WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Tom Reed, R-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Tom Reed praised the IRS for its ongoing efforts to process and distribute millions of economic impact checks in a timely and efficient manner. Tom shares these updates regularly to ensure the most recent data points and projections are readily available to the public and members of the media. April 30th, 2020 highlight: * 120 million economic impact payments have been distributed to the American people (  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Tom Reed, R-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Tom Reed highlighted the positive results from a preliminary study of COVID-19 infection rates across New York state. This daily informational notice is part of Tom's efforts to make sure the press and public have easy access to the latest data and status updates. April 28th, 2020 highlight: * A recent antibody study estimates the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions of New York have some of the lowe  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced that, following their push, the Trump administration approved New York State's request to operate the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program authorized under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. New York State had submitted their plan for P-EBT--which provides nutritional resources to fam  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced that, following their push, the Trump administration approved New York State's request to operate the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program authorized under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. New York State had submitted their plan for P-EBT--which provides nutritional resources to fam  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) received confirmation that Rite Aid is planning to locate two new drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Western New York: one in the City of Niagara Falls and one in Buffalo's coronavirus hotspot within the 14215 zip code. Last week, with no testing available to residents within the City of Niagara Falls, Congressman Higgins, City of Niagara Falls Mayor Robert M. Restaino,   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 4: The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced they have opened the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Advance application portal for small agricultural enterprises. On April 23, Congress passed emergency legislation to provide funding to replenish SBA programs, support hospitals, and increase COVID-19 testing capacity. This legislation also explicitly made farms and agricultural operati  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Max Rose announced that following his efforts, Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC) has obtained two Abbott COVID-19 testing machines and necessary supplies to run the tests. The rapid testing machines return a positive result in five minutes and a negative result in 17 minutes. Due to incredible demand, securing both testing equipment and supplies has been extremely difficult for healthcare prov  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, led a bipartisan Committee virtual briefing Thursday on Authoritarianism, Disinformation, and Good Governance During COVID-19 with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, National Democratic Institute (NDI) President Derek Mitchell, and International Republican Institute   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on May 7: Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Committee Members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Katie Porter, and Deb Haaland sent a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow men who have sex wi  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Tom Reed, R-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Tom Reed and Quest Diagnostics, in collaboration with regional officials and local health care providers, were proud to announce a new commitment that will dramatically boost testing capacity and kits in the region. The additional testing capacity will be vital to servicing the community's health needs and exceeding the reopening benchmarks the Governor has mandated regions of western New York reach by his M  more

KINGSTON, New York, May 9 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) invites high school students across New York's 19th Congressional District to participate in this year's Congressional Art Competition. The winner will have their art displayed in the U.S. Capitol for the year. Last year's winning piece was Shelter by Greyson VanVorst of Ichabod Crane High School in Valatie, New York. All high school students who live in  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Anthony Brindisi announced more than $1 million in Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants for housing authorities in New York's 22nd congressional district. The funds were made available through the Brindisi-backed, bipartisan, CARES Act. Brindisi worked with Democrats and Republicans to secure these funds for at-risk communities. "This pandemic is hitting every corner of our state, but i  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Anthony Brindisi announced a $300,000 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant has been awarded to Broome County Industrial Development Agency (IDA). Brindisi announced the six-figure grant for IDA and praised the program for its effectiveness. "The Brownfield grant program is crucial to protecting public health and spurring economic development," Brindisi said. "The Southern Tier is a gre  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 8: Congressman Anthony Brindisi delivered a digital commencement address to the graduating class of 2020. Brindisi offered words of encouragement to graduates across New York's 22nd Congressional District. Brindisi, a Utica native, attended Mohawk Valley Community College before graduating from Siena College and Albany Law School. "When I graduated college, I had no idea that I would be where I am  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Anthony Brindisi held a virtual press conference with local heroes to announce his broad, bipartisan coalition fighting for state and local aid in the next coronavirus relief package. Following Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's controversial comments calling aid to local and state governments a "blue state bailout" and suggesting states should go "bankrupt", Brindisi forged a coalition   more

RHINEBECK, New York, May 7 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 6: Following an announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that they will invest $800,000 to clean up and maintain two Brownfield sites in Sullivan and Montgomery Counties, U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19), a strong advocate of the Brownfields Program in Congress, released the following statement: "I am glad to see this investment in the clean-up and maintenance of   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Antonio Delgado (NY-19) and Lee Zeldin (NY-01), along with U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced new legislation, the Direct Support for Communities Act, which provides local governments with direct federal relief that can be used to pay for essential services and offset lost revenues and increased costs from the COVID-19 emergen  more

