WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSWOMAN CLARKE MOURNS THE PASSING OF POLITICAL ACTIVIST & CIVIL RIGHTS TITAN, REVEREND JESSE JACKSON * BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following statement: "I am heartbroken to learn of the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson, who served this country and his community proudly as an advocate and change agent for civil rights, justice, and human dignity.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Leads NY House Republicans in Urging Governor Hochul to Opt New York Into Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program * Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today led a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul urging the state to opt in to a new federal tax credit program created under H.R. 1 to expand access to education scholarships for low and middle-income families. Addition  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Introduces Legislation To Expand USDA Grant Program, Support Rural Communities And Create Jobs * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), alongside Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), reintroduced the Rural Innovation for a Stronger Economy (RISE) Reauthorization Act, legislation that would reauthorize and improve the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) RISE Program. U.S. Represe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Protect Against Political Prosecutions * Washington, D.C. \- U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Prohibiting Political Prosecutions Act, new legislation to enact guardrails to prevent the Trump Administration and future administrations from misusing the justice system to target or coerce poli  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON PBS: "ICE HAS BEEN TARGETING LAW-ABIDING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND BRUTALIZING AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE." * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on PBS NewsHour, where he reiterated that Democrats will not provide any additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security without bold, transformational and meaningf  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON PBS: "ICE HAS BEEN TARGETING LAW-ABIDING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND BRUTALIZING AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE." * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on PBS NewsHour, where he reiterated that Democrats will not provide any additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security without bold, transformational and meaningful changes in the law that  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RANDY FINE * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Randy Fine is a disgrace to the United States Congress. He is an Islamophobic, disgusting and unrepentant bigot. It is unacceptable that Mike Johnson and House Republicans continue to remain silent. Their casual acceptance of hateful and divisive lang  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RANDY FINE * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Randy Fine is a disgrace to the United States Congress. He is an Islamophobic, disgusting and unrepentant bigot. It is unacceptable that Mike Johnson and House Republicans continue to remain silent. Their casual acceptance of hateful and divisive language enables this out-of-c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE NEED TO GET THIS SITUATION TURNED AROUND SO WE CAN BRING THE AMERICAN DREAM TO LIFE FOR EVERYONE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Rep. Brad Schneider and local leaders in Illinois, where he emphasized that Americans are struggling under the Trump economy and that Democrats are committed to lowering the h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Slams Mamdani's Proposed Property Tax Hike * (NEW YORK, NY) -Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis released the following statement following New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's proposal to increase NYC's property taxes for the first time in more than two decades. "As a House Ways and Means Committee Member, I fought to increase the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction and deliver t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Demands Unredacted Epstein Co-Conspirator Memorandum From Southern District Of New York * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 16, 2026) - Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) sent a formal letter to U.S. Attorney Walter Joseph "Jay" Clayton III demanding immediate access to the unredacted version of a critical December 19, 2019 memorandum titled "Investigation into Potential Co-Conspirato  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, STANDING WITH ROCHESTER SURVIVORS & ADVOCATES, ANNOUNCES NEW LEGISLATION -- IN HONOR OF EPSTEIN VICTIMS -- TO END FEDERAL STATUTE-OF-LIMITATIONS BARRIER THAT LETS ABUSERS ESCAPE AND DENIES... * Virginia's Law, Named In Honor Of Epstein Victim, Will Eliminate Federal Statute Of Limitations That Let Criminals Like Jeffrey Epstein Run Out The Clock To Escape Pro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Gillibrand Statement On Restoration Of Gateway Funding * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Trump administration disbursed an initial $30 million tranche of federal funding Friday evening and announced plans to restore additional funding for the Gateway Hudso  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Secures $14M+ in Funding for Local Community Projects in FY2026 Federal Budget * WASHINGTON, DC -Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) announced that he has secured a total of $14,093,000 in federal funding for a slate of 15 community development and improvement projects across New York's 20 th Congressional District. Tonko secured this critical funding as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 gove  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Wake up, Long Island! Wake up, New York! Climate Change is Real. * Glen Cove, NY- Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) held a press conference to call out the Administration's revocation of the 'Endangerment Finding' that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare-a move widely seen as a major setback to U.S. efforts to combat the climate crisis. "We are here with a ver  more