WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE LEGISLATES AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PLAN FOR ICE DETENTION CELLS IN ROCHESTER * (Washington, D.C.)-Today, Congressman Joe Morelle continued the fight against the Trump administration's decision to put immigration detention holding cells inside the Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building in downtown Rochester by introducing the Respect Our Communities (ROC) Act. "When the   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Ryan Delivers on Key Hudson Valley Priorities to Lower Housing Costs and Crack Down on Private Equity in Bipartisan Housing Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Pat Ryan this week voted to pass the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, a comprehensive package of bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing the nationwide housing supply shortage and affordability crisis. The legislation passed t  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Applauds Passage of Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act * Washington, DC -Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24), today applauded House passage of the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, legislation that protects veterans' constitutional rights by preventing the Department of Veterans Affairs from reporting veterans to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check Sy  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Following Oversight Visit to ICE Detention Facility at MDC, Goldman Slams Unsanitary Conditions, Lack of Access to Medical Care * Oversight Visit Revealed Medical Neglect, Unsanitary Toilets, Clogged Showers; Detainees Are Forced To Spend Up To 22 Hours In Their Cells Washington, D.C. \- Following his most recent oversight visit to the ICE detention facility in the Metropolitan Detention Cent  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Announces $20.7 Million For Airports Across New York State * Funding Includes $18,745,345 for Expansion and Reconstruction at Syracuse Hancock International Airport Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), announced $20,687,512 in Airport Infrastru  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Announces Wins In The Committee-Passed FY2027 Intelligence Bill, Including A Crackdown On Prediction Market Insider Trading * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, announced that several of her provisions were included in the Senate committee-passed version of the Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year 2  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Take Action To Roll Back Trump Administration Policy That Allows AI To Deny Medical Care To Seniors * Thanks To The Trump Administration's WISeR Model, Wait Times For Treatment Are 2 To 4 Times Longer In Some States for Patients with Traditional Medicare U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, led 20 Senate Democrats in i  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JOINT LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON HOUSE REPUBLICANS CANCELING WAR POWERS RESOLUTION VOTE * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement: House Republicans have failed this country. For nearly three months, Donald Trump has forced America and our men and women in uniform into a reckles  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE ARE IN FREE FALL" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes, where he emphasized that while Republicans are scattered as they prioritize the corrupt interests of the Trump administration, House Democrats remain committed to making life better for the Am  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE ARE IN FREE FALL" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes, where he emphasized that while Republicans are scattered as they prioritize the corrupt interests of the Trump administration, House Democrats remain committed to making life better for the American people. CHRIS HAY  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 21, 2026: * * * Meeks Statement on Republicans Pulling Iran War Powers Vote Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after Speaker Johnson postponed a vote on his Iran War Powers Resolution: "The House was poised today to pass a War Powers Resolution with bipartisan s  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nadler Statement On Voting Against Final Passage Of The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill Through Transportation & Infrastructure Committee * Washington D.C. - Congre ssman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) released the following statement after voting against final passage of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill during the Transportation and Infrastructure full committee markup: "I ap  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Morelle Leads House Democrats in Defeating Republicans' Partisan Museum Bill Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, led House Democrats in defeating Republicans' partisan museum bill that would have allowed President Trump to unilaterally overrule the Smithsonian  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $18.7 MILLION FOR CRITICAL UPGRADE AT SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT * Fed $$ Will Help SYR Expand Deicing Pad, Where Airplanes Are Sprayed To Remove Ice, Snow And Frost From Their Wings, To Keep Flying Safe In Cold Weather Schumer And Gillibrand Fought To Create Airport Infrastructure Grant Program In IIJA To Revitalize Airports And Enha  more