HANCOCK, New York, May 6 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Antonio Delgado (NY-19), Senator Jen Metzger (NY-42), Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther (NY-100), the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed, Friends of the Upper Delaware River, the Upper Delaware Council, and the Delaware River Basin Commission hailed the placement of fourteen signs in Broome, Delaware, and Sullivan County by the New York State Department of Transportation. For the firs  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the appointment of Ambassador Ronald J. Gidwitz as acting representative to the European Union: "The President and Secretary Pompeo continue to push ahead in their determination to undermine American diplomacy and to allow the State Department to wither on the vine. "The partnership between the United States and Europe is critical to the national security and  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following statement on May 8 after charges were brought in the Ahmaud Arbery case: "The video of Ahmaud Arbery being murdered was shocking and painful, but just as shocking was the manner in which the case was handled by Georgia officials up until today. "It shouldn't take publicly leaking a video of an unarmed black man being killed by two white assailants for arrests to be made and charges to be filed. Arbery was killed back in Fe  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the confirmation of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi: "After months of deadlock I welcome the confirmation of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi and his new government. "In this critical time I encourage Prime Minister Kadhimi to continue a strong bilateral relationship with the United States and encourage Iraqi efforts to reign in non-state militias,   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: "Today's veto isn't an attempt to deal with the threat Iran poses, but in my view another attempt to distract from the administration's disastrous mismanagement of the Coronavirus pandemic. "Iran is a serious threat to American security and stability around the world, and we need a serious policy that confronts Iranian aggression and deescalates tensions. Inst  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following statement after a virtual Energy and Commerce Committee briefing on the impact of coronavirus on minority communities: "Long before the start of the coronavirus epidemic, communities of color faced significant challenges in accessing culturally-competent health care due to historically unjust social policies. Recently, New York City has seen these inequities have an unconscionable effect on pregnant women: African American   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Eliot L. Engel is advocating for additional federal support for New York Blood Center in the next House coronavirus stimulus package. Engel helped lead a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy urging them to include assistance for blood centers in the next stimulus package, with 42 House Members joining him along with his co-leads, Reps. Jerry McNerney (CA-09), Rodney D  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Eliot Engel helped secure $5 billion in funding from the CARES Act for New York hospitals, five times more than any other state, in the most recent round of funding by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The CARES Act created the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF) to support health care providers such as hospitals treating coronavirus patients. In the first rou  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following news release: In a letter to House leadership this week, Congressman Eliot Engel made clear that he wants housing cooperatives to be treated fairly and equitably when it comes to federally allocated coronavirus aid, including with regards to the Paycheck Protection Program and loans administered through the Small Business Association. "There are many co-ops in my district that tens of thousands of families call home," Enge  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: An overwhelming bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives called on the Trump Administration to extend the United Nations arms embargo on Iran, which is set to expire in October of this year. In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot L. Engel and Ranking Member Michael T. McCaul, Representative Stephanie  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, May 6 -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) announced the donation of 100,000 surgical grade masks for the state of Wisconsin from Taiwan. The donation comes after Gallagher had multiple conversations with Taiwanese officials about working together to combat the Coronavirus pandemic. Taiwan has set a global standard for Coronavirus response and has offered support to a number of areas in the United States, includ  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the award of $8 million total in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to BestSelf Behavioral Health, and Horizon Health Services for expansion and continuation of mental health and substance abuse services. Of the $8 million, BestSelf Behavioral Health is receiving funding in the amount of $4 million over 2 years to susta  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced over $1.624 million in federal coronavirus relief toward housing assistance for very low-income Western New Yorkers. Higgins said, "Household budgets have been stretched thin as a result of the ongoing pandemic. This supplemental funding continues the Housing Choice Voucher program goal of supporting safe and healthy living conditions as we continue to follow stay  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the award of $600,000 in National Science Foundation (NSF) grants to Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute (HWI) for multiple research projects into the molecular structure of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19. NSF awarded $200,000 to Dr. Sarah Bowmen, Director of the Crystallization Center at HWI, to extend the Center's structural biology service  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced more than $1.3 million in funding awarded to federally qualified healthcare clinics to expand COVID-19 testing capacity in Western New York. The supplemental funding was included in the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, approved by the House of Representatives on April 23rd, which provided $25 billion to expand testing nationwide. Congr  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced an additional $690,559 in federal funding for several local colleges and the students they serve. Higgins said, "Access to education is challenging under the current public health emergency. These additional resources will help colleges continue to reach students and keep students on a path to graduation." The CARES Act, approved by Congress on March 27, include  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced plans to introduce the U.S. Infectious Disease Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Act. The bill would create an independent agency within the Department of Health and Human Services -- the National Medical Command (NMC) -- charged with preparing for, monitoring, and responding to pandemics, and would provide significantly increased federal funding for research into  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 4: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is pushing for the next COVID-19 emergency package to include language giving cancer patients equal access to oral chemotherapy medications that can be taken at home. Oral chemo parity, requiring similar health insurance coverage for oral chemo drugs as that provided for injectable or intravenous chemo, is a measure Congressman Higgins has been fighting for and it i  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Local leaders welcomed the formal announcement by Rite Aid of 46 additional COVID-19 testing sites across the country including at two of the company's locations in the Cities of Niagara Falls and Buffalo, scheduled to open on Monday, May 11, 2020. Congressman Brian Higgins said, "Access to testing has been a longstanding issue. The expansion of retail and government testing is critical to reopening our eco  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following op-ed on reconvening Congress during the coronavirus pandemic, which was provided to New York Post: President Trump's task force has been working hard to fight the coronavirus pandemic and open up America. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has been silent -- AWOL, you might say. Even as the Senate returns to work this week, the House remains shuttered. And now, f  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 8 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) announced $15.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Auburn Community Hospital, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, and Oswego Health. These funds, available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, provide direct relief to Central New York rural hospitals that been particularly devastated by the COVID  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 5 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: Following advocacy by U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24), the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) made a significant policy change to expand Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring seniors in Central New York have the ability to access quality mental healthcare over the phone. This move comes after Rep. Katko and U.S. Rep. Grace Napolitano (D, C  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 8 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: Following advocacy by U.S. Rep. John Katko (R, NY-24), this week the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved New York State's request to operate a Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program. This move will expand access to nutrition assistance for working families who are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement comes after Rep. Katko and U.S. Rep. Joseph Morelle (D, NY-2  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 6 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) called on Congressional Leaders to advance legislation to ensure frontline healthcare providers have access to mental health resources, particularly as they cope with the traumatic impact of treating COVID-19 patients. The need to prioritize access to mental healthcare for frontline providers gained national attention recently following the report of a New York City emergenc  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 1 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) led a bipartisan effort, calling on Congress to address the financial strain local governments face by providing direct relief to localities in Central New York and across the nation in future COVID-19 relief packages. Central New York towns, municipalities, and county governments have been under significant financial strain due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Onondaga, Cayuga, W  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 7 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) led members of New York's Congressional Delegation in requesting increased federal funding for special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This request comes as schools in Central New York and across New York State face significant challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including growing budgetary uncertainty and difficulties mai  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 5 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) led a bipartisan effort to provide greater stability to tenants and the Central New York rental housing industry during the COVID-19 pandemic by reconciling federal mortgage forbearance and eviction moratorium timelines. Rep. Katko was joined by U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D, NY-4) in leading this effort. With unemployment in Central New York and across the country at unpreced  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 6 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) is pushing for relief for rural communities in Central New York amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Katko is working to strengthen and expand the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), in an effort to provide much-needed relief to rural and distressed communities in Central New York. The NBRC is an economic development partnership between the Federal Government and regional st  more

