WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined Senate Democrats in calling for information on Amazon's discipline and termination policies, as reports emerged about the firing of employees who have publicly raised concerns about the company's safety conditions in warehouses during the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the senators called for information on internal policies that resul  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following floor remarks in support of the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800): I thank my friend from New York for yielding the time. I rise in strong support of the Heroes Act. This bill will provide $100 billion in total relief to New York State - emergency aid that is desperately needed by the state that is on the frontline of our national fight against coronavirus. There is more   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on May 11: Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter asking President Donald Trump to fulfill his commitment to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover the full costs of New York's emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic. "More than 21,600 New Yorkers have d  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Representatives Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and William R. Keating, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment, led 17 lawmakers in condemning the Trump Administration's plan to slash funding for a critical national security initiative to combat Russian aggression in order to pay for the P  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued the following information for a digital hearing: "NRDems Forum: Stepping Up: Communities Protecting Themselves and the Environment in the Pandemic Era" at 12 p.m. on May 13: Panelists: * Caroline Farrell, Executive Director Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment * Sharon Lavigne, Founder and President RISE St. James * Costa Constantinides, Council Member, District 22 New York City Council Members: * Raul M. Grijalva We   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 12: U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) announced a proposal to provide direct relief to state, county, and local governments to help them recover from lost revenue and unexpected costs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The measure is part of major coronavirus relief legislation, H.R.   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brindisi delivered virtual thank you notes to frontline workers across New York's 22nd Congressional District. Brindisi launched his "Thank You Notes for Local Heroes' program earlier this year as a way for Upstate New Yorkers to show their appreciation for local essential workers. Brindisi's office received more than 200 cards, notes, messages, and drawings from local community members. The  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 15: Following the securing of key victories for Upstate New York families, frontline workers, local governments, and rural hospitals, Congressman Anthony Brindisi announced his support for the Heroes Act. As New York nears 350,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide, Brindisi threw his support behind this legislation to provide critical aid to hard hit areas, vital equipment for frontline workers  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) announced $640,296 in funding for rural broadband deployment in Columbia and Greene Counties. The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) awarded Mid-Hudson Data Corp. as part of the 12th wave of funding from the Connect America Fund Phase II Auction. Mid-Hudson Data Corp. will provide high speed broadband service to 459 locations in three counties in upstate New  more

RHINEBECK, New York, May 16 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) is part of a multi-Member effort calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release billions of dollars in funding to long-term care facilities after repeated delays, as well as to provide answers to Congress about the reasons and decision-making behind these delays. Nursing home residents are at high risk of infection and deat  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release: This week, House of Representatives leadership unveiled the Heroes Act, the latest emergency legislation to respond to the coronavirus and ensure support for state and local governments who have taken on enormous debts while responding to this public health crisis. The legislation includes a number of provisions to support our nation's response to the pandemic, including the funding formula in Representat  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 15: A bipartisan coalition in the House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Heroes) Act, the fifth economic stimulus package passed by the House in response to coronavirus. This legislation includes Rep. Delgado's Direct Support for Communities Act, a bipartisan, bicameral proposal to ensure counties, cities, towns and villages of all sizes can  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following news release: Representatives Eliot L. Engel (NY-16) and Fred Upton (MI-06), Co-Chairs of the Asthma and Allergy Caucus, were joined by Reps. TJ Cox (CA-21) and Peter King (NY-02), Members of the Caucus, in introducing a bipartisan resolution marking May as National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. Asthma remains a critical health issue for 25 million Americans, particularly in the current coronavirus or COVID-19 outb  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Eliot L. Engel led the New York House Delegation in a bipartisan letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy urging them to forgive advance Medicare payments in the next stimulus package, which provides financial support to New York hospitals treating coronavirus patients. