WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON HER VOTE TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement: "Following Donald Trump's and House Republicans' long struggle to stall, impede, and obstruct the Epstein Files Discharge Petition by all means available to them, today, I voted unanimously alongside my Democratic colleagues to release the f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE, DEGETTE, HUFFMAN, CASTOR, AND SCHAKOWSKY REINTRODUCE FRACK PACK TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM FRACKING POLLUTION * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Diana DeGette (CO-01), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Kathy Castor (FL-14), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) reintroduced the Frack Pack, a set of five bills aimed at closing loopholes that allow the oil and gas industry to skirt ke  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE LEADS DEBATE ON LEGISLATION TO PREVENT MILLION-DOLLAR PAYOUTS TO U.S. SENATORS * (Washington, D.C.)Today, Congressman Joe Morelle (D, NY-25) led the debate of H.R. 6019 (link is external) on the floor of the House of Representatives. This legislation would repeal a provision enacted in the recent government funding package (link is external) that creates a special cause of  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kennedy Statement on Passage of Epstein Files Transparency Act * BUFFALO, NY Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) released the following statement after House and Senate passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act: "After months of obstruction by President Trump and Congressional Republicans, including delaying the swearing-in of Representative Adelita Grijalva for 50 days, the tru  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mike Lawler Votes in Favor of Releasing the Epstein Files * Washington, D.C. - 11/18/2025... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which passed the House on November 18th. "The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has spent months reviewing tens of thousands of documents tied to th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Leads Colleagues In Demanding Trump Administration Stop Stalling Toxic Chemical Cleanups, Protect Military Families And Nearby Communities * Trump Administration Delaying Toxic PFAS Chemical Cleanup at Approximately 150 Military Installations, Putting Remediation Efforts On Hold For Nearly A Decade In Some Cases Holdups Are Affecting DOD Facilities Across New York State U.S. Se  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Urges Passage Of Her Bill To Ban Stock Trading By Members Of Congress And Other Senior Government Officials * Today, in light of the House Administration Committee's hearing on congressional stock trading, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand reiterated her call to pass legislation she authored to ban stock trading by senior government officials. The No Stock Act, which Senator Gillib  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Kim, Pingree, Goldman, And Anti-Hunger Leaders Demand Increased Action To Fight Hunger * ***A Recording of The Press Conference is Available Here 47 Million AmericansIncluding Roughly 2.4 Million New YorkersExperienced Food Insecurity in 2023 Hunger Free America Released New National Reports To Fill The Information Gap Caused By The Elimination of USDA's Annual Hunger Survey   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Homeland Republicans Applaud House Passage of Committee Legislation to Bolster Cyber Defenses, Combat Foreign and Domestic Threats This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Republicans applauded the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of several Committee bills to assess evolving terror threats to the homeland, bolster our cybe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Joins Bipartisan House Group in Urging Senate Leaders to Include the House in Negotiations to Address Rising Health Care Costs * Washington, D.C. - 11/19/25... Last week, Congressman Mike Lawler joined a bipartisan group of 32 House Democrats and House Republicans to send a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to include House member  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Recognized as Most Effective Republican in Civil Rights Policy Area of the 118th Congress * Pearl River, NY - 11/19/25... Today, the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL), a joint partnership between the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Vanderbilt University, released its 118th Congress Legislative Effectiveness Scores, once again recognizing Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "OUR FOCUS TODAY IS ON MAKING SURE THAT THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES WERE RELEASED" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Source with Kaitlan Collins, where he made clear that Democrats will continue to focus on delivering results for the American people while Republicans continue to weaponize the government and enga  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "OUR FOCUS TODAY IS ON MAKING SURE THAT THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES WERE RELEASED" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Source with Kaitlan Collins, where he made clear that Democrats will continue to focus on delivering results for the American people while Republicans continue to weaponize the government and engage in partisan political s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS HAVEN'T BROUGHT A SINGLE BILL TO THE FLOOR THAT ACTUALLY ADDRESSES THE HIGH COST OF LIVING" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that House Democrats know Americans deserve better then the extremism of the Trump administration and are laser focused on lowering costs, fixing the Republ  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS HAVEN'T BROUGHT A SINGLE BILL TO THE FLOOR THAT ACTUALLY ADDRESSES THE HIGH COST OF LIVING" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that House Democrats know Americans deserve better then the extremism of the Trump administration and are laser focused on lowering costs, fixing the Republican healthcare crisis and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Answers from Director of Federal Housing Finance Agency on Partisan Investigations Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Director of Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Bill Pulte demanding records   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman and Sen. Cory Booker Urge President Trump to Take Action Against Escalating West Bank Settler Violence * Representatives Call on Trump Administration to Hold Perpetrators Accountable, Protect Civilians, and Reinstate Biden-Era Sanctions on Violent Settlers if Necessary Read the Letter Here WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) sent a   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Stefanik, Members of NY Delegation, & NY Assemblymembers Condemn Dangers of Kathy Hochul's Natural Gas Ban & All-Electric Mandate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday afternoon, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23), Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), New York Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay, and members of the New York   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Mannion Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Rename Syracuse Post Office in Honor of Fallen Officer Wallie Howard Jr. * VIDEO: Representative Mannion honors Officer Wallie Howard, Jr. (link is external) WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman John W. Mannion (NY-22) today introduced bipartisan legislation to rename the Colvin Elmwood U.S. Post Office at 2200 South Salina Street in Syracuse as the Of  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Cosponsors Legislation to Expand IVF Access For New York Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, House Republican Leadership Chair, cosponsored the IVF Access and Affordability Act introduced by Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY) to expand options and offset costs for families considering IVF services. "Pro-family policies begin with affordability. And as the mom of a you  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Weatherization Bill Advances Out of Energy Subcommittee * WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) today heralded the approval of his legislation, H.R. 1355, the Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act, out of the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Energy today. Tonko's bipartisan legislation invests in home weatherization efforts to save low-income families hundreds of dol  more