WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * CHC Leadership Salutes Rep. Velazquez's Pioneering Career and Lasting Impact Retirement announcement marks the close of a historic congressional career defined by barrier-breaking leadership. * The Congressional Hispanic Caucus honors Representative Nydia M. Velazquez (NY-07) for a lifetime of service that reshaped what is possible for our communities and for the nation. For mor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Lawler, Senator Warren Renew Fight to Honor WWII Cadet Nurses * Washington, D.C. - 12/1/25... Last week, Congressman Mike Lawler introduced U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act, a bill honoring women who served in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during WWII with honorary veteran status. The bill would recognize former Cadet Nurses' service to the country and provide them with honorar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11380) on Dec. 2, 2025, by legislative attorneys Cassandra J. Barnum and Valerie C. Brannon: * * * Court Says Interim U.S. Attorney was Unlawfully Appointed On November 24, 2025, a federal district court judge dismissed the indictments of New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James B. Comey Jr. The judge was not reviewing the substance of the fede  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Hyde-Smith Statement On House Passage Of Their Legislation To Support Victims of Human Trafficking * Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) released the following statement on the House's unanimous passage of the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, which would enable survivors of human trafficking to have nonviolent offenses that they were forced t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand: Trump Pardon And Release Of Corrupt, Drug Trafficking Ex-Honduran President "Immoral And Indefensible" * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on Trump's pardon and release of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted on drug trafficking and firearm charges: "President Trump's pardon and release of Juan Orlando Hernandez  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Kim Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Illegal Fishing from the People's Republic of China * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Young Kim, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, today introduced legislation that would enforce sanctions and visa restric  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Says DOE Clarification is "Only A First Step," Urges Department to Fully Protect Students in High-Need Professions * Pearl River, N.Y. - 12/1/25... Last week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon encouraging the Department of Education to maintain a broader definition of "professional degrees" consistent with federal law and workforce needs as it i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler, Beyer, and Peters Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Rising Childhood Obesity and Diabetes * Washington, D.C. - 12/2/25... Yesterday, Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Scott Peters (CA-50) introduced the bipartisan Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act to address growing public health concerns regarding rising childhood obesity rates and diet-related chronic diseases such as  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARREST OF ROSA PARKS * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Seventy years ago today, Rosa Parks was arrested for courageously refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her act of protest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, 381 days of strategi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO DO A THING TO PREVENT HEALTHCARE COSTS FROM DRAMATICALLY INCREASING" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that less than one month away from the expiration of the Affordable Care Act tax credits, Democrats remain committed to working to end the Republican healthcare crisis an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO DO A THING TO PREVENT HEALTHCARE COSTS FROM DRAMATICALLY INCREASING" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that less than one month away from the expiration of the Affordable Care Act tax credits, Democrats remain committed to working to end the Republican healthcare crisis and lower the high cost of l  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, DeLauro, Craig Introduce NO GOUGE Act to Stop Corporate Abuse of Tariffs * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced the No Gratuitous Overcharging Ubiquitous Global Exports (No GOUGE) Act, which takes a comprehensive approach to crack down on corporate pri  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * REP. CLARKE, SEN. MARKEY INTRODUCE AI CIVIL RIGHTS ACT TO ELIMINATE AI DISCRIMINATION AND ENACT GUARDRAILS ON USE OF ALGORITHMS IN DECISIONS IMPACTING PEOPLE'S RIGHTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, LIVELIHOODS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, hel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Introduces Bill to Address Urban Canal Repairs * WASHINGTON Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson introduced the Urban Canal Modernization Act. This legislation allows the Bureau of Reclamation to authorize a 35% non-reimbursable cost share to help repair and rehabilitate "urban canals of concern," canals through urban areas that would cause significant property damage or possible loss of life if  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Signs Discharge Petition Forcing Vote on Banning Stock Trading for Members of Congress * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chair of House Republican Leadership, signed the discharge petition filed by Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) to ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks. "Throughout   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Suozzi Leads Bipartisan Letter to Secretary of State Rubio to Secure Release of Long Island Man Unjustly Imprisoned in Iran * Glen Cove, NY - Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY) wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking the State Department to take immediate action to secure the release of Kamran Hekmati, a 70-year-old American citizen, dual national, a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Republicans Restore Common Sense to Federal Regulation * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Last month the incoming mayor of New York City - who is a leading voice in today's Democratic Party - promised New Yorkers,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Joins ATR Caucus & Advocates for Training on Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss * WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), Co-Chair of the Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery (ATR) Caucus, today joined in a training titled, Caring Communities: Guidance for Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss. The training hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP),  more