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act created a program to provide hospital  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Eliot L. Engel, a top Member of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, participated in hearing on the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak. In this historic hearing, the House panel first investigated the case of Dr. Rick Bright, the former Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), which is responsible for helping develop treatments and vaccine  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Eliot L. Engel is pleased to announce that thanks to his efforts with the New York Congressional Delegation, New York is in line to receive an additional $5 billion in funds to help support the state's public education system as part of the HEROES Act. Last month, Congressman Engel led the New York Congressional Delegation in a letter to House Leadership asking for increased education funding fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the award of a $227,778 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to University at Buffalo (UB) for the development of a new damping system assessment based on real time wind simulations on tall building models under Engineer and Researcher Dr. Teng Wu. Dampers are devices mounted in structures to reduce the amplitude of mechanical vibrations. State-of-the-art asse  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced Western New York hospitals will receive over $65.4 million in federal funding designated for the nation's healthcare facilities hardest hit by COVID-19 cases. "There is no doubt that every hospital in the region has over-extended its resources to care for those have fallen ill due to coronavirus and to keep our frontline healthcare workers equipped and protected,  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is calling for a $5 billion investment over the next 5 years supporting research led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) into the treatment and prevention of coronavirus disease. In his letter to House leadership, Higgins points out that COVID-19 is the third coronavirus outbreak in the last two decades, and there will likely be more to come, "Seventeen years ago,   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) recently urged the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure to adapt and deploy the innovative HABITATS (Harmful Algal Bloom Interception, Treatment, and Transformation System) pilot program on Lake Erie to fight harmful algal blooms in their next water infrastructure bill. The Congressman proposed policy text for the next Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), m  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is calling on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to implement necessary measures to protect the health and safety of employees, including Western New Yorkers who work at the IRS office located in Cheektowaga, New York. In his letter to the IRS Commissioner, Higgins writes, "These returning employees are seeking to ensure that essential services are provided to Americans n  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) outlined components of the Heroes Act, the latest emergency package constructed to provide relief to workers, families, small businesses and communities impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. "Unless and until there is an effective treatment or vaccine coronavirus will continue to cost this country both in terms of widespread economic losses and tragically in lost lives," s  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is advocating for the U.S. Transportation Department to fund applications submitted by the City of Buffalo and New York State Parks for federal grants under the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program. In his letter to the Transportation Secretary, Higgins highlights the Cars Sharing Main Street project as a national example for public-p  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 15 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) announced $500K in funding from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for Helio Health, Inc. in Syracuse. These funds are available through the FCC's COVID-19 Telehealth Program, a program authorized by the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES), and will be used to support Helio Health's telehealth infrastructure needs. In Central New York  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 14 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: Following advocacy by U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new guidance enabling physicians holding H-1B visas to practice telemedicine, and providing local hospitals with the necessary flexibility to meet increased demand for medical treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. This updated guidance comes after Rep. Katko joined a bipartisan effort to   more

OSWEGO, New York, May 13 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following op-ed on relief to Oswego County during the COVID-19 pandemic, published in The Palladium Times: U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) penned the following op-ed published in The Palladium Times outlining his efforts to deliver relief to Oswego County during the COVID-19 pandemic. Katko: During pandemic rebuild, Oswego County has seat at national table The Palladium Times By Rep. John Katko The ongoing coronavirus pandemic  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following statement on the HEROES Act (H.R. 6800): "Unlike many of my Republican colleagues, I support - and advocated for - several provisions in this legislation. I am not intimidated by the size and scope of this bill, as I believe our response to this national emergency needs to match the size and scope of the crisis. I also disagree with President Trump that we have time to work out the details of the next relief package. Congr  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 13 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) was named the second most bipartisan Member of Congress for the 116th Congress, according to a new report released by The Lugar Center. With 437 Members of Congress included in this year's report, this ranking demonstrates Katko's willingness to work across party lines to deliver results. He ranked above every Democratic lawmaker and all but one Republican. Following each   more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 12 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) highlighted the need to provide relief to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Rep. Katko joined with members of New York's Congressional Delegation to urge Congressional Leaders to provide emergency funding for the USPS in future COVID-19 relief packages. More than ever, Central New Yorkers are depending on the Postal Service to deliver critical goods, such as medications, as   more

WHITE PLAINS, New York, May 12 -- Rep. Nita Lowey, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 11: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17/Rockland-Westchester) announced that eight hospitals in New York's 17th Congressional District, which includes all of Rockland and part of Westchester Counties, will receive $246,279,512 for essential expenses associated with treating coronavirus patients. This funding is part of the more than $5.026 billion previously announced for 90 New York hospitals t  more

