WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Morelle Statement on Mail-in Voting Executive Order Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order calling for the Trump Administration to take over our elections and limit which eligible voters can engage in their constitutional r  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement on Rescued Airman, Reaffirms Calls for Diplomacy Following Trump's Reckless Easter Social Media Post * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement on the rescue of the second downed airman in Iran, and called for the war to be immediately brought to  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON ABC: "WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FORCEFULLY PUSH BACK AGAINST THE EXTREMISM BEING UNLEASHED ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC's This Week, where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to push back against Donald Trump's reckless war of choice in the Middle East and demand reforms to the   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON ABC: "WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FORCEFULLY PUSH BACK AGAINST THE EXTREMISM BEING UNLEASHED ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC's This Week, where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to push back against Donald Trump's reckless war of choice in the Middle East and demand reforms to the Department of Homeland Sec  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on April 5, 2026: * * * Meeks Issues Statement on Rescued Airman, Reaffirms Calls for Diplomacy Following Trump's Reckless Easter Social Media Post Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement on the rescue of the second downed airman in Iran, and called for the war to be immediately   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * Meeks, Jacobs Call for Free & Fair Presidential Election in Benin Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, today released the following statement in advance of the April 12 presidential election in Benin: "As Benin pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER REVEALS: ONE MONTH INTO TRUMP'S IRAN WAR OF CHOICE, NEW YORKERS ARE PAYING $265+ MILLION MORE AT THE GAS PUMP * New Congressional Report Shows Families Already Struggling With Rising Costs & Have Paid $8.4 Billion More For Gas Since Trump Began His Reckless War In Iran, Including Over $265 Million In NY Alone Despite Trump's Promise To Lower Price Of Gas, Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER: NEW TRUMP ADMIN'S SENSELESS BUREAUCRACY THREATENS TO STOP SENECA FALLS "RIGHT TO RUN" CELEBRATION, SENATOR DEMANDS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CUT THROUGH RED TAPE TO ENSURE BELOVED LOCAL EVENT CAN... * National Park Service Said It Cannot Approve Permit For Planned Seneca Falls Event Celebrating Women's Rights Because Of Trump Executive Order Forcing Review Of How  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Suozzi Urges FAA and DOT to Address Airplane Noise and Health Impacts in Communities Near JFK and LaGuardia * Congressman Tom Suozzi (NY-03) has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration leadership calling for immediate action to reduce airplane noise affecting communities near John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and LaG  more