WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AMID CHAOS, CONFUSION, & OUTRAGE OVER PROPOSED ICE MASS DETENTION FACILITY IN ORANGE COUNTY, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN, SENATOR SCHUMER DEMAND ANSWERS AND INVESTIGATION INTO DHS MISMANAGEMENT IN THE HUDSON VALLEY * Amid Chaos, Confusion, & Outrage Over Proposed ICE Mass Detention Facility in Orange County, Congressman Pat Ryan, Senator Schumer Demand Answers and Investigation Into DHS Mismanagement in the H  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AMID CHAOS, CONFUSION, & OUTRAGE OVER PROPOSED ICE MASS DETENTION FACILITY IN ORANGE COUNTY, SCHUMER, RYAN DEMAND ANSWERS AND INVESTIGATION INTO DHS MISMANGEMENT IN THE HUDSON VALLEY * Local Leaders Unlawfully Denied Answers To Basic Questions As DHS Contradicts Itself And Refuses To Be Transparent On What Its Plans Are In Orange County - Reps Say We Can't Rely On Wor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kennedy Leads Congressional Letter Demanding Federal Investigation into Death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam * BUFFALO, N.Y. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), alongside Ranking Members Bennie Thompson (MS-02), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng (NY-06), sent an oversight letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Applauds Committee Passage Of Her Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Living Organ Donors * Legislation would promote organ donation by protecting living organ donors from financial and employment-related barriers U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement following the passage of her legislation, the Living Donor Protection Act, out of the Senate Committee on H  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Calls DHS Actions In Buffalo And At Columbia University "Inhumane And Outrageous" * Today, U.S. Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement regarding recent reports that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents misrepresented their purpose to gain entry to a Columbia University-owned apartment to detain a student and, in a separate incident, left a nearly blind r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On Death Of Nurul Amin Shah Alam * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, following reports that immigration agents dropped him at a coffee shop in Buffalo miles away from his home. The senator followed up on her public statement below with a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On Secretary Hegseth's Rejection Of AI Guardrails * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, released the following statement after reports that the Pentagon threatened Anthropic over the company's requests for guardrails in DOD's use of its AI technology: "Secretary Hegseth's attack o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Hospital Leaders React as Chairman Garbarino Helps Advance FEMA COVID Reimbursements * WASHINGTON, D.C. -New York's leading hospital systems and health care associations are responding to FEMA's decision to begin releasing long-overdue COVID-19 reimbursement funds for hospitals and other emergency expenses across the state, following sustained engagement from House Homeland Security Chairman An  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Meng Lead Congressional Letter Demanding Federal Investigation into Death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam * BUFFALO, N.Y. - Rep. Tim Kennedy (NY-26), member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), alongside CAPAC Chair Grace Meng (NY-06), and Ranking Members Bennie Thompson (MS-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08), sent an oversight letter to Department of Homeland Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Accountability for Public Housing Inspections * Washington, D.C. - 2/27/26... This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the Annual Public Housing Inspections Accountability Act, legislation that requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Comptroller General to study public housing inspections and determine how many i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "OUR TOP FOCUS AS DEMOCRATS IS GOING TO BE TO DRIVE DOWN THE HIGH COST OF LIVING" * Last night, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The 11th Hour, where he highlighted the failure of Donald Trump and Republicans to lower costs and keep their promises and reiterated Democrats' commitments to protecting the American peop  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "OUR TOP FOCUS AS DEMOCRATS IS GOING TO BE TO DRIVE DOWN THE HIGH COST OF LIVING" * Last night, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The 11th Hour, where he highlighted the failure of Donald Trump and Republicans to lower costs and keep their promises and reiterated Democrats' commitments to protecting the American people. CATHERINE RAMPELL: L  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Secures $2 Million for College of Staten Island Public Safety Center * (STATEN ISLAND, NY) -Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) announced $2 million in federal funding she secured and earmarked for the College of Staten Island. The funding will support the establishment of a Public Safety Center within CSI's library, creating a centralized hub for emergency services, safety i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Casar, Senator Markey Reintroduce Connect the Grid Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Greg Casar (TX-35), Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and 13 other Representatives reintroduced the Connect the Grid Act, which would require the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to connect to the nation's major electric grids. By connec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gillen Announces $850,000 in New Federal Funding for Lakeview Public Library Renovations; Tours Future Site * LAKEVIEW, NY -Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) joined local leaders and community members for a tour of the Lakeview Public Library to highlight $850,000 in federal Community Project Funding (CPF) she secured through the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations process to renovate and moderni  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE ON RUMORED ICE DETENTION CELLS IN ROCHESTER FEDERAL BUILDING * (Rochester, N.Y.)-Today, Congressman Joe Morelle released the following statement: "We are unequivocally opposed to ICE installing detention cells in downtown Rochester, steps from a daycare and surrounded by homes and businesses. "The Trump administration is moving forward in secret, with no  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE ON THE INHUMANE TREATMENT OF OMAR RAMOS-JIMENEZ * (Rochester, N.Y.)-Today, Congressman Joe Morelle released the following statement in response to the denial of Omar Ramos-Jimenez's release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody (link is external) : "The Constitution is clear: due process is for all persons. Not some. Not a few. All. I  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement From Representative Mannion (NY-22) on Successful Effort To Stop New VA Rule That Would Have Reduced Benefits for Thousands of American Heroes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative John Mannion today released the following statement on the successful effort to stop a new Department of Veterans Affairs rule (link is external) that would have immediately reduced benefits for thousands of vete  more