WHITE PLAINS, New York, May 8 -- Rep. Nita Lowey, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17/Rockland-Westchester) announced $3.91 billion in federal funding for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) program funded in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help with the costs of maintaining transportation service for New Yorkers during the COVID-19 pandemic and quickly resu  more

WHITE PLAINS, New York, May 7 -- Rep. Nita Lowey, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17/Rockland-Westchester), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, announced nearly $700,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants to Westchester and Rockland Counties. Westchester County will receive $535,631 and Rockland County will receive $161,837 in federal funding to assist organizations in feeding and sheltering individuals facing homeless  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Nita Lowey, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 7: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17/Rockland-Westchester), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, sent a letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza highlighting SBA's mismanagement of many aspects of the Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), EIDL Grants, and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. This letter requests an oversight briefing call with Ad  more

NEWBURGH, New York, May 2 -- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 1: This week, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) called on the Small Business Administration (SBA) to improve the application submission process for small business owners and lenders applying for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. On Monday, larger lending institutions were allowed to submit a onetime batch of 5,000 loan applications, while small and community institutions who could  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following statement after the Trump administration finalized Title IX rule that would affect protections for student survivors and strip the responsibility of schools to protect students from sexual assault and harassment: "The Trump Administration's final Title IX rule threatens access to equal education for survivors of sexual assault. "There is never a good time to degr  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release: On National Nurses Day, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) introduced the Frontline Heroes Appreciation Act, which will provide New York's health care professionals and essential workers who are working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic with federal income tax relief. "Hudson Valley's health care professionals and essential workers are fighting this pandemic every hour of every day," said Rep  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following statement regarding New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement that local manufacturers and NY-12 based company Print Parts have ramped up production of critical testing supplies to create 50,000 COVID-19 test kits per week: "Widespread testing is a necessary part of New York City's COVID-19 recovery, and I am so pleased our city is partnering with Print Parts to rapidly increase production of critical testing su  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following statement in recognition of Jewish American Heritage Month: "As we recognize Jewish American Heritage Month this May, we celebrate this proud and vibrant community that has helped form the backbone of American history and continues to play a critical role in our national identity. "Since the foundation of our country, Jewish Americans have made outstanding and indelible contributions to our country's social, cultural,   more