WHITE PLAINS, New York, May 15 -- Rep. Nita Lowey, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17/Rockland-Westchester) announced that New York State will receive $700,248,982 and New York City will receive $807,512,729 to expand testing capacity for COVID-19. This funding is part of the $25 billion previously announced in the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act to effectively monitor and suppress COVID-19. New York State will use this m  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Nita Lowey, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced the Heroes Act, legislation to bolster coronavirus testing and tracing, support frontline workers and health care providers, and help New Yorkers recover from the sweeping economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Across the Lower Hudson Valley, families are coping with the loss of loved ones, our  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks on May 14 to the House Rules Committee in support of an appropriate rule for the House to consider the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800): Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Cole, and Members of the Rules Committee: More than 84,000 Americans have died, more than 1.4 million have become sick, and more than 36 million have lost their jobs because of coronavirus. While Congress has  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Nita Lowey, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, led the House's passage of H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, a $3 trillion emergency package to bolster coronavirus testing and tracing, support frontline workers and health care providers, and help New Yorkers recover from the sweeping economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. "More than 86,000 Americans, and 27,00  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Nita Lowey, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 12: U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) announced a proposal to provide direct relief to state, county, and local governments to help them recover from lost revenue and unexpected costs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The measure is part of major coronavirus relief legislation, H.R. 6800, th  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: House Democrats introduced The Heroes Act, a bold and comprehensive coronavirus response bill that will meet the challenge this pandemic poses to our nation. The more than $3 trillion legislation protects the lives and livelihoods of the American people. Among its many provisions, the bill: * Honors our heroes, by providing nearly $1 trillion to state, loc  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) voted to pass the Heroes Act, the U.S. House of Representatives' fifth legislative package responding to the coronavirus pandemic. The Heroes Act will support Americans on the frontlines fighting this virus, and provide critical financial assistance to New York families and workers. "With jobs at risk due to budget shortfalls and families struggling to make ends mee  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following statement after the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800) was introduced in the House: "I am very proud that so many priorities of the Committee on Oversight and Reform were included in this bill. The Postal Service needs immediate emergency assistance, and this bill would provide funding to ensure that it can continue serving the American people through this crisis. "In addit  more

NEW YORK, May 12 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following statement regarding the introduction of the Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act: "Through no fault of their own, New Yorkers and Americans across the country are struggling to pay rent during the COVID-19 crisis. "Our nation must implement bold solutions that do not leave tenants behind and provide tangible rent relief. "That's why I am a proud co-sponsor of the Emergency Rental Assistance a  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on May 14: 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 the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding the Administration's inability to prevent the now deadly spread   more

QUEENS, New York, May 13 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced the awarding of $50.7 million in federal funding for health-related providers located in her congressional district in Queens. The funds, which are allocated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will help 1,485 local providers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act was the third coronavirus relief bill that was   more

QUEENS, New York, May 16 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced that she sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza urging them to support and implement improvements to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, two critical initiatives intended to aid small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. Meng's correspondence calls   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced that she cosponsored legislation which seeks to help those in nursing homes electronically connect with family members and doctors during the coronavirus crisis. The bipartisan "Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act" would protect these vulnerable populations from risking exposure to COVID-19 by increasing their acces  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following statement after the Agriculture Department's Food and Nutrition Service approved New York State's plan to operate the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer program: The P-EBT program provides free breakfast and lunch benefits to current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households and non-SNAP households, which include children eligible for free and reduced-price school meals, through the State's SNAP EBT car  more

QUEENS, New York, May 12 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced that she led 103 Members of Congress in a letter to House and Senate Leadership calling for her Emergency Educational Connections Act (H.R. 6563) to be included in the next coronavirus stimulus package. The Emergency Educational Connections Act would provide $2 billion to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) E-Rate program to ensure all students have intern  more

