WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE DEMANDS ANSWERS ON TRUMP GUN SAFETY ROLLBACKS Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced he led a group of more than 90 of his colleagues in demanding answers from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) after the Trump Administration announced plans to roll back dozens of federal gun safety regulations. "The America  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Expand Service Members' Access To Reproductive Health Care * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), reintroduced legislation to guarantee service members access to reproductive health care wherever they are  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Schumer Announce $156.5 Million ASAP Grant For Metropolitan Transportation Authority * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced that the $156.5 million All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) grant previously awarded to t  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy Announces $8.7 Million in Federal Funding for Buffalo Niagara International Airport * BUFFALO, NY - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) announced the awarding of $8.7 million in federal funding for the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The grant was authorized through the Federal Aviation Administration's Fiscal Year 2026 Airport Terminal Program. This federal investment will fund the  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy Leads Bipartisan SAFEGUARDS Act to Enhance Airport Security * BUFFALO, NY - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) introduced the "Spending Aviation Fees for Equipment, Guaranteeing Upgraded and Advanced Risk Detection and Safety Act," or SAFEGUARDS Act, alongside Congressman Dale Strong (AL-05), to ensure that revenue collected through the 9/11 Passenger Security Fee is invested into aviatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE ARE HERE TO BOYCOTT THESE JIM CROW-LIKE, RACIALLY OPPRESSIVE TACTICS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined the NAACP, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, student-athletes and advocates for a press conference, in which he emphasized that House Democrats refuse to sit idly by as SEC universities remain complacent amidst Republ  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE ARE HERE TO BOYCOTT THESE JIM CROW-LIKE, RACIALLY OPPRESSIVE TACTICS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined the NAACP, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, student-athletes and advocates for a press conference, in which he emphasized that House Democrats refuse to sit idly by as SEC universities remain complacent amidst Republican attacks on Black poli  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis, Dingell Introduce Legislation to Strip Taxpayer-Funded Pensions from Members Convicted of Sexual Abuse * (WASHINGTON, DC) -Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) introduced The End Government Pension for Sexual Abusers Act. This legislation would revoke federal retirement benefits for current or former Members of Congress convicted of ser  more