NEW YORK, May 8 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following statement after the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has discharged the Never Again Education Act for a Senate vote: "Thanks to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, we are one step closer to making the Never Again Education Act law. "I'm glad that the Senate has made the Never Again Education Act a priority, and I look forward to its passage. "We must ensure that educators have the tools  more

NEW YORK, May 6 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) joined with health care professionals and educators to introduce new legislation, the Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act, to alleviate the burden of student loan debt for frontline health care workers and help attract medical professionals in various specialties to lend their expertise to the response to COVID-19. "Frontline health workers are d  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on May 8: Today, in its first official action since being established by the House of Representatives, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Rep. James E. Clyburn, sent letters demanding that large, public corporations immediately return taxpayer funds that Congress intended for small businesses struggling to survive during the   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on May 8: Today, retired Lieutenant General Russel L. Honore, who was appointed by President George W. Bush to lead a unified taskforce in response to Hurricane Katrina, provided a video briefing to Democratic and Republican Members of the Committee on Oversight and Reform on lessons from Katrina that could improve the Trump Administration's response t  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on May 4: Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper renewing an April 7, 2020, request for documents and communications related to the coronavirus outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt and dismissal of Captain Crozier. To date, the Subcommittee has not received  more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: Representative Gregory W. Meeks led a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy requesting additional aid for small restaurants in future CARES Act relief packages. The letter reads: "Recent data shows that 'Accommodation and Food Services,' a category broader than local restaurants, has only received 9.18% of the PPP funds. Though we undoubtedly understand that all sec  more

QUEENS, New York, May 8 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: With various communities continuing to struggle with the surge in discriminatory attacks during the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that she has introduced legislation that seeks to provide greater federal government oversight of COVID-19 hate crimes, and require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide Congress with regular updates on the status of reported bias incide  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following statement on May 1 commemorating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: "Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a time to recognize the achievements and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the development and history of our nation. "From the Chinese laborers who built the first Transcontinental Railroad to Larry Itliong's role in forming the United Farm Workers; from Patsy Mink, the first woman of co  more

QUEENS, New York, May 6 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced that she led members of the New York Congressional Delegation in a letter to House leaders calling for the next coronavirus relief bill to provide critical and needed assistance for bodegas, ethnic grocery stores and small independent supermarkets, many of which are located throughout New York City. In her correspondence, which was signed by 12 other New York me  more

QUEENS, New York, May 2 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), State Senator Roxanne Persaud (D-Brooklyn), Assembly Member Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens) and Council Member Karen Koslowitz (D-Queens) led 94 New York elected officials from all levels of government in urging President Trump to support the expansion of critical safety net programs for New Yorkers, as N.Y. continues its fight against COVID-19. These programs include food assist  more

QUEENS, New York, May 6 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced that the United States Postal Service has renewed its lease for the post office in Kew Gardens, Queens. The Postal Service informed Meng's office that the new lease will be for five years from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2026. The current lease expires on July 31, 2021. Last month, Meng asked the Postal Service about the future of the facility after members of   more

ROCHESTER, New York, May 5 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Joe Morelle released a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urging him to enable providers of childcare services and early childhood education to access critical resources and relief through the recently enacted CARES Act. "Childcare providers are not only a critical asset to families across our community, they are the backbone of our economy," said Congressman Morelle. "It is imperati  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Joe Morelle (D-NY-25) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released a letter to Congressional leadership calling for the next COVID-19 relief legislation to take action to enable low-income individuals and families to more easily access the benefits and social services they rely on. Congressman Morelle and Senator Gillibrand's legislation, the HOPE Act, would help modernize and streamline how e  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the Justice Department's decision to drop its criminal case against President Trump's ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn: "The decision to drop the charges against General Flynn is outrageous. The evidence against General Flynn is overwhelming. He pleaded guilty to lying to investigators. And now a politicized and thoroughly corrupt Department of Justice is   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the murder of a 25-year-old black man, Ahmaud Arbery: "Over the last few days, through video footage, we have collectively witnessed yet another murder of an unarmed black man fueled by racism. "The cell phone footage of the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery would appear to present clear probable cause for first degree murder charges. "Justice for Ahmaud requires a full  more

