WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Jewish Caucus Sends Letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Regarding Politicization of Nonprofit Security Grant Program * Today, Congressional Jewish Caucus, led by Co-Chairs Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Brad Schneider (IL-10), sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem regarding the new political requirements surrounding the Nonprofit Security   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell Demands Answers from Uber on Failure to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Assaults by Drivers * Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent the following letter to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, expressing concern and demanding answers from the company regarding its response to reports of sexual assault and harassment by its users. This letter comes as a follow-up to a September letter and su  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Announces National Endowment For The Arts Funding For New York State Arts And Culture Institutions * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $287,000 in funding distributed by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to organizations in New York State. This funding will allow cultural organizations and nonprofits to support artists, musicians, exhibitions, educational prog  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On Passage Of Her Bipartisan Bill To Support Victims Of Human Trafficking * Gillibrand Fought to Pass the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act for Nearly a Decade Today, following the signing of the bipartisan Trafficking Survivors Relief Act into law, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement: "I am thrilled that my bipartisan Trafficking Sur  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues' Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act Signed Into Law * U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), announced that their Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act has been signed into law. The bipartisan legislation expands access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who pass away or b  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congresswoman Tenney Nominates President Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for Third Time * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) yesterday announced she formally nominated President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for the third time in recognition of his historic Abraham Accords, citing his record of advancing decisive diplomacy and delivering peace through strength. The nomi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy Delivers Floor Speech Marking Fifth Anniversary of January 6th Capitol Attacks * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) delivered remarks on the House Floor during proceedings convened by the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Jim Clyburn (SC-06), and Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05), reflecting on the fifth anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. I  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON THE CAPITOL STEPS: "WE WILL NEVER ALLOW A VIOLENT INSURRECTION TO TAKE PLACE ON AMERICAN SOIL AGAIN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press event with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House and Senate Members, where they marked five years since the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 and honored those w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON THE CAPITOL STEPS: "WE WILL NEVER ALLOW A VIOLENT INSURRECTION TO TAKE PLACE ON AMERICAN SOIL AGAIN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press event with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House and Senate Members, where they marked five years since the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 and honored those whose lives were lost. LE  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ICE KILLING IN MINNEAPOLIS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Today in Minneapolis, a masked Department of Homeland Security agent shot and killed an unarmed woman who was not the target of an immigration enforcement action. There is no evidence that has been presented to justify this killing. Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ICE KILLING IN MINNEAPOLIS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Today in Minneapolis, a masked Department of Homeland Security agent shot and killed an unarmed woman who was not the target of an immigration enforcement action. There is no evidence that has been presented to justify this killing. Secretary Kristi Noem is a st  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Meeks Delivers Remarks at Bipartisan Classified Briefing on Venezuela Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks, as prepared, while co-leading a bipartisan House Member classified briefing on the Trump administration's military operations into   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE ON FEDERAL CHILDCARE FUNDING FREEZE * (Washington, D.C.)Today, Congressman Joe Morelle released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services decision to freeze certain federal childcare and family assistance funds (link is external) in five states, including New York: "At a time when families are already struggling  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Delivers $17 Million in Funding for North Country Projects * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) successfully delivered $17,078,064 million in funding for projects across Upstate New York and the North Country. "I'm proud to have secured more than $17 million in federal funding for critical projects that will strengthen North Country innovation, protect public heal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12618) on Jan. 6, 2026, by Latin American affairs specialist Clare Ribando Seelke: * * * U.S. Capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro: Considerations for Congress On January 3, 2026, President Trump announced that the U.S. military had launched strikes across Venezuela that culminated in the capture and arrest of President Nicolas Maduro (2013-2026) and his wife Cilia Flores in an   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Velazquez Presses SBA Office of Advocacy on Tariffs and Its Role as an Independent Voice for Small Businesses Today, the House Committee on Small Business held a full committee hearing entitled "A Voice for Small Business: How the SBA Office of Advocacy Is Cutting Red Tape," examining the role of the Small Business Administra  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Gillibrand Expose Polluters' Efforts to Avoid Accountability, Undermine States' Rights U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) filed an amicus brief supporting New York's effort to hold big polluters accou  more