Monday - July 13, 2026

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New York

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Congressman Pat Ryan Launches Petition, Escalates Fight to Save West Park Post Office
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Ryan Launches Petition, Escalates Fight to Save West Park Post Office  When West Park residents abruptly received notice that their post office would be closing, with no information or timeline provided on when services will resume, Ryan immediately wrote to USPS demanding the closure be reversed In the past, Ryan has had repeated success of pressuring USPS to save Hudson Valley post of  more
Garbarino, Flood Secure House Passage of Bipartisan TRIA Reauthorization Act
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Garbarino, Flood Secure House Passage of Bipartisan TRIA Reauthorization Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan TRIA Program Reauthorization Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE) and co-led by Congressman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIA) through 2034. Created in the afterm  more
Gillibrand Introduces Legislation To Support Direct Care Workforce, Family Caregivers
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following news release on June 30, 2026: * * * Gillibrand Introduces Legislation To Support Direct Care Workforce, Family Caregivers U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Aging Committee, introduced legislation to support direct care workers and family caregivers, who provide essential daily care to seniors and people with disabilities. T  more
Gillibrand Slams Trump And Republicans For Ripping Health Insurance Away From 450,000 New Yorkers
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Slams Trump And Republicans For Ripping Health Insurance Away From 450,000 New Yorkers * Today, as roughly 450,000 low- and middle-income New Yorkers lose their affordable health care coverage thanks to President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: "Donald Trump and Republicans chose to give billionaires tax cuts and laun  more
Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Answers About Impact Of Trump's Medicaid Cuts
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Answers About Impact Of Trump's Medicaid Cuts Because of Republicans, New York is facing $63 billion in Medicaid cuts  - Today, Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led her Democratic colleagues on the Senate Aging Committee in demanding answers about the impact of President Trump's Medicaid cuts on seniors and people with disabilities.  A year ago this we  more
Gillibrand, Colleagues Launch Push To Cap Medicare Costs For Seniors
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Launch Push To Cap Medicare Costs For Seniors U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Aging Committee, along with 14 of her Senate colleagues, introduced the Medicare Cost Cap Act to create a $5,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for Traditional Medicare (Parts A and B) benef  more
Malliotakis Bill to Protect Taxpayers from Ghost Preparers Advances from Ways & Means Committee
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Bill to Protect Taxpayers from Ghost Preparers Advances from Ways & Means Committee * (WASHINGTON, DC) -Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis today applauded the House Ways and Means Committee's passage of her legislation, H.R. 9499, the Protecting Taxpayers from Ghost Preparers Act, which takes an important step to ensure that taxpayers who are victims of preparer fraud are not unfairl  more
Meeks Statement Following Administration Briefing on Iran MOU
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 30, 2026: * * * Meeks Statement Following Administration Briefing on Iran MOU Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement following yesterday's briefing by Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff on the administration's Memorandum of Understand  more
Rep. Gillen Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging President Trump to Secure Justice for 9/11 Families and Victims of Iranian State-Sponsored Terrorism
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 1, 2026: * * * Rep. Gillen Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging President Trump to Secure Justice for 9/11 Families and Victims of Iranian State-Sponsored Terrorism Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D-NY-04), Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) urged President Trump to secure justice and compensation for 9/11 victims and other Americans who have suffered from Iran's state-spo  more
Rep. Tenney Issues Letter to N.Y. Gov. Hochul
WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 29, 2026 The Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor of the State of New York State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Re: New York's Failure to Pursue State Border Security Reinforcement Fund (SBSRF) Grant Funding (DHS-26-GPD-159-00-99) Dear Governor Hochul: I write today to express grave concerns that your Division of Home  more
Tonko Statement on Passing of Harbe Nagi and Ensuing Islamophobia
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Statement on Passing of Harbe Nagi and Ensuing Islamophobia * MENANDS, NY -Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement after news of the passing of 7-year-old Harbe Nagi in Menands and following the disgusting Islamophobic comments posted online in the wake of his death: "I was heartbroken yesterday to learn of the passing of 7-year-old Harbe Nagi in Menands -a devast  more