NEW YORK, May 4 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) led a bipartisan letter from Members of the New York Congressional delegation to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) requesting that any future COVID-19 response legislation address the needs and priorities of America's cultural sites, many of which call New York home. "Museums, zoos, theaters, and other cultural institutions employ more than 480,0  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Subcommittee Ranking Member F. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Subcommittee Vice Chairman Joe Neguse (D-CO), Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Representative Ken Buck (R-CO), and Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) sent a letter to Jeff Bezos, the CEO   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 8: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) led Judiciary Committee Democratic Members in sending a letter to Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz asking him to investigate Attorney General William Barr's improper political interference into several ongoing criminal matters against President Trump's allies. Full text o  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, May 8 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), who represents Fort Lee, New Jersey which is connected by the George Washington Bridge to New York City, reacted negatively to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this morning vacating the convictions of two underlings of former Republican Gov. Chris Christie for their role in the colossal Bridgegate Scandal. "Bridgegate wrought untold damage onto Garden S  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Tom Reed, R-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Tom Reed is proud to announce a Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service grants for the Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene for $2 million. The funds will be disbursed by the Department of Health And Human Services. "We care about making sure our constituents have fair access to the support and resources they need, especially during this trying time," said Tom. "We were proud to support this fu  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Tom Reed, R-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Tom Reed is pleased to announce $1,031,067 in grants for expanding Coronavirus testing capacity for areas across the district. Funding will be awarded to The Chautauqua Center in the amount of $246,229; $252,604 for the Southern Tier Community Health Network; and $532,234 for Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care. Funds will be disbursed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "We care about making  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Tom Reed, R-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Reed called on House Leadership, the Office of the Attending Physician, and the Architect of the Capitol to quickly establish guidelines for the Capitol press corps that carefully balance public health best practices and the important access the media must be given to provide the American people with the latest news. Tom previously noted the urgent need to develop such a plan in a letter to congressional le  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Tom Reed, R-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Reed announced the National Park Service has awarded Chemung County and the American Battlefield Trust $112,850 to expand the Newtown Battlefield New York State Park. The park marks the site of an American Revolutionary War victory on Aug. 29th, 1779 for the Continental Army. "I care about the preservation of our region's proud history so future generations can understand the moments and sacrifices that sh  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice (NY-04) called on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie to issue clarification on the forbearance program available to borrowers with VA-guaranteed home loans during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure homeowners and veterans who take advantage of this program are not required to make lump sum repayments at the end of a forbearance period. The letter   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release: Citing the high costs of doing business in New York City and the devastating impact the COVID-19 impact has had on local small businesses, Congressman Max Rose penned a letter supported by both the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce urging the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make fixes to critical relief programs to better serve the needs of small businesses on Staten Is  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release: Following an announcement that the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) will begin delivering personal protective equipment (PPE) to nursing homes around the country, Congressman Max Rose called for Staten Island and South Brooklyn nursing homes to be prioritized. "We're in the heart of this pandemic and tragically, nursing homes are desperately in need of PPE and critical supplies to protect their  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release: Following an announcement that the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) will begin delivering personal protective equipment (PPE) to nursing homes around the country, Congressman Max Rose called for Staten Island and South Brooklyn nursing homes to be prioritized. "We're in the heart of this pandemic and tragically, nursing homes are desperately in need of PPE and critical supplies to protect their  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following statement regarding partisan attacks on critical aid needed by states and local governments who have been impacted: Following comments by President Donald Trump to the New York Post opposing federal aid for states like New York that have been impacted most by the COVID-19 pandemic. * * * "When I put on uniform, we didn't fight for blue or red states--we defended the United States. Governors from both parties are asking to be  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Max Rose led a call with 14 other Members of the New York Congressional Delegation to hospital leaders urging the creation of new Compassionate Companion Volunteer Programs to help connect patients with loved ones and provide companionship for those without family members available while hospitalized. "COVID-19 is unlike anything we've seen, not just for its physical toll, but for the emotional pain   more

SARATOGA, New York, May 7 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has announced $300,000 in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Assessment funding. EPA's Brownfields program empowers states and communities to assess and clean up hazards in local communities. Community-wide grant funds will be used to conduct up to 24 Phase I and six Phase II environmental site assessments and develop up to six cleanup plans. Assessment ac  more

SARATOGA, New York, April 30 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Since Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has been appointed to serve on the President's Task Force to Re-Open America and a Bipartisan NE Congressional Delegation Task Force focused on the COVID-19 crisis, she will be launching NY-21 Working Group Listening Sessions to gather input and recommendations from community leaders across the district. "I'm honored to serve on President Trump's Bipartisan Tas  more

SARATOGA, New York, May 7 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is cosponsoring the Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act, bipartisan legislation to expand the Paycheck Protection Program to include local chambers, tourism marketing organizations, and other 501(c)(6)s that are supporting our North Country communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. While these organizations are experiencing financial distress, they are   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has been named to Leader Kevin McCarthy's China Task Force, aimed at working on policies to hold China accountable for its coverup of the initial spread of COVID-19, which originated in Wuhan. Stefanik is one of fifteen Members of Congress on the Task Force. Congresswoman Stefanik has been vocal in her push to hold the Communist Party of China accountable. She introduced a Reso  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Stefanik joined President Trump and a group of her colleagues at the White House to participate in a roundtable focused on reopening America. President Trump named Congresswoman Stefanik to his bipartisan Task Force on Reopening the Economy three weeks ago. "We are working diligently in the North Country to develop a path forward that protects public health and safely re-opens our economy,"   more

