WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Chairwoman Stefanik, Senator Welch Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Preserve Lake Champlain Basin * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, and Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) Enhancements Act of 2026 to reauthorize the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) for f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 12, 2026: * * * "Protecting America While Ensuring the Safety of Law Enforcement": ICE, CBP, and USCIS Testify on the State of Border Security, Immigration Enforcement This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing to conduct oversight of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Applauds House Passage of SAVE America Act to Strengthen Election Integrity * Washington, DC -Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today highlighted the House passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, commonsense legislation to strengthen the integrity of federal elections by ensuring that only United States citizens vote. The House passed the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Increase Financial Transparency Of Trump White House, Government Officials * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Financial Disclosure Modernization Act to increase transparency around government officials' financial disclosures. This commonsense legislation would update and expand the monetary values that elected and s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Effort To Protect Lake Champlain Basin * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Lake Champlain Basin Program Enhancements Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would renew funding for the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) for five years at $35 million. The legislation supports ongoing conservation work and efforts to protect the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Schumer, Goldman Slam Trump Administration's Removal Of Pride Flag From Stonewall National Monument * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY-10) sent a letter to the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service slamming the Trump administration's decision to remove the Prid  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman, Jacobs Introduce Legislation to Provide Relief to Student Loan Borrowers * The Average New York State Borrower Owes $38,000 In Student Loans (link is external) Trump Administration Has Rolled Back Biden-Era Repayment Programs, Making It More Difficult For Borrowers To Pay Down Their Debt Washington, D.C. \- Today, U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) intro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Delivers Remarks for Shadow Hearing on Trump's Abandonment of Afghan Allies * Washington, D.C. -Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks, as prepared, during a shadow hearing titled: "Trump's Betrayal of America's Afghan Allies." The Democratic shadow hearing exposed  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Urges Republicans to join Democrats in Lowering Costs on American Families by Terminating Trump's Canada Tariffs * Washington, D.C. -Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks, as prepared, during a debate on the House Floor in support of his Resolution terminating Trump  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks' Resolution Terminating Trump Tariffs on Canada Passes House * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement after successfully forcing and winning a House vote to terminate Trump's national emergency declaration and tariffs on Canada. "Last year, American families paid n  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler and Clarke Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to Secretary Noem Urging Exemption From $100,000 Fee for H-1B Health Care Sector * Washington, D.C. - 2/12/2025... Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Yvette Clarke (NY-09) led 98 of their colleagues in a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Kristi Noem, urging DHS to grant a health care sector exe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON HOUSE VOTE REBUKING DONALD TRUMP'S RECKLESS TARIFFS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump promised to lower the high cost of living on day one. Instead, his reckless tariffs are causing prices to skyrocket and creating unnecessary uncertainty for American families. In my congressional dis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REPEAL OF THE ENDANGERMENT FINDING * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The so-called leadership of Donald Trump and Lee Zeldin at the Environmental Protection Agency is shameful. They have allowed utility bills and home insurance premiums to skyrocket and put the health, safety   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REPEAL OF THE ENDANGERMENT FINDING * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The so-called leadership of Donald Trump and Lee Zeldin at the Environmental Protection Agency is shameful. They have allowed utility bills and home insurance premiums to skyrocket and put the health, safety and well-being of the Amer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE NEED TO GET ICE UNDER CONTROL AND DELIVER A COUNTRY THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR VALUES" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that Democrats are committed to lowering the high cost of living, to making healthcare more accessible and to ensuring taxpayer dollars are used to make life more afford  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE NEED TO GET ICE UNDER CONTROL AND DELIVER A COUNTRY THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR VALUES" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that Democrats are committed to lowering the high cost of living, to making healthcare more accessible and to ensuring taxpayer dollars are used to make life more affordable, not to brutalize and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Secures $14.2 Million in FY26 Federal Community Project Funding for 15 Projects in The Bronx and Queens * THE BRONX, N.Y. \- Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) announced that she secured $14 million in federal funding for 15 community projects that would serve New York's 14th Congressional District through H.R. 6938 and H.R. 7148. This federal funding  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Warren Team Up to Lower Costs, Deliver Universal Child Care * Child Care for Every Community Act would ensure half of families nationwide pay no more than $10 a day for child care, all families would see child care costs capped Washington, D.C. - Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and are teaming up in the fight t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER STATEMENT ON THE 17th ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGIC COLGAN AIR FLIGHT 3407 PLANE CRASH IN WESTERN NY * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement on the seventeenth anniversary of the Colgan Air Flight 3407 plane crash in Western NY: "Seventeen years ago, the tragic Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash forever changed Western NY  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Gillibrand Statement on DHS Funding * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement regarding Republicans' refusal to negotiate much-needed reforms and fund the Department of Homeland Security: "While the president is gutting health care for working New Yorkers, he's diverting our tax dollars to ICE, creating chaos in our communities and making us le  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Gillibrand Statement On Trump Administration Repeal Of Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) issued the following statement after the Trump administration repealed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) endangerment finding related to emissions. The endangerment finding is the scientific determination that greenhouse gas emissions end  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Gillibrand Statement On Trump Firing Of U.S. Attorney Donald T. Kinsella Hours After Appointment * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement after the White House fired newly appointed interim U.S. Attorney for New York's Northern District, Donald T. Kinsella: " This is the latest example of the chaos of the Trump administration failing Americans and ma  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Gillibrand Reintroduce 21st Century WIC Act to Modernize Access, Protect Program Integrity * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) introduced the 21 st Century WIC Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at modernizing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) while strengthe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Stevens Leads Anti-Corruption Bill to Prevent Trump from Blocking Gordie Howe Bridge * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Haley Stevens (MI-11), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Shri Thanedar (MI-13), Hillary Scholten (MI-03), and Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) today introduced a bill to prohibit the Trump Administration or any federal agency from interfering in the opening and opera  more