ROCHESTER, New York, May 13 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Joe Morelle announced his co-sponsorship of legislation to address the uptick in domestic violence incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic. This legislation will equip law enforcement officials with additional support and resources necessary to better protect innocent victims and their families. "One of the most effective ways to stop the spread of COVID-19 is to simply stay home--but   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following remarks on May 13 during a Democratic virtual roundtable on Immigration and Customs Enforcement's response to the COVID-19 pandemic: "For most of our nation's history, immigration matters were treated as issues of civil, not criminal justice. In that spirit, the detention of immigrants in facilities that are nearly indistinguishable from jails and prisons should be the exceptio  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement in response to the passing of Aimee Stephens, plaintiff in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral v. EEOC and Aimee Stephens, a Supreme Court case where the Court is expected to rule on whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits gender identity discrimination in employment: "I am   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the introduction of the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800), a comprehensive bill that responds to the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic: "As our nation continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress has a duty to meet this unprecedented crisis with a comprehensive response. "I am proud to once again join my Democratic colleagues in crafting legislation that kee  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit decision refusing President Trump's effort to dismiss D.C. and Maryland vs. Trump, a lawsuit which seeks to block Trump International Hotel from accepting payments from foreign and state governments: "We are pleased that the c  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: 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. * * * May 8, 2020 To: The Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector G  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release: As the coronavirus pandemic has devastated Staten Island and South Brooklyn, Congressman Max Rose and his office have been working to assist constituents, local businesses and organizations through this incredibly difficult time. "The coronavirus has wreaked untold pain and hardship for so many Staten Islanders and South Brooklynites--but no matter what, my team and I are always here to help in any way we can,"  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 14: As part of his continued efforts to urgently address the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis, Congressman Max Rose announced his support for the Heroes Act, which is expected to be voted on tomorrow in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation, which has received bipartisan support, provides over $100 billion in critical relief for New York, including funding for state and local governmen  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 12: Following concerns raised by federal corrections officers from Staten Island and South Brooklyn, Congressman Max Rose called for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide more personal protective equipment (PPE), testing, and time off to self-quarantine. Additionally, despite the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which Rose helped pass into law, providing $100 billion  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release: In light of the likely cancellation of the Staten Island Yankees' 2020 season, Congressman Max Rose and Borough President James Oddo continued their efforts to protect the Staten Island Yankees through Major League Baseball's ongoing negotiations to restructure the minor league system. In a joint letter to Yankees principal owner Hal Steinbrenner, Rose and Oddo called on the New York Yankees organization to cont  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is cosponsoring the bipartisan Advancing Connectivity During the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). Many older Americans and individuals with disabilities rely on nursing homes for care in their older years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has severely isolated them from their family members and healthcare providers. The ACCESS Act would authorize emergency f  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is cosponsoring the bipartisan Farmers MILK Act, legislation to expand the existing USDA Milk Donation program to help get milk into the hands of those in need. The bill authorizes USDA to act as a matchmaker between dairy producers with excess supply of milk with food banks that can distribute that milk to those in need. It also authorizes an additional $4 million a year for t  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following statement on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's $3 trillion COVID-19 bill: "Speaker Pelosi did not reach across the aisle even once to work with Republicans on this $3 trillion, 1,800 page partisan wish list," said Congresswoman Stefanik. "This $3 trillion bill is a non-starter written behind closed doors. We need a bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill immediately to provide support for our rural counties and municipalities across  more

WATERTOWN, New York, May 14 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following statement on the announcement in Watertown that the North Country has met all seven metrics needed to reopen businesses: "Since the beginning of the COVID-19 health and economic crisis, I have advocated against a one-size-fits all approach and instead for a regional approach within the State understanding the unique challenges and strengths of the North Country. After working diligently with our local, county,   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik joined with Members of the NY Delegation to send a letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to investigate New York State's adherence to appropriate safety and health guidance for nursing homes and long-term care facilities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This request comes after New York State issue  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik sent a letter to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs asking for the increased use of community retail pharmacies for non-active duty service members and veterans currently covered under TRICARE. In response to COVID-19, Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) and their pharmacies have changed or limited access to non-active duty service members and their families,  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: The Lugar Center, an independent, nationally-known nonprofit aimed at promoting bipartisanship in governance has announced that Congresswoman Elise Stefanik ranks as the 14th most bipartisan Member of Congress out of 435 Members. Last Congress, Congresswoman Stefanik was ranked as 19th out of 