SARATOGA, New York, May 6 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik sent a letter to House and Senate leadership requesting that future relief legislation include immediate financial assistance to state and local governments that have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the CARES Act included $7.5 billion in assistance for New York State and its large municipalities, it did not include direct funding for local governments w  more

SARATOGA, New York, May 9 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is leading a bipartisan letter to House Leadership with Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) urging them to include loan forgiveness for the Medicare accelerated/advance payment program in the phase 4 stimulus package. The Medicare accelerated/advance payment program enables hospitals to access Medicare payments upfront to help them deal with the surge of coronavirus patien  more

SARATOGA, New York, May 6 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has sent two letters to House leadership requesting support for mental health resources and suicide prevention as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The first letter specifically requests leadership to include provisions related to suicide prevention in any forthcoming COVID-19 relief package, including $61 million in funding for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.  more

SARATOGA, New York, May 8 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Stefanik has announced an estimated $63 million in HHS rural hospital funding from the CARES Act has gone to North Country rural hospitals. Recipients of the $63 million rural distribution include rural acute care general hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and Community Health Centers located in rural areas. "This round of funding for our Nort  more

SARATOGA, New York, May 2 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Cuomo failed to respond to Congresswoman Elise Stefanik's letter with state and local elected officials requesting public health guidance for summer camps amid COVID-19 during his press conference. "For someone who lectures every day about not being political, Governor Cuomo needs to take his own advice and instead of politically attacking me during his press conference, he should issue pu  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 6: Congressman Tom Suozzi (NY-03) joined together with Representatives Kathleen Rice (NY-04), Peter King (NY-02), Gregory Meeks (NY-05), and Lee Zeldin (NY-01) to host a virtual meeting for local Long Island mayors in their congressional districts to provide an update on the federal response to COVID-19 and hear about local concerns and needs. During the call, the members stressed the importance of fi  more

AMSTERDAM, New York, May 7 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: Representatives Paul D. Tonko celebrated news that an EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant has been awarded to Montgomery County totaling $300,000 that will be used towards cleanup and economic redevelopment of local brownfield sites. "Not only do unaddressed brownfields negatively impact our regional economy, they often pose a threat to our environmental and public health," Congressman Tonko said. "Fa  more

AMSTERDAM, New York, May 8 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Paul D. Tonko highlighted research institutions in the Capital Region that have joined in the federal response to combat COVID-19 during a recent bipartisan roundtable held by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The committee examined agencies and authorities within its jurisdiction that could advance science and technology-based solutions to better identify, understan  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release: Chairwoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) announced the addition of Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) to the Committee's roster of members. The appointment marks a return to the Committee for Rep. Mfume, who previously sat on the Committee during his prior tenure in Congress and served as the Chair of the then Subcommittee on Minority Enterprise, Finance, and Urban De  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following statement in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: "This month, we once again celebrate how Asian Americans are an essential part of the cultural tapestry of New York City and our nation. From Manhattan's Chinatown to Sunset Park to Queens to every other corner of our city, all five boroughs of New York are invaluably strengthened and enriched by the contributions of our Asian American communities. "Sadly,  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) has introduced legislation that would make the $600 weekly benefit provided in the "CARES Act" tax free. In April, Congress created the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) benefit, which provides an extra $600 a week for any worker who is eligible for state or federal unemployment compensation (UC) benefits. Under Velazquez's bill, the "Excluding Pandemic Une  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congress has taken a number of steps to help small businesses weather the economic hardship brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 27th, Congress passed the bipartisan CARES Act which provided more than $376 billion in relief for struggling small businesses, mainly in the form of forgivable payroll loans, disaster grants, and debt relief for current borrowers. Impacted small business owners are  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Congressman Don Young expressed optimism following New York Times reports that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to announce emergency use authorization for Gilead Science's Remdesivir for use in COVID-19 patients. This week, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci announced that patients who received Remdesivir had a 31 percent faster recovery compa  more

