WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 22: Following Schumer's announcements of millions in rural 'hot spot' money and billions for testing in New York earlier this month, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that Upstate New York's Rural Health Clinics (RHC) would receive an additional $1,285,997 in COVID-19 test funding allocated by Health and Human Services (HHS), as part of S  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 19: After a freight train derailment last night in the Village of East Aurora, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer called on the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to launch a full and thorough investigation into the cause of the incident. Schumer said that while last night's derailment had no injuries because residents were able to quickly evacuate the area, the situation could have been much worse   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, pressed EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler about the health effects related to air pollution after the EPA rolled back clean air protections amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Research has shown that communities of color in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens have some of the highest death rates from COVID-19 -- these same c  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 22 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: Following bipartisan advocacy by U.S. Reps John Katko (R, NY-24) and Antonio Delgado (D, NY-19), this week the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced they will restore their phone services to answer questions on Economic Impact Payments (EIPs). This announcement comes one month after Reps. Katko and Delgado led a bipartisan effort urging the IRS to restore their customer service operations and ensure  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced that, following her push, essential legislation for safe drinking water and key provisions for New York's water resources are included in two pieces of water infrastructure legislation recently approved by the EPW Committee: the 2020 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) and the Drinking Wat  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release: Following U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado's and 18 members urging, , the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced they have begun distributing funding for Skilled Nursing Facilities across the country. According to their announcement, Skilled Nursing Facilities will receive $50,000, plus a distribution of $2,500 per bed. All certified nursing homes with six or more certified beds a  more

RHINEBECK, New York, May 22 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release: Last month, U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) and Representative John Katko (NY-24) led a bipartisan effort to restore Internal Revenue Service (IRS) customer service operations and ensure Economic Impact Payments (EIPs), administered by the IRS, are efficiently distributed to working families who have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Their letter called on the IRS to s  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer urged the United States Navy (Navy) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the Department of Defense's (DoD) combat logistics support agency to reverse their denial of Tradebe Treatment and Recycling, LLC's (Tradebe) request for a six to eight month suspension of their aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) waste disposal contract and halt future shipments of A  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) sent a letter to the Chair and Vice Chair of the National Governors Association, Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland and Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York, respectively, following up on his previous request that they direct the leaders of all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories to collect demographic data on racial disparities an  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following statement in response to reporting by the New York Times and Baltimore Sun on the coronavirus' impact in nursing homes along racial lines: "Beyond geography, socio-economic status and every other identifier - race has been the driving factor in this virus' infection rate and death toll. While many have claimed this virus is the 'great equalizer,' the data clearly shows how this pandemic is further widening existing inequ  more

HAZLE TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, May 20 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) demanded that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) take additional, on-the-ground steps in response to health and safety concerns he and workers raised in April at Amazon's "AVP1" distribution center and its continued failure to protect workers from COVID-19. The New York Times reported yesterday that after Cartwright c  more

RHINEBECK, New York, May 22 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) announced the award of nearly $100,000 in federal funding through U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The United States has seen air travel decrease by more than 90 percent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rep. Delgado announced $69,000 for Columbia County Airport in Hudson and $30,000 for Sidney Municipal  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 18: U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19), member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced the introduction of legislation to boost funding for rural public transportation. Specifically, this legislation boosts funding for the 5311 Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program at the Federal Transit Administration by 55% for Fiscal Year 2021, with a $20 million increase per  more