435. "When I ran for Congress in 2014, I promised to work with anyone with ideas - regardless of party lines - to   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has sent a bipartisan letter to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and United States Marshall Service (USMS) requesting that all inmates are tested for COVID-19 and confirmed negative before they are transferred to any Bureau of Prison quarantine location, which includes FCI Ray Brook. Currently, the BOP is only symptom screening and moving inmates who are asymptomatic with COVID-19,   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Suozzi (D - Long Island, Queens) announced that his three biggest priorities have been included in The Heroes Act, the latest COVID-19 stimulus package introduced. Suozzi represents three of the six counties in the nation which have been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. "There are many good things in this bill, but my big focus has been a special fund based on 'rate of infection' fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: On Friday, New York Members Congressman Tom Suozzi (NY-03), Congressman Peter King (NY-02), Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) and Congressman Tom Reed (NY-23) and New Jersey Members Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), sent a bipartisan letter with 100% of each state's delegations to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Leader Mitch McConnell. The delegations unanimously re  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced this afternoon that The Heroes Act--new COVID-19 crisis relief legislation that has now been introduced in the House--delivers an estimated $1.3 billion in crisis-response aid to New York's Capital Region and a combined $49.5 billion to New York State overall. Under the bill: * Local governments in Albany County receive a combined $341.5 million in FY2020 and $170.7 mill  more

AMSTERDAM, New York, May 12 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Paul D. Tonko has sent a stinging letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai detailing the agency's chronic failures to correctly map and support New York households with limited broadband access. The letter includes testimonials from dozens of teachers, students, parents and small business owners across NY-20 who are struggling as a result of being unable to ac  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Paul D. Tonko voted with the majority of House members tonight to pass The Heroes Act, new COVID-19 crisis relief legislation that includes several major legislative achievements resulting directly from Rep. Tonko's work on the bill as well as more than $1.3 billion in crisis-response aid to New York's Capital Region. His efforts respond in large part to a profound sense of urgency expressed elo  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) announced two local hospitals within New York's 7th Congressional District are receiving federal funding from the CARES Act, legislation Congress enacted in late March. The resources, being disbursed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is targeted to hospitals with high rates of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. The two local hospital groups, NYC   more

NEW YORK, May 16 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following joint statement regarding a class action suit being litigated in U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York against Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn: The statement was co-issued by Reps. Yvette D. Clarke, D-New York, Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, Grace Meng, D-New York, Jose E. Serrano, D-New York, New York State Sen. Zellnor Myrie, D-Brooklyn and Councilmembers Carlos Menchaca and Brad Lander "MDC Brookl  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on the introduction of the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800): "As the impact of coronavirus continues to devastate Main Streets across America, the Heroes Act is the next step towards rebooting our economy and ensuring relief is reaching small businesses. "The Heroes Act would continue the flow of capital to small businesses in need by authorizing an additional $10 b  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) is pressing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for an explanation on how the agency has distributed donated doses of "remdesivir", a drug that has shown promise in shortening recovery time for patients suffering from COVID-19. In a letter to the Secretary of HHS and the agency's Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Velazquez asks for a better e  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 to ensure that in the face of the economic, public-health, and food-security crises posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the people of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa receive equal access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progr  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-New York, issued the following op-ed: As one of the hardest hit hotspots in the entire country, Long Island's local governments have been on the frontline of the battle against coronavirus, and they will be critical in finishing the fight. In addition to continuing to provide our communities with vital Personal Protective Equipment and other resources, we must ensure they have the direct local funding they need to recover economically in light of histori  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-New York, issued the following statement in advance of House vote that he will be voting against on the draft of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's $3 trillion, over 1,800 page legislation: "This massive $3 trillion, 1,800+ page bill is a one House messaging bill that was crafted without bipartisanship, debate, vetting, discussion or compromise. This is not how to legislate. The only legislation that will provide Long Islanders coronavirus relief is legislation that  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) was ranked as the 12th most bipartisan member of the House of Representatives out of 437 members by the Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. The non-partisan index measures the degree to which Senators and Representatives work across party lines on legislation. "Time and time again, I hear the hardworking men and women of my district c  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following joint op-ed with Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-New York, on the Direct Support for Communities Act, published in USA Today: Wanted to make sure you saw Representatives Antonio Delgado (NY-19) and Lee Zeldin (NY-01)'s op-ed in USA Today