PATCHOGUE, New York, May 6 -- Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-New York, issued the following news release: Representatives Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), Peter King (R, NY-2), Tom Suozzi (D, NY-3), Kathleen Rice (D, NY-4) and Gregory Meeks (D, NY-5) provided an update on the federal response to coronavirus after which Long Island's local mayors had the opportunity to ask questions, share concerns, and speak to the needs of communities across Long Island. This morning, Congressman Zeldin and Suozzi led the entire Ne  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Reps. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, and Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on violence in Afghanistan: "The dramatic increase in violence in Afghanistan is an unacceptable violation of the Trump Administration's February agreement with the Taliban. "The Taliban's continued attacks on Afghan forces make us question whether the Taliban will uphold its commitments, jeopardize prog  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Bipartisan leadership of the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees called on the senior leaders of nearly 60 countries to affirmatively support Taiwan's participation in international organizations and in light of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure Taiwan can participate in the World Health Organization (WHO) and the upcoming Worl  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release on May 8: In an effort to strengthen the economy and save local jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Reps. John Katko (R, NY-24) introduced bipartisan legislation to enhance the employee retention tax credit (ERTC). Rep. Katko introduced this measure alongside U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy (D, FL-7), Suzan DelBene (D, WA-1), Brian Fitzpatrick (R, PA-1), and Chris Pappas (D, NH-1) The ERTC, authorized by the Coro  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Reps. Nita M. Lowey, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, chairwoman of the Subcommittee on House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, issued the following joint statement on the hearing on COVID-19: "Congress and the American public deserve a clear-eyed view of the path forward for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. "In the short-term, that entails what our federal government is doing  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on May 7: Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter to Eric Trump, the Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization and son of U.S. President Donald J. Trump, seeking information on the Trump Or  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on May 4: Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee Member Jackie Speier sent a letter to Jaguar Health seeking information about the company's recent decision to increase the price of Mytesi while seeking approval to use the drug for coronavirus patients. "We are concerned that the nearly   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Reps. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, and Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, ranking member and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on violence in Afghanistan: "The dramatic increase in violence in Afghanistan is an unacceptable violation of the Trump Administration's February agreement with the Taliban. "The Taliban's continued attacks on Afghan forces make us question whether the Taliban will uphold its commitments, jeopardize prog  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-Queens) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Queens/Bronx) led members of the New York congressional delegation in calling on House and Senate leadership to include rent and mortgage forgiveness in the next COVID-19 relief package. As representatives of the hardest hit region in the country, the lawmakers also called for the creation of a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) fund that would r  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement on May 6 after the Education Department finalized a rule to revise standards for schools' responsibility under the Title IX to respond to campus sexual assault and harassment: "It is alarming that instead of focusing on helping students, educators, and institutions cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department wasted valuable t  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following joint statement on May 6 after the Education Department finalized a rule to revise standards for schools' responsibility under the Title IX to respond to campus sexual assault and harassment: "It is alarming that instead of focusing on helping students, educators, and institutions cope wit  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, May 6 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Regional Recovery Task Force Co-Chairs Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Pete King (NY-02) led the first session of the bipartisan group last week to hear from former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who is currently advising the governments of Maryland and Massachusetts on their COVID-19 responses. Sherrill and King, alongside members from New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, and Pennsyl  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), Congressman Antonio Delgado (D, NY-19), Senator Chuck Schumer (D, NY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D, NY) announced a bipartisan proposal to provide local counties, towns, cities and villages with direct local funding to be used for essential services and to offset lost revenues and increased costs from the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. "Our local governments have been on t  more

