WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN LANGWORTHY'S LEGISLATION TO BLOCK HOCHUL'S GAS BAN PASSES OUT OF ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE * Energy Choice Act Clears Final Hurdle Before Heading to House Floor WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced today that his legislation, the Energy Choice Act, has passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, clearing the final hurdle for the bill to com  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN DEMANDS URGENT ANSWERS FROM USCIS REGARDING ABRUPT CANCELLATION OF NATURALIZATION CEREMONIES IN HUDSON VALLEY * Congressman Pat Ryan Demands Urgent Answers from USCIS Regarding Abrupt Cancellation of Naturalization Ceremonies in Hudson Valley Following recent reporting that naturalization ceremonies in Dutchess and Ulster Counties would not take place as scheduled, Congressman Pat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Alsobrooks, Kim Introduce Bill To Incentivize States To Help Seniors And People With Disabilities Live With Dignity * The Strategic Plan for Aging Act would create a new, nationwide grant program to incentivize and support states' efforts to create Master Plans for Aging Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) ranking member of the U.S. Senate Aging Committee and U.S. Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Homeland Republicans Press Apple, Google Over Apps Used to Track Law Enforcement Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) and Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Josh Brecheen (R-OK) sent letters to Apple and Google concerning mobile applications that permit users t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Condemns Trump's National Security Strategy * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement condemning President Trump's newly released national security strategy: "This document is emblematic not only of Donald Trump, but the cynical, dog-eat-dog philosophy that has taken  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement on Unions' Legal Challenge to State Department Firings * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in support of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), which have filed a te  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Statement on DRC-Rwanda Declaration * Washington, D.C. \- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement after Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a joint declaration recommitting to the Washington Accords. "DRC and Rwanda recommitting to the Washing  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Homeland Republicans Warn of Rising Threats to Law Enforcement Driven by Dangerous Rhetoric Yesterday, the House Committee on Homeland Security convened a hearing to examine how increasingly hostile anti-law enforcement rhetoric is contributing to the rise in threats and targeted attacks against law enforcement officers and personn  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI:Congresswoman Tenney Applauds House Passage of the PROTECT Our Kids Act * Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) voted to pass the Promoting Responsible Oversight To Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids (PROTECT Our Kids) Act, legislation that ensures no federal education dollars will flow to elementary or secondary schools that partner with, receive materials from, or h  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy Warns: Trump's Cruel Loan Cuts Will Cause Healthcare Workforce to Flatline * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) led 69 of his colleagues in a letter to the Trump Administration demanding the reversal of its dangerous decision to impose strict federal loan limits on certain advanced degree programs. Under the new Department of Education policy, certain advanced degree pr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON BLOOMBERG: "REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP HAS MADE CLEAR THEY HAVE NO INTENTION TO EXTEND THE ACA TAX CREDITS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Bloomberg TV, where he made clear that as Republicans fail to fix their healthcare crisis and unleash extremism on the American people, House Democrats will continue fighting to lower the hi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON BLOOMBERG: "REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP HAS MADE CLEAR THEY HAVE NO INTENTION TO EXTEND THE ACA TAX CREDITS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Bloomberg TV, where he made clear that as Republicans fail to fix their healthcare crisis and unleash extremism on the American people, House Democrats will continue fighting to lower the high cost of living and prot  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Less Regulation, Lower Costs * Last month, the incoming mayor of New York City said of his agenda, "We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve, and no concern too small for it to care about." That's a dangerous way of thinking; it's how you get government growing unbounded. We saw a lot of this type of thinking during the Biden years, and Republicans have spent the last  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Condemns Trump's National Security Strategy Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement condemning President Trump's newly released national security strategy: "This document is emblematic not only of Donald Trump, but the cynical, dog-eat-dog philosophy that has taken hold  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $11+ Million In Federal Funding For Projects Across Upstate New York Through The Northern Broder Regional Commission * Communities From North Country, Finger Lakes, CNY, Capital Region Win Funding For Critical Community Projects Such As Expanding Access To Healthcare, Upgrading Wastewater Infrastructure, Building New Educational Facilities & More Schumer, Gillibr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on Extending ACA Tax Credits: "We Are Running Against the Clock" * NEW YORK, NY - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined CNN News Central to discuss Republicans' continued refusal to prevent massive premiums hikes. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On the Administration's Venezuela Boat Strikes: "We need to get the truth to the American people because w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on Trump's Affordability Crisis: "He Betrayed What He Said He Would Do." * NEW YORK, NY - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes to discuss the affordability crisis and Republicans' betrayal of working families. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On the Affordability Crisis: "I think the American people understand what th  more