WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE, BISHOP, SALAZAR, & LAWLER INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO PROTECT HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE AND MAINTAIN PATIENT ACCESS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) introduced the H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, bipartisan legislation with Reps. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and Mike Lawler (NY-17). This legislation wil  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce New Bill To Cut Taxes For Millions Of Working Americans * Legislation would eliminate federal income taxes for Americans who make under $46,000 - the median cost of living Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Andy Kim (D-NJ), introduced new legislation to pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Investigate Social Security Administration's Customer Service Chaos Reaching "New Extremes" * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, along with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and ten Senate Democratic colleagues, launched a new investigation into the Social Security Administration's (SSA) ongoing customer service  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * House Committees on Small Business and Science, Space, and Technology Celebrate Passage of SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Bill on the House Floor Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 3971, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act under suspension. The bill will now head to the President's desk. Sm  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Joins Bipartisan Safe Speeds Act To Strengthen E-Bike Safety Standards Nationwide * Washington, D.C. - 3/17/26... This week, Congressman Mike Lawler joined Reps. Dave Min (CA-47), Jared Huffman (CA-02), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) to introduce the Safe Standards for Personal E-Bike and E-Moto Device Specifications Act (Safe SPEEDS Act), legislation to establish uniform consumer product saf  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler, Bishop, Salazar, & Clarke Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Health Care Workforce And Maintain Patient Access * Washington, D.C. - 3/17/26... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, bipartisan legislation with Reps. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and Yvette Clarke (NY-09). This legislation  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS HAVE MADE LIFE MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that Donald Trump and House Republicans are spending billions in taxpayer dollars on a war of choice in the Middle East, while doing nothing to make the lives of the American people more affor  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS HAVE MADE LIFE MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that Donald Trump and House Republicans are spending billions in taxpayer dollars on a war of choice in the Middle East, while doing nothing to make the lives of the American people more affordable. LEADER JEFFRIES :  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Meeks, House HFAC Dems, Demand Answers from Rubio on Americans Stranded in Middle East War Zone Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, together with Democratic Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding ans  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representative John W. Mannion's (NY-22) Legislation to Improve Reading Outcomes in Elementary and Secondary Schools Passes Out of Committee with Bipartisan Support * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today announced his legislation, the Science of Reading Act of 2026, passed out of the Education and Workforce Committee with unanimous support. This bipartisan bill, also supp  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Schumer, Padilla, Morelle, Voting Rights Advocates Reject Republicans' SAVE America Act, Trump's Attempted Elections Takeover Schumer, Padilla, Morelle slam Trump and Republicans' voter suppression and voter purge bill * Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Reintroduces Legislation to Reauthorize and Expand the Delaware River Basin Conservation Program U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, yesterday introduced theDelaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act. This legislation reauthorizes the Delaware River Basin Conservation Pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * State Department Declares Suozzi Constituent from Great Neck 'Wrongfully Detained' * Washington, D.C.- Congressman Tom Suozzi announced that his constituent, Kamran Hekmati of Great Neck, who has been imprisoned by the Iranian regime for over 300 days, was last night designated a wrongful detainee by U.S. State Department. This development comes after months of advocacy from Suozzi, including lea  more