WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Government Shutdown, Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Champions Demand Restoration of Staff & Call For Answers on SAMHSA Reorganization and RIFs * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY), Don Beyer (D-VA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), and Andrea Salinas (D-OR), congressional champions and leaders in the mental health and substa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Highlights That the Democrat Shutdown Freezes Small Business Funding and Threatens Jobs * Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today warned that the ongoing Democrat-led government shutdown is devastating small businesses across New York and the nation. With the Small Business Administration (SBA) halting all new loans and guarantees, thousands of small fir  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman, Clarke Lead Call for Commemorative Stamp Honoring the Freedom's Journal, The First African American-Owned Newspaper * Members Urge U.S. Postal Service to Recognize the 200th Anniversary of the Landmark Publication Founded in Lower Manhattan Read the Letter Here WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-09) led a letter with 25 other Membe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CLEARLY KNOW WHO SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's Inside Politics with Dana Bash, where he highlighted the hypocrisy of Republicans in shutting down the government while refusing to meet with Democrats to deliver a bipartisan spending agreement that makes life better  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS THAT IS DEVASTATING PEOPLE" * Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Last Word, where he highlighted that Democrats will continue to fight to end the Trump-Republican government shutdown and the healthcare crisis that is causing pain for everyday Americans   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS THAT IS DEVASTATING PEOPLE" * Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Last Word, where he highlighted that Democrats will continue to fight to end the Trump-Republican government shutdown and the healthcare crisis that is causing pain for everyday Americans all across the country.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS HAVE SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN BECAUSE OF THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO EVERYDAY AMERICANS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation after shutting the government down and taking away healthcare from millions of Americans, Democrats a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE ARE WITNESSING AN ALL-OUT REPUBLICAN ASSAULT ON THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Democratic leadership, where he emphasized that House Democrats have returned to Washington to reopen the government while combating the Republican healthcare crisis. LEADER JEFFRIES :   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE ARE WITNESSING AN ALL-OUT REPUBLICAN ASSAULT ON THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Democratic leadership, where he emphasized that House Democrats have returned to Washington to reopen the government while combating the Republican healthcare crisis. LEADER JEFFRIES : This is day 15 of the Tru  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis, Veterans Gather at NYC Military Installations Urging Senate to End Shutdown & Pay Servicemembers * (NEW YORK, NY) \- Today, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis joined New York City veterans at Brooklyn's U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Hamilton and Staten Island's U.S. Coast Guard-Sector New York to call on Democratic members of the U.S. Senate including New York's own Senators Chuck Schume  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Morelle Statement on Future of VRA as SCOTUS Hears Arguments in Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson vs. Callais Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement as the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais, cases that ha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on New Lawsuits Targeting Major Banks Over Epstein Ties, One Week After Judiciary Democrats Launch Investigation Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after new lawsuits were filed against Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon over their  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * REPRESENTATIVE JOE MORELLE LEADS EFFORT TO SAFEGUARD CONSTITUENT SERVICES DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN * (Washington, D.C.)--Today, Representative Joe Morelle (D, NY-25) led a group of House Democrats in urging the Trump Administration to immediately implement contingency measures to preserve essential constituent services amid the ongoing government shutdown. "When people call our offices about d  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER REVEALS: REAL WORLD EXAMPLES, FROM EVERY UPSTATE REGION, OF MASSIVE NEW HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM SPIKES FACING NEW YORKERS - BECAUSE REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO EXTEND VITAL ACA TAX CREDIT * "Window Shopping" Period for 2026 Health Insurance Just Opened For New Yorkers And Many Getting Walloped With Sticker Shock From Skyrocketing Premiums Caused By GOP Not Extendin  more