WASHINGTON, May 13 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AS REPUBLICANS PUSH FOR $1 BILLION IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR TRUMP'S GILDED BALLROOM, SCHUMER REVEALS HOW THAT FUNDING COULD INSTEAD BE USED TO LOWER COSTS FOR NEW YORK FAMILIES * Trump Promised "Not One Penny" Of Federal Money Would Be Used For His Ballroom -Now Republicans Want Taxpayers To Spend $1 Billion On Trump's Vanity Project While NY Families Struggle To Afford  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Lawler Pushes UK to Designate IRGC as a Terrorist Organization Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, joined Reps. Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and Brad Sherman (CA-32) in sending a bipartisan letter urging the United Kingdom to immediately proscribe Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organ  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Leads Bipartisan Push Urging UK to Designate IRGC as Terrorist Organization Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) joined Representatives Brad Sherman (CA-32) and Mike Lawler (NY-17) in leading a bipartisan letter urging the United Kingdom to immediately proscribe Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. Additional signers of the letter inclu  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * DURING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN CELEBRATES NEARLY $6 MILLION DELIVERED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THIS YEAR, THANKS HUDSON VALLEY POLICE FOR THEIR SERVICE AND PARTNERSHIP * During National Police Week, Congressman Pat Ryan Celebrates Nearly $6 Million Delivered to Local Law Enforcement This Year, Thanks Hudson Valley Police for their Service and Partnership During National Police Week,  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 13, 2026: * * * Homeland Republicans Introduce SAFEGUARDS Act to End Diversion of 9/11 Security Fee, Push for TSA Modernization This week, Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology Chairman Dale Strong (R-AL), introduced the "Spending Aviation Fees for Equipment, Guaranteeing Upgraded   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, has issued a letter to Instructure Holdings CEO Steve Daly regarding cybersecurity incidents involving a criminal group called ShinyHunters: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 11, 2026 Mr. Steve Daly Chief Executive Officer Instructure Holdings, Inc. 6330 South 3000 East, Suite 700 Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 Dear Mr. Daly: The Committee on Homeland Security (Committee) is   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ECONOMY IS A DISASTER BECAUSE REPUBLICANS DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE PERSONAL FINANCES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he made clear that while inflation is skyrocketing as a direct result of Republican policies, Donald Trump and his sycophants in Congress are using taxpayer dollars   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ECONOMY IS A DISASTER BECAUSE REPUBLICANS DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE PERSONAL FINANCES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he made clear that while inflation is skyrocketing as a direct result of Republican policies, Donald Trump and his sycophants in Congress are using taxpayer dollars to rip away healthcare and  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Introduces Legislation to Temporarily Suspend Federal Gas Tax * (WASHINGTON, DC) -Congressmembers Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) and Max Miller (R-OH), members of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced H.R. 8753, the Gas Tax Relief Act, legislation to help lower prices at the pump by temporarily suspending the federal gas tax. The Gas Tax Relief Act would: * Temporarily su  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Reps. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Joseph D. Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following letter to senior U.S. Postal Service officials on efforts to disenfranchise voters: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 24, 2026 The Honorable David Steiner Postmaster General U.S. Postal Service 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20260 * Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Gillen, Rutherford Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Law Enforcement Mental Health * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D-NY-04), member of the House Law Enforcement Caucus, and Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL-05), Caucus Co-Chair, introduced the Officer Wellness and Peer Support Act, bipartisan legislation to identify barriers to mental health support for law enforcement  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on May 13, 2026, with six colleagues: * * * Meeks, Hoyer, Fitzpatrick, Kaptur, Bacon, Keating, Kiley Statement on Securing Final Signature to Force a Vote on the Ukraine Support Act Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05); Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Marcy Kaptur (O  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Gillibrand Highlights How $1 Billion Could Fund Law Enforcement Instead Of Trump's Ballroom * During National Police Week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is highlighting data showing how the $1 billion in taxpayer dollars congressional Republicans want to pay for Donald Trump's ballroom project could instead be used to fund vital federal programs that would support hiring and t  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Top National Security Democrats Urge Trump to Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Taiwan Ahead of Beijing Visit Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, alongside Ranking Member Ro Khanna of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Ranking Member Jim Himes of the House Permanent  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Top National Security Democrats Urge Trump to Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Taiwan Ahead of Beijing Visit Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, alongside Ranking Member Ro Khanna of the of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States an  more