WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Lawler and Ranking Member Sherman Introduce Bill To Support Iranian Human Rights, Expand Internet Reform * Washington, D.C. - 2/23/2026... Today, House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chairman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Ranking Member Brad Sherman (CA-32) introduced the Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation designed to sup  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE NAMES IBERO PRESIDENT ANGELICA PEREZ-DELGADO AS GUEST TO STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS * (Rochester, N.Y.)-Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced Angelica (Angie) Perez-Delgado, President and CEO of the Ibero-American Action League Inc. (link is external), will be his guest to President Trump's State of the Union Address to Congress. "For this year's State of the Union Ad  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN AND GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL LAUNCH WEST OF HUDSON TRANSIT STUDY TO IMPROVE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION IN COUNTIES WEST OF THE HUDSON RIVER * Congressman Pat Ryan and Governor Kathy Hochul Launch West of Hudson Transit Study to Improve Regional Transportation Coordination in Counties West of the Hudson River Study, Announced by the Governor in Last Year's State of the Stat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman Demands Answers About Treatment of Ice Detainees Held at the Metropolitan Detention Center * ICE Is Detaining Nearly 200 Immigrant Detainees At The Metropolitan Detention Center In Brooklyn; Most Do Not Have Criminal Records Inquiry Follows Reports Of Detainees At The MDC Being Denied Medical Care, Legal Counsel U.S. Representative Dan Goldman sent a letter to leadership of the U.S. Dep  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES INVITES VONETTA ROUGIER, JACKSON FAMILY TO THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS * House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement on inviting Vonetta Rougier of Canarsie and family members of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson as his guests for the 2026 State of the Union Address. "Six months after Donald Trump and extreme MAGA Republicans pa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES INVITES VONETTA ROUGIER, JACKSON FAMILY TO THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS * House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement on inviting Vonetta Rougier of Canarsie and family members of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson as his guests for the 2026 State of the Union Address. "Six months after Donald Trump and extreme MAGA Republicans passed their One Big Ugly Bi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Meeks, Kamlager-Dove Demand Secretary Lutnick Provide Answers on Reported Pause on Security Actions Against China Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, today sent a letter to Commerce Secr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * MENG SELECTS NYC DEPUTY MAYOR AS HER GUEST FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS * QUEENS, NY - To stand against President Trump's attacks on health care and their impacts on New York, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that the New York City Deputy Mayor who oversees city health services will be her guest for the President's State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 24t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nadler, DeLauro, McGovern, Morelle, and Raskin File Amicus Brief in Texas v. Bondi to Preserve Congress' Authority to Set its Own Rules * Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), sponsor of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Jim McGovern (MA-02), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, Joe Morelle (NY-25), Ranking Mem  more