the vindictive and baseless indictment filed against New York State Attorney General Letitia James   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Lawler and Gottheimer Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Coverage for Dyspraxia/DCD * Washington, D.C. - 10/9/25... During National Dyspraxia/Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) Awareness Week, Representatives Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) reintroduced the Gabriel Rosenberg Dyspraxia/DCD Coverage Act, bipartisan legislation to help ensure healthcare coverage for chil  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Cosponsors and Demands Floor Vote to Pay Our Troops * Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement: "Democrats led by Chuck Schumer have outrageously shut down the government hurting hardworking Americans. They have shamefully put funding of our brave troops at risk. I have consistently voted to fund the government throughout my time in Congress. As a senior member of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top Dem Statement on President Trump's Attempt to Withhold Back Pay from Federal Employees, Including Capitol Police Officers Rochester, New York - Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement on President Trump and his Administration's attempt to withhold back pay from feder  more