WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news: * * * "The Shutdown Makes Our Country Less Safe": Chairman Garbarino Warns DHS Funding Lapse Threatens Public Safety House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) joined ABC News Live and Fox News Live to outline how the lapse in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, triggered by Senate Democrats' refusal to advance the Hou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE ANNOUNCES NEW FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MISS JULIE'S SCHOOL OF BEAUTY * (Rochester, N.Y.)-Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced $477,000 in new federal funding he secured to support Miss Julie's School of Beauty (link is external), a Rochester-based organization dedicated to combatting human trafficking, breaking cycles of exploitation and abuse, and empowering survivors with  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Announces Wayne County Sheriff Robert Milby as State of the Union Guest * Washington, DC -Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today announced that Wayne County Sheriff Robert Milby will join her as her guest for the upcoming State of the Union address. Sheriff Milby is a lifelong resident of Palmyra, New York, where he raised his children and has devoted his career to serv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Guarantee Paid Sick Leave To American Workers * U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced legislation to guarantee paid sick leave for workers across the country. The bill, cosponsored by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and 28 Senate Democratic colleagues, would ensure workers can take time off to care for their health and their families w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy Announces $1,092,000 in Federal Funding to Remove Lead Water Lines in Buffalo * BUFFALO, N.Y. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) announced $1,092,000 in federal funding he secured to support the replacement of lead service lines in the City of Buffalo. The funding, awarded through the Environmental Protection Agency's State and Tribal Assistance Grants program under the Drinking Water   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "ICE NEEDS TO BE REFORMED IN A DRAMATIC, BOLD, MEANINGFUL AND TRANSFORMATIONAL MANNER" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that the DHS funding bill should not move forward without dramatic reforms to stop ICE from brutalizing the American people. LEADER JEFFRIES : This is day five of the Trump  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "ICE NEEDS TO BE REFORMED IN A DRAMATIC, BOLD, MEANINGFUL AND TRANSFORMATIONAL MANNER" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that the DHS funding bill should not move forward without dramatic reforms to stop ICE from brutalizing the American people. LEADER JEFFRIES : This is day five of the Trump-Republican shutdown of th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. 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 high cost of living. LEAD  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez Rejects Trump's Gaslighting at SOTU, Joins People's State of the Union * Washington, D.C. - As reported by The New York Times (link is external), Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) will be among the more than 12 members of Congress participating in the "People's State of the Union" on February 24 at 8:30 p.m. ET. The event will serve as a counterpoint to President Trump's address, whic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Heinrich Uplifts Call from President Roosevelt's Descendants to Protect the Boundary Waters * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, uplifted a New York Times article where President Teddy Roosevelt's descendants pressed lawmakers to oppose a resolution that would open up mining next to the Bou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Heinrich Uplifts Call from President Roosevelt's Descendants to Protect the Boundary Waters U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee,uplifted a New York Times article (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/climate/theodore-roosevelt-family-bound  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives John W. Mannion (NY-22) and Elise Stefanik (NY-21) Lead Bipartisan Effort to Build Domestic Gallium Supply Chain in the Mohawk Valley * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representatives John W. Mannion (NY-22) and Elise Stefanik (NY-21) today led a bipartisan letter with their colleagues from across Upstate New York calling on the federal government to partner with the Air Force Research Laboratory  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- 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, issued the following statement after the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) released millions of dollars that it owed to the Gateway Development Commission (GDC) for construction of the Gateway   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik, Mannion, Bipartisan New York Delegation Urge Domestic Gallium Production at Air Force Research Lab in Rome, NY * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- New York Representatives Elise Stefanik (NY-21), John Mannion (NY-22), Joseph Morelle (NY-25), Nick Langworthy (NY-23), Tim Kennedy (NY-26), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Claudia Tenney (NY-24) sent a bipartisan letter to Michael Cadenazzi, the Pentagon's Assis  more