WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Allen Recognizes Georgia-12 Service Academy Appointees at Signing Day Ceremony * Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) hosted a special signing day ceremony for students in Georgia's 12th District who have been accepted into one of our nation's Military Service Academies. These academies include: The United States Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, New York; the United States N  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Applauds $3 Million in Northern Border Regional Commission Funding for NY-24 Infrastructure Projects * Washington, DC -Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24), today applauded the three projects across New York's 24th Congressional District that will receive a total of $3 million through the Northern Border Regional Commission's 2026 Catalyst Program to support critical infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Espaillat, Watson Coleman, Booker Introduce the Governor's Right to Inspect Act of 2026 * New Bill Continues Congressional Effort Urging Increased Oversight and Improved Conditions at Immigration Detention Facilities Nationwide WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) have introduced the Governor's Righ  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Launch Inquiry Into Corrupt Use Of National Parks Fees For Trump's Vanity Projects * U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with 10 of her Senate colleagues, launched an inquiry into the Trump administration redirecting tens of millions of dollars from fees paid to the National Park Service (NPS) to fund President Donald Trump's vanity projects in Washington, D.C  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on June 11, 2026, with Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-California, and Ranking Member Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, on the House Republican's vote to extend Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Sec.  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Himes Call on Rubio to Avert Humanitarian Crisis * Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Jim Himes, Ranking Member on the House Intelligence Committee, wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for the United States to establish a humanitarian corridor for the transit of f  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler, Stanton Unveil Bipartisan Package to Strengthen America's Response to Extreme Heat * Washington, D.C. - 6/12/26... Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Greg Stanton, co-Chairs of the Congressional Extreme Heat Caucus, unveiled a bipartisan legislative package to combat the growing and deadly threat of extreme heat to public health, national security, infrastructure, and communities nationwid  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MORNING JOE: "TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD BE SPENT TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's Morning Joe, where he made clear that Democrats are focused on lowering costs and ending Donald Trump's reckless war of choice to make life affordable for working families. JON LEM  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON OHIO FBI HARASSMENT * House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Voter registration is not voter fraud, and Donald Trump knows it. Americans should never have to fear intimidation for helping their neighbors participate in our democracy. This grotesque abuse by the Trump administration is just the latest M  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON OHIO FBI HARASSMENT * House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Voter registration is not voter fraud, and Donald Trump knows it. Americans should never have to fear intimidation for helping their neighbors participate in our democracy. This grotesque abuse by the Trump administration is just the latest MAGA power grab and attempt  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, Himes Call on Rubio to Avert Humanitarian Crisis Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Jim Himes, Ranking Member on the House Intelligence Committee, wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for the United States to establish a humanitarian corridor for the transit of ferti  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * MENG ADVANCES MEASURE TO STRENGTHEN CAMPUS HATE CRIME REPORTING * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng's (D-NY) bipartisan measure to improve how hate crimes on college campuses are tracked and reported passed the House Appropriations Committee as part of the Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Meng, a senior member of the Approp  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gillen Announces $850,000 in New Federal Funding for All-Weather Roof for Lynbrook Roller Hockey Rink * LYNBROOK, NY - Yesterday, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) joined Lynbrook Chief of Police and Lynbrook Roller Hockey League President Brian Paladino and Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach to announce $850,000 in new federal Community Project Funding (CPF) she secured through the Fiscal Year 2026 a  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $13+ MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR PROJECTS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK THROUGH NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION * Communities Throughout Upstate NY - From North Country To Finger Lakes To Central New York To Capital Region - Win Critical Fed $$ For Community Projects That Will Upgrade Water Infrastructure, Replace Aging Bridges, Build New Chi  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Announces $487K Grant for City of Rensselaer to Construct Timber Bridge Over Quackenderry Creek * RENSSELAER, NY -Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) announced that the City of Rensselaer has been awarded $487,174 in federal funding from the Northern Border Regional Commission's (NBRC) Timber for Transit program to design and construct a timber bridge over Quackenderry Creek. Once constr  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez, Tonko Introduce Resolution Recognizing ARFID as a Serious Eating Disorder * WASHINGTON -Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) introduced a resolution recognizing Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) as a serious feeding and eating disorder and calling for urgent action to advance awareness, early identification, research, and equitable access  more