WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Calls Out Schumer and Jeffries' Hypocrisy as Democrats Celebrate Their Own Government Shutdown * Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today called out the hypocrisy of Democrat leaders, including Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, as the government shutdown enters its third week. Democrats are keeping the government closed while dema  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Press Trump Administration To Address Student Loan Default Crisis And Prevent Economic Disaster * Nearly 280,000 New Yorkers are at risk of student loan default U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is pressing the Trump administration to provide relief for New Yorkers at risk of defaulting on their student loans. Senator Gillibrand joined Senate Democratic Leader   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman, Takano, and Torres Condemn Trump Administration's Erasure of LGBTQ+ History at Stonewall National Monument 72 Lawmakers Demand the National Park Service Restore References to Transgender and Queer Americans Removed from Stonewall Monument and Other Sites * Congressmen Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-41) and Congressional Equality Caucus Co-Chair  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Urges Trump to Attend Key Indo-Pacific Summits to Demonstrate U.S. Leadership * Washington, D.C. -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led a bipartisan letter to President Trump urging him to attend the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Malaysia, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in South K  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Jeffries to Johnson: Swear in Representative-elect Grijalva at tomorrow's pro forma session * The Hon. Mike Johnson Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives H-232, The Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Speaker Johnson: I write to demand that you swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva at the pro forma session scheduled to take place on Friday, October 17. Her election  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "HEALTHCARE PREMIUMS, COPAYS AND DEDUCTIBLES ARE ABOUT TO SKYROCKET" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability where he emphasized that Democrats remain ready to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement that meets the needs of the American people and fixes the Republican healthcare crisis, but Republicans remain out of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "HEALTHCARE PREMIUMS, COPAYS AND DEDUCTIBLES ARE ABOUT TO SKYROCKET" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability where he emphasized that Democrats remain ready to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement that meets the needs of the American people and fixes the Republican healthcare crisis, but Republicans remain out of town. LEADER JEFFRIES :   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Issues Statement on Zelensky Meeting * Washington, DC -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement on President Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Once again, President Trump failed to deliver today on providing any support for Ukraine, and instead continues to appease Vladimir Putin throug  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Meeks Issues Statement on Zelensky Meeting Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement on President Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Once again, President Trump failed to deliver today on providing any support for Ukraine, and   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Meeks Marks the 2nd Anniversary of the October 7th Terrorist Attacks Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the October 7th terrorist attack in Israel carried out by Hamas. "On this solemn anniversary, we pause to re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Urges Trump to Attend Key Indo-Pacific Summits to Demonstrate U.S. Leadership Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led a bipartisan letter to President Trump urging him to attend the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Malaysia, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in South Korea,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Suozzi Bipartisan Resolution Celebrates "Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month" * Washington, DC --Congressman Tom Suozzi (D--Nassau, Queens), a first-generation Italian American, has co-sponsored and introduced a resolution declaring October 2025 as "Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month." The bipartisan resolution, led alongside Reps. DeLauro (D-CT), Rulli (R-OH), and Amodei (R-NV)  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Suozzi, Ukraine Caucus Send Bipartisan Letter to President Trump Ahead of Friday Meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy * Washington, DC - Today, Problem Solvers Co-Chair Tom Suozzi (D-NY), alongside the bipartisan Ukrainian Congressional Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL), Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), and  more