discussing the urgent need to pass their Direct Support for Communities Act, a bipartisan, bicameral proposal that will ensure funding for communities of all sizes which are facing dramatic budget   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 11: Representatives Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Michael T. McCaul, the Committee's Ranking Member, today introduced legislation condemning the Kremlin's practice of imprisoning journalists, political opposition figures, civil society, and religious freedom activists in Russia. The resolution calls on the Russ  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Representatives Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Michael T. McCaul, the Committee's Ranking Member, called on the Government Accountability Office and the State Department to provide information about the Department's unprecedented efforts to repatriate Americans during COVID-19 to ensure best practices are adopted in f  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Chairmen Eliot L. Engel of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Bennie G. Thompson of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Jerrold L. Nadler of the House Committee on the Judiciary and Ranking Member Bob Menendez of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected the Trump Administration's legal justification for its decision to halt asylum pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 11: U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Reps. Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) and Mike Kelly (R-PA-16) introduced bicameral legislation to ensure low-income families impacted by the current coronavirus outbreak can use the wages reported in their 2019 tax return to compute the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) on their 2020 tax return. Due to the COV  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, chair of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, issued the following joint statement after the White House announced Anthony Fauci would testify before Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee after blocking his appearance before the House Appropriations Committee: "The White House's decision to  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Nita Lowey, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY14) led bipartisan New York members in sending a letter to President Trump and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor calling for the immediate approval of the Individuals and Households Program (IHP) eligibility for New York under FEMA's Individual  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Congressman Peter King (R-NY), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act. Modeled after the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF), this new fund would provide compensation for injuries to any individual, or their families, who are deemed an essential   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Ayanna Pressley introduced legislation which protects stimulus checks from garnishment and fees. The Protect our Checks Act of 2020 ensures that stimulus payments authorized by Congress in the CARES Act, in response to the devastating economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, cannot be garnished to settle debts or other payments. Text of the Protect our Checks Act of   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 15: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Crime Chairwoman Karen Bass (D-CA) sent a letter to the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Director Donald Washington to request that the agency provide Congress and the American people with information about their handling of COVID-19 for those in Marshals Service custody. Nadler and  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 15: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Crime Chairwoman Karen Bass (D-CA) sent a letter to the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Director Donald Washington to request that the agency provide Congress and the American people with information about their handling of COVID-19 for those in Marshals Service custody. Nadler and Bass have written to Department of Justice  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Chair Steve Cohen (D-TN), Committee Vice Chair Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), and Subcommittee Vice Chair Jamie Raskin (D-MD) sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr requesting a briefing on legal action the Department of Justice has taken--and has threaten to take--against state g  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 11: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Chair Steve Cohen (D-TN), Committee Vice Chair Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), and Subcommittee Vice Chair Jamie Raskin (D-MD) sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr requesting a briefing on legal action the Department of   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Chairmen Jerrold Nadler of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Eliot L. Engel of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Bennie G. Thompson of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Ranking Member Bob Menendez of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected the Trump Administration's legal justification for its decision to halt asylum processing dur  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: Chairmen Jerrold Nadler of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Eliot L. Engel of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Bennie G. Thompson of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Ranking Member Bob Menendez of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected the Trump Administration's legal justification for its decision to halt asylum processing during the COVID-19 pandemic. After seeking an  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 14: Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Congressman Peter King (R-NY), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act. Modeled after the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF), this new fund would provide compensation for injuries to any individual, or their families, who are deemed an es  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 13: Congressman Max Rose (D-NY), Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism, and Congressman Mark Walker (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, urged the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A) to increase its focus on China and provide the subcommittee with details of its intelligence assessments on China's actions related   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York; Sanford