WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN'S BIPARTISAN "WHOLE MILK FOR HEALTHY KIDS ACT" PASSES HOUSE, ADVANCES TO PRESIDENT'S DESK TO BECOME LAW * Congressman Pat Ryan's Bipartisan "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act" Passes House, Advances to President's Desk to Become Law Legislation reverses more than a decade of flawed federal policy keeping healthy, nutrient-rich whole milk out of schools The bill, which Ryan has co  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Leads Democrats In New Legislation To Stop Trump Administration Ploy Threatening Seniors' Access To Treatment Under Traditional Medicare * GILLIBRAND LEADS DEMOCRATS IN NEW LEGISLATION TO STOP TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PLOY THREATENING SENIORS' ACCESS TO TREATMENT UNDER TRADITIONAL MEDICARE As Republicans double down on health care sabotage, senators lead effort to protect Medicare be  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement Following Briefing with Secretaries Rubio & Hegseth * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement following the committee's bipartisan classified briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on U.S. military strikes i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy in the New York Post: Let's pass more big, beautiful bills before it's too late * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, penned this op-ed in the New York Post urging congressional Republicans to use their two remaining reconciliation bills to address cost-of-living issues in America. Key excerpts of the op-ed are below: "The One Big Beautiful   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA WILL NOW BE PROPERLY REPRESENTED BY AN ACTUAL PATRIOT" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered remarks commemorating Barbara Rose Johns of Virginia, who led a two-week student protest in 1951 that led to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. A statue in her honor will now stand   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA WILL NOW BE PROPERLY REPRESENTED BY AN ACTUAL PATRIOT" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered remarks commemorating Barbara Rose Johns of Virginia, who led a two-week student protest in 1951 that led to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. A statue in her honor will now stand in place of Robert E. Lee   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE ON THE FLOOR THIS WEEK DOES NOTHING TO KEEP HEALTHCARE AFFORDABLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Whip Katherine Clark, where they made clear that Democrats are the only ones committed to driving down the high cost of living and fixing the Republican healthcare crisi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE ON THE FLOOR THIS WEEK DOES NOTHING TO KEEP HEALTHCARE AFFORDABLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Whip Katherine Clark, where they made clear that Democrats are the only ones committed to driving down the high cost of living and fixing the Republican healthcare crisis that is devastating ever  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Denounces Trump's Immigration Overreach on House Floor * WATCH HERE (link is external) In New York City, there are at least five publicly reported cases of K-12 student arrests, deporting children as young as six years old. Over 70 percent of people currently detained in detention facilities do not have a criminal record. Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representative Ale  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER ANNOUNCES WHOLE MILK FOR HEALTHY KIDS ACT HAS PASSED CONGRESS & IS ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING LAW TO BRING MORE MILK FROM UPSTATE NY DAIRY FARMS TO SCHOOL CAFETERIAS ACROSS AMERICA * Since 2012, Milk Has Been Restricted For School Meals By USDA, Hurting Upstate Dairy Farms And Stopping Kids From Getting Access To Delicious, Nutritious Milk Products, But Following   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Champions House Passage of Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, celebrated the passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act on the House floor. This bill allows school cafeterias to serve flavored and unflavored whole milk. "For the past decade, I have worked with constituents, par  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Demands Federal Investigation into Hochul's NYS DOH Medicaid Mismanagement as North Country Hospitals Face Closure Following Funding Lapse * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi urgently requesting the Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch an immediate investigation into the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik, NY House Republican Delegation Urge Hochul to Veto Detrimental Anti-100 Foot Rule Legislation that Would Gut Energy Affordability and Grid Reliability * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, along with Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23), Congressman Nick LaLota (NY-01), Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02), Congressman  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * Subcommittee Chairmen Ogles, Brecheen Announce Hearing With Anthropic, Google, Quantum Xchange Today, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman Andy Ogles (R-TN) and Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Josh Brecheen (R-OK) announced a joint hearing for Wednesday, December 17,  more