PATCHOGUE, New York, May 6 -- Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) and Congressman Tom Suozzi (D, NY-3) led the entire New York Congressional Delegation in urging Congressional Leadership to provide direct state and local funding as well as added flexibility in upcoming coronavirus response legislation. * * * Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader McCarthy, and Minority Leader Schumer: As Congress considers   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 5: As New Jersey and New York's first responders face perils on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, New Jersey Senators Cory Booker (D) and Bob Menendez (D), along with New York Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D) and Chuck Schumer (D) introduced a bipartisan bill to ensure families of public safety officers lost to COVID-19 can quickly access survivor benefits. The Safeguarding America's First R  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined a bicameral call to increase federal grant funding for neighborhood and micro-businesses burdened by the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Saving Our Street (SOS) Act would support local economies and business by establishing a Microbusiness Assistance Fund of $124.5 billion to provide the resources and direct funding needed to offset lost rev  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 5: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced legislation to address disruptions in the food supply chain caused by the coronavirus pandemic and directly connect farms to food banks. As restaurants, hotels, schools, and other food service entities cease operations to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, reports have emerged that millions of pounds of produce h  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined a bipartisan group of senators to urge the Trump Administration to raise the Paycheck Protection Program's (PPP) non-payroll forgiveness cap from 25% to 50%. PPP loans allow loan proceeds used towards payroll, utilities, mortgage interest, and rent payments to be forgiven when at least 75% of the loan is spent on payroll. In a letter sent to U.S. Treasury Secretary  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 8: In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand published a piece on Medium highlighting the urgent need to deliver direct federal relief funding to state and local governments responding to and recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. The piece comes as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the unemployment rate has surged nearly 15%. The report also noted that nearly 1 mil  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to include fishermen and aquaculture farmers in the agency's food purchasing and distribution program, the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, funded by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. While produce, livestock, and dairy farmers have been supported by the program, commercial fishermen and  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 6: U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Doug Jones (D-AL), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Gary Peters (D-MI) announced a plan to provide local governments with direct federal relief that can be used to pay for essential services and offset lost revenues and increased costs from the COVID-19 emergency. The Direct Support for Communitie  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: As New York and New Jersey's first responders face perils on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, New York Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D) and Chuck Schumer (D), along with New Jersey Senators Cory Booker (D) and Bob Menendez (D), introduced a bipartisan bill to ensure families of public safety officers lost to COVID-19 can quickly access survivor benefits. The Safeguarding America's First Resp  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: As New York and New Jersey's first responders face perils on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, New York Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D) and Chuck Schumer (D), along with New Jersey Senators Cory Booker (D) and Bob Menendez (D), introduced a bipartisan bill to ensure families of public safety officers lost to COVID-19 can quickly access survivor benefits. The Safeguarding America's First Resp  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand co-led a letter alongside Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bob Casey (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) urging Congress to protect people with disabilities in the next coronavirus relief package. As Congress begins negotiations for a fourth stimulus package, Gillibrand and her Senate colleagues are pushing to prioritize the   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced a joint resolution to withdraw the United States from the World Trade Organization (WTO). Earlier this week, Senator Hawley penned an op-ed in the New York Times calling for the United States to lead the way to abolishing the WTO as the Chinese Communist Party has weaponized the WTO to its benefit at the expense of American workers. "The coronavirus pandemic has exp  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced fellow Kentuckian Judge Justin Walker to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee before its hearing on his nomination to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Previously, Dr. Paul had recommended Judge Walker to the Trump administration for his current seat on the Western Kentucky District Court. "I'm very pleased that President Trump reached outside the   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Amid the coronavirus crisis and with the Trump Administration positioned to roll back federal regulations created to protect consumers from predatory lenders, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer revealed, that 'loan sharks' are closing in and targeting desperate, out-of-cash consumers and small businesses, which includes New Yorkers. Schumer warned about --and showcased-- recent predatory lender online solicit  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: After announcing a plan to stabilize the U.S. supply chain and provide critical oversight of the distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) related materials, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to immediately send supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) to Upstate New York facilities and update the Department of Veterans Affairs' response to a March re  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Congressman Antonio Delgado, and U.S. Congressman Lee Zeldin announced new legislation, the Direct Support for Communities Act, which provides local governments with direct federal relief that can be used to pay for essential services and offset lost revenues and increased costs from the COVID-19 emergency. This loca  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following hearing information: Executive business meeting at 325 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 10 a.m. on May 7: Agenda I. Nominees: * William Scott Hardy, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania * David Cleveland Joseph, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana * Drew B. Tipton, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas * John P  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following hearing information: Executive business meeting at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 10 a.m. on May 14: I. Nominees: * William Scott Hardy, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania * David Cleveland Joseph, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana * Drew B. Tipton, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas * John Peter Cr  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer are calling on the Trump administration to quickly approve New York State's request to operate the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program authorized under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. As schools across the country close indefinitely in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the senators urged   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 6 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 5: As New Jersey and New York's first responders face perils on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.), along with Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer (both D-N.Y.) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure families of public safety officers lost to COVID-19 can quickly access survivor benefits. The Safeguarding America'  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that Upstate New York's rural hospitals, clinics and community health centers would receive an additional $264 million in hospital and health system funding allocated by Health and Human Services (HHS) to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19). This announcement comes on the heels of Schumer's announcement last week that New York hospitals re  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $33,441,456 in federal funding allocated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This funding was secured under the CARES Act for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, which funds the HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program. The program supports activities that help or maintain the health and safety of assisted   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), announced $45,682,712 in federal funding allocated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help reduce diesel emissions, continue financing clean water projects, and promote workforce development. The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant secure  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $9,220,564 in federal funding allocated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This funding was secured under the CARES Act for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, which funds the HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program. The program supports activities that help or maintain the health and safety of assisted i  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $9,220,564 in federal funding allocated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This funding was secured under the CARES Act for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, which funds the HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program. The program supports activities that help or maintain the health and safety of assisted i  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: After announcing an additional $4.4 billion in 'hot spot' money for New York hospitals to keep the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) going strong, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced the Medical Supply Transparency and Delivery Act, which would use the full authority of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to put an expert in charge of stabiliz  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: As part of the Schumer-negotiated CARES Act, which included relief for upstate transit systems, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Congressman Anthony Brindisi announced $10.7 million in federal funding allocated by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the Broome County Department of Public Transportation (B.C. Transit). "As upstate communities like Broom  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: As part of the Schumer-negotiated CARES Act, which included relief for upstate transit systems, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Congressman Joseph Morelle announced $36.3 million in federal funding allocated by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA). "As upstate communities like the Rocheste  more