Bishop, D-Georgia; Francis Rooney, R-Florida; Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina and Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, R-Puerto Rico, expressing support for a transparent vote recount in Guyana: "We welcome the decision to initiate a vote recount in Guyana and reiterate our bipartisan commitment to supporting a fully transparent election process that reflects the will o  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) and Rep. Peter King (R-NY) have written the Leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives calling for greater emergency funding for higher education institutions in Congress' next COVID-19 package. Specifically, the lawmakers are asking for $175 billion more for the Education Stabilization Fund and $46 billion of that to be set aside for the Higher Education Emergency R  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced legislation to invest $4 billion in educational funding in the next relief package to ensure students have access to technology and broadband in order to continue their education during the COVID-19 outbreak. Research shows the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the "homework gap" experienced by an estimated 12 million students who lack reliable internet acce  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined a group of 15 senators to introduce legislation to ban "ghost" guns. As reports emerge that the health and economic crises caused by the coronavirus pandemic have increased demand and sales of untraceable weapons, the Untraceable Firearms Act would require distributors and manufacturers to comply with federal firearm safety guidelines. "The notion that anyone --  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following op-ed to rebuild the American workplace, published in Fast Company: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand published an opinion piece in Fast Company, outlining her plan to rebuild the American workplace by closing the pay gap, instituting universal paid sick and family leave, paying workers a livable wage, and more. In the piece, Gillibrand highlights how the American workplace was broken before the COVID-19 pandemic hit and o  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 14: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined a bicameral call on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch a criminal civil rights investigation into the murder of Ahmaud Arbery and an independent investigation into local authorities' handling of the case. Last week, Arbery's killers were arrested, yet Gillibrand and her colleagues expressed serious concern about the prosecutorial misconduct t  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 13: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined a bipartisan group of senators in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure SNAP participants can receive home food delivery and curbside pickup during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Gillibrand expressed concern that SNAP recipients -- especially seniors and immunocompromised individuals,  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand led a group of Senate colleagues calling on Senate leadership to protect and fully support the thousands of employees, including 100,000 veterans employed by the United States Postal Service (USPS), who are playing a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-signers of the letter include: Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Amy  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined bicameral calls for Congress to prioritize the needs of homeless and housing insecure Americans by providing robust funding in the next coronavirus relief package. As a cosponsor of the Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020, Senator Gillibrand is pushing Congress to establish an Emergency Rental Assistance program to provide $100   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced that New York State will receive $1.5 billion out of a $10.25 billion national pot for coronavirus (COVID-19) testing he proposed and fought to secure as a lead negotiator in the 'Corona 3.5' legislation that passed the Senate three weeks ago. Specifically, Schumer said New York State will receive $700,248,982 and New York City will receive $807,  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: A long-time advocate for New York's local news outlets, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the upcoming COVID-19 legislation that the House of Representatives will soon unveil will include fixes he strongly advocated for to make local newspapers and radio and television stations eligible for forgivable loans through the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Following half a decade of unrelenting advocacy and with Memorial Day at the end of this month, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today seeks to pass S. 849, bipartisan legislation to add the names of 74 Americans, including several with ties to the Empire State, to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. Schumer explained that these Americans bravely served their country during the Vietnam  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following transcript of an interview with Guy Benson on Fox News Radio: Senator Rick Scott joined Guy Benson on Fox News Radio yesterday to discuss how the U.S. must hold Communist China and the World Health Organization accountable for their role in the global spread of the Coronavirus. Senator Scott also discussed his call for any taxpayer dollars spent on Coronavirus response funding to be used for Coronavirus-related expenses, no  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following joint op-ed with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisconsin, and Ro Khanna, D-California: In a joint op-ed published by USA, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) make the case for new legislation they will soon be introducing, The Endless Frontiers Act, to increase investment in scientific research and innovat  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Scott W. Atlas, senior fellow at the Stanford University's Hoover Institution, at a video conference hearing entitled "Roundtable - COVID-19: How New Information Should Drive Policy": The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have been enormous. As of the first week of May, more than 70,000 Americans have died. If it were compared as a separate country, the New York area would   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 13: The Senate passed Congresswoman Maloney's H.R. 943, the Never Again Education Act by unanimous consent. The bill passed in the House of Representatives by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 