WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AMID BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL, CONGRESSMAN RYAN CALLS ON TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY TO ENFORCE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS FOR AIRLINE PASSENGERS USING WHEELCHAIRS * Amid Busy Holiday Travel, Congressman Ryan Calls on Transportation Secretary to Enforce Consumer Protections for Airline Passengers Using Wheelchairs "The choice to not enforce the critical elements of the 2024 wheelchair rule, in addition to the decis  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Chairman Garbarino Delivers Opening Statement in Hearing on Surge in Threats Against Law Enforcement Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine the alarming rise in anti-law enforcement sentiment sweeping across the nation and its direct  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE LEADS LETTER CALLING FOR EXCLUSION OF AI MORATORIUM IN FY26 NDAA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) led 43 of her colleagues in a letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee leadership urging the exclusion of any moratorium or preemption on state Artificial Intelligence laws in the FY26 NDAA. "Artificial intelligence offers exciting opportunity and innovati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DISCRIMINATORILY FREEZING GREEN CARD APPLICATIONS FROM 19 TRAVEL BAN NATIONS * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's discriminatory pause on immigration applications from non-European countries: "The administration's decision to freeze green-card and naturalization applications fo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE, COLLEAGUES WRITE TO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR URGING ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS OF BLACK WOMEN UNEMPLOYMENT * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led a letter signed by 19 of their colleagues to Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Acting Director Loretta Greene of the U.S. Department of Labor   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Garbarino, Rep. Guest Joined Newsmax, NewsNation Ahead of Hearing on Rising Threats to Law Enforcement This morning, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) and Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) discussed the increase in anti-law enforcement senti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THESE PEOPLE ARE DESTROYING THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN REAL TIME" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room, where he made clear that as Donald Trump and Republicans continue to raise prices and fail to address their healthcare crisis, Democrats will continue fighting to lower the high cos  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "REPUBLICANS ARE ON THE RUN BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURES" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes, where he reiterated that while Republicans have failed to deliver on their promise to lower costs on day one, Democrats are fighting to bring down the cost of living, fix ou  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "REPUBLICANS ARE ON THE RUN BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURES" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes, where he reiterated that while Republicans have failed to deliver on their promise to lower costs on day one, Democrats are fighting to bring down the cost of living, fix our broken healthcare system  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Meeks, Jacobs, Shaheen, Booker Condemn President Trump's Remarks on Somali Immigrants in the United States Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, and Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Memb  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Meeks, Kim Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Illegal Fishing from the People's Republic of China 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   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Goldman, Sen. Cortez Masto, And Rep. Ramirez Introduce Legislation To Protect Unaccompanied Children From Republicans' H.R. 1 * New Bicameral Bill Repeals Cruel Fees and Policies in Big Beautiful Bill that Endanger Children Fleeing Trafficking, Abuse, and Exploitation Trump Administration Using Punitive Fees as a Pretext to Deport Vulnerable Children View Video from the Press Conference H  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jackson Introduces Bill to Remove UN Headquarters from New York * WASHINGTON Today, Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) introduced a bill to implement a strategy to relocate the headquarters of the United Nations. This legislation directs the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to relocate the UN Headquarters to a city that upholds President Trump's standard of national security, economic resp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Gregory W. Meeks, Gottheimer and Chairman Hill and Capital Markets Subcommittee Chairman Wagner, Unveil Bipartisan Capital Formation Package * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY- D), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-AR), and Capital Markets Subcommittee Chairman Ann Wagner (R-MO) unveiled the Incentivizing New   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Announces $5.45 Million+ in Federal Grants for Local Fire Departments & EMS Squads * ALBANY, NY Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced the awarding of 13 federal grants totaling more than $5.45 million in funding for 11 Capital Region fire departments and EMS squads. The funding announced today comes from two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant programs for Fiscal Year 2024 t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Weatherization Bill Advances Out of Energy & Commerce Committee * WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) today cheered the advance of his bill H.R. 1355, the Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act, out of the House Energy & Commerce Committee in a unanimous vote of 50-0. Tonko's bipartisan legislation invests in home weatherization efforts to save low-income families hundreds   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Velazquez Highlights Solutions to Keep Main Street Safe During Hearing on Crime and Cybersecurity Today, the House Small Business Committee convened for a hearing titled "Main Street Under Attack: The Cost of Crime on Small Businesses," examining how cyberattacks, retail theft, and gun violence are affecting small firms and t  more