WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Committee on House Administration Advances Legislation to Extend Retirement Age for U.S. Capitol Police Today, the Committee on House Administration unanimously advanced H.R. 8364, bipartisan legislation authorizing an increase in the retirement age for United States Capitol Police officers. "The men and women of the United  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Presses USTR on Canada's Unfair Trade Practices at Ways and Means Hearing * Washington, DC -Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today questioned United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Administration's 2026 Trade Policy Agenda, highlighting Canada's refusal to substantively engage on longstanding trade barrier  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on April 22, 2026: * * * Meeks Issues Statement on Passage of Democratic Export Control Bills in HFAC Markup Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today applauded the passage of six bipartisan technology bills introduced by Democrats during today's Committee markup: "Today's extensive markup of expo  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Jayapal, Jackson, Castro Demand Answers on State Department Obstruction of Oversight in Cuba * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), and Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisph  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Kamlager-Dove Issue Statement on Trump's Plan to Send Afghan Allies to the Congo * Washington, D.C. \- Representatives 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, issued a statement condemning President Trump's plans to send Afghan all  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: What They're Saying About Rep. Gillen's Bipartisan Bill to Extend TPS for Haitians for Three Years Passing in the House * The Legislation Was Gillen's First She Introduced in Congress WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) passed her bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 law-abiding Haitians  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON NPR: "WE'RE THANKFUL TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA WHO, BY VOTING YES, HAVE STOPPED THE MAGA POWER GRAB" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, where he made clear that Democrats will continue to push back on Republican extremism and their attempts to rig the midterm elections. MICHEL MARTIN: More on what th  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON NPR: "WE'RE THANKFUL TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA WHO, BY VOTING YES, HAVE STOPPED THE MAGA POWER GRAB" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, where he made clear that Democrats will continue to push back on Republican extremism and their attempts to rig the midterm elections. MICHEL MARTIN: More on what this result in Virginia coul  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF DAVID SCOTT * House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement upon the news of the death of Congressman David Scott: Today, I join those throughout Georgia and across the country mourning the loss of a giant, Congressman David Scott. Born in the Jim Crow era, Congressman Scott went on to make history  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF DAVID SCOTT * House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement upon the news of the death of Congressman David Scott: Today, I join those throughout Georgia and across the country mourning the loss of a giant, Congressman David Scott. Born in the Jim Crow era, Congressman Scott went on to make history as the first African Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Questions Secretary Kennedy Decision to Send Billions to Insurance Giants Under Investigation * WATCH HERE Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) questioned Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy for his decision to send billions of taxpayer dollars to insurance giants under investigation for corporate fraud during a hearing in   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Meeks, Jayapal, Jackson, Castro Demand Answers on State Department Obstruction of Oversight in Cuba U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), and Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere,  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on April 22, 2026, with Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, ranking member of the Subcommittee on South and Central Asia: * * * Meeks, Kamlager-Dove Issue Statement on Trump's Plan to Send Afghan Allies to the Congo Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Ranking Member o  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Representative John W. Mannion on Illegal Attack on Collective Bargaining Rights at DFAS in Rome, NY * SYRACUSE, NY -Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today issued the following statement following the Trump Administration's attempt to strip collective bargaining rights from workers at DFAS in Rome, NY. See letter here. "Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth's attempt to strip collec  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Representative Mannion (NY-22) on Resignation of the Secretary of Labor * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today released the following statement on the resignation of the Secretary of Labor: "Former Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's tenure was marked by personal misconduct and one embarrassing controversy after another. When she should have been building, d  more