393-5 on January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Never Again Education Act supports Holocaust education across the country by bolstering the already expansive educational resources at the U  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Ed Markey (D-MA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen America's bioeconomy. As scientists and researchers rush to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, the Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020 would strengthen and broaden engineering biology by establishing an initiative to advance research and develop  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U. S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) and U.S. Representatives Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-39) and Brian Mast (R-FL-18) introduced the End Military-Connected Child Abuse and Neglect Act. The bipartisan and bicameral bill would improve how the Department of Defense tracks and responds to incidents of child abuse and neglect occurring on military installations or involving mi  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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, member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), announced a $16 million Water Infrastructure Loan allocated through the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). This funding will support sewer rehabilitation and water main replacement projects to pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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 a $16 million Water Infrastructure Loan allocated through the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). This funding will support sewer rehabilitation and water main replacement projects to pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced that, following their push, essential provisions for New York's water resources are included in the 2020 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) that the EPW Committee approved this week. In the legislation, called "America's Water Infrastructur  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $1,589,591 in federal funding to provide telehealth services for New Yorkers affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The funding was allocated through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) COVID-19 Telehealth Program as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES). Telehealth Progr  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $1,589,591 in federal funding to provide telehealth services for New Yorkers affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The funding was allocated through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) COVID-19 Telehealth Program as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES). Telehealth Progr  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- 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 $3,910,000,000 in federal funding for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), allocated in the CARES Act through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The funding will be used to offset major revenue losses for the agency, which operates the New York City Subway, Buses, and Metro-North and Long Island Rai  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- 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 $16,790,380 in federal funding to help health centers in Upstate New York respond to and contain the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. Specifically, this funding will help health centers purchase, administer, and expand the use of COVID-19 testing. The funding was allocated by the Department of Health and Human Service  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- 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 $16,790,380 in federal funding to help health centers in Upstate New York respond to and contain the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. Specifically, this funding will help health centers purchase, administer, and expand the use of COVID-19 testing. The funding was allocated by the Department of Health and Human Service  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- 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 $22,875,973 in federal funding to help health centers in New York City respond to and contain the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. Specifically, this funding will help health centers purchase, administer, and expand the use of COVID-19 testing. The funding was allocated by the Department of Health and Human Services (  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: As part of the Schumer-negotiated CARES Act, which included relief for airports, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $23,607,111 in federal funding apportioned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York, and $30,180,206 apportioned by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the Bee-Line, which   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced the unanimous Senate passage of a bipartisan bill to ensure families of public safety officers lost to COVID-19 can quickly access survivor benefits. The Safeguarding America's First Responders Act (SAFR) clarifies certification requirements for survivor benefits under the Public Safety Officers Benefits Program to account for the unique chal  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced the unanimous Senate passage of a bipartisan bill to ensure families of public safety officers lost to COVID-19 can quickly access survivor benefits. The Safeguarding America's First Responders Act (SAFR) clarifies certification requirements for survivor benefits under the Public Safety Officers Benefits Program to account for the unique chal  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 15 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release on May 14: U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) led Republicans from New York's Congressional Delegation in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to investigate New York State's adherence to appropriate safety and health guidance within nursing homes and long-term care facilities. This request comes after New York State reported upwards   more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 14 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) led a bipartisan effort to meet unprecedented demand for telehealth services in Central New York. In a bipartisan request Rep. Katko called on Congressional Leaders to include additional funds in future COVID-19 relief packages for the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Rep. Katko was joined by U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D, PA-7) in leading th  more