RHINEBECK, New York, May 20 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release: On Thursday, May 14, U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) held his ninth telephone town hall focused on hearing from the community about their experiences with the coronavirus and accessing federal resources. Congressman Delgado continues to hold these forums to support community conversation and remain accessible to all eleven counties in NY-19 while respecting social distancing measures.  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following statement regarding the 1st anniversary of the House passing the historic Equality Act to guarantee full protections under federal civil rights law: "No American should face discrimination, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation. Last year, I joined my House colleagues to take a momentous vote in passing H.R. 5, the Equality Act. "For too long, LGBTQ Americans have faced discrimination   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the foreign policy impact of President Trump sending ventilators to Russia: "I am deeply disturbed by President Trump's arbitrary decision to send millions of dollars' worth of life-saving ventilators to the Russian Federation after a conversation with Vladimir Putin. "The President made this decision on his own, completely bulldozing the standard deliberat  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following statement after the House voted to pass the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act: "New York has been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. The folks in my district in particular have been hit extremely hard, and as a Member of Congress it's my job to ensure the federal response in Washington matches the gravity of the moment. I've worked tirelessly to help my constituents and bring as many resources as   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the investigation of Inspector General Steve Linick's removal: "It's disappointing that Secretary Pompeo didn't seize the opportunity to clear up the questions surrounding his recommendation to fire Inspector General Linick, or to commit to fulfilling the records request I made with Senator Menendez. "Our investigation will go forward and we still hope for t  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following following statement on President Trump's removal of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick: "This firing is the outrageous act of a President trying to protect one of his most loyal supporters, the Secretary of State, from accountability. "I have learned that the Office of the Inspector General had opened an investigation into Secretary Pompeo. Mr. Linick's firi  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the proposed Hong Kong national security legislation: "Beijing's relentless insistence on ignoring and undermining its commitments to the international community and to the people of Hong Kong is truly astonishing. "With this latest national security legislative proposal, Beijing demonstrates that it would rather smother Hong Kong -- a city of tremendous val  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement about President Trump's planned withdrawal of the U.S. from the Open Skies Treaty: "The President's reckless plan to withdraw the United States from another arms control agreement directly harms our country's security and breaks the law in the process. The Treaty on Open Skies has been a pillar of stability, transparency, and security for the United States and o  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Eliot L. Engel (NY-16) joined by Representatives Jackie Walorksi (IN-02), Diana DeGette (CO-01), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01)--led over 150 Members on a letter to Alex M. Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, urging more funding for community health centers (CHCs), which are safety-net providers on the frontlines of combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Nat  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 21: Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today decried the politicization of the State Department to support Senate Republicans' political smear of presumptive Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. Writing to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Chairman Engel pointed to the Departm  more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following statement: Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in association to a letter the office of the New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sent to the Dominican Republic's Consul General in New York Carlos Castillo, in which the Cuomo Administration reemphasized its longstanding commitment to democratic rights and reiterated that New York State fully intends to allow the Dominican diaspora vote to  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following joint statement on May 21 on the 101st anniversary of the House adoption of the 19th Amendment: The statement was co-authored by Reps. Brenda L. Lawrence, D-Michigan, Jackie Speier, D-California, Veronica Escobar, D-Texas and Deb Haaland, D-New York. "One hundred and one years ago today, the U.S. House of Representatives took a momentous step forward and passed the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing some women the right to vote  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the House of Representatives has approved the Heroes Act, the fourth emergency bill directed at addressing the resources and relief desperately needed by to communities battling COVID-19. The broad legislative package includes funding for healthcare, protections for workers, support for schools and small businesses impacted by the outbreak, resources to address   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is calling on the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to thoroughly and expeditiously investigate and publicly report on the details which led to a train derailment in East Aurora, New York on May 18, 2020. Higgins says insight into the cause will help to inform safety policies and protocols to prevent future accidents. In his letter to FRA Administrator Ronald Batory, H  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is part of bipartisan group of U.S. House of Representatives members and Senators fighting to see that National Guard members receive the benefits they deserve. Higgins said, "Our office has been in touch with members of the New York National Guard assigned out of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station currently serving in and around New York City, home to the most severe C  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26), City of Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino and Reverend Craig Pridgen, Senior Pastor and True Bethel Baptist Church and President of the Niagara Ministerial Council are teaming up to share information about the Census and stress how important it is for residents to be counted. Every 10 years the federal government conducts a Census to count the number of people living in  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 19 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release on May 18: U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) announced $28 million in funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (Centro). These funds, available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will be used to support employees and transit operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. "I am proud today to announce that   more

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, California, May 19 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following statement: U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) announced that Dr. Matthew Martin, an Army veteran and local trauma surgeon at Scripps Mercy Hospital, is his Constituent of the Month. In early April, Dr. Martin flew to New York City to support medical staff treating patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the hard hit Jacobi Medical Center. * * * See below for Rep. Levin's statement re  more

WHITE PLAINS, New York, May 22 -- Rep. Nita Lowey, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17/Rockland-Westchester) announced $139 million in federal grants for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the New Jersey Transit Corporation through the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair (SGP) program to facilitate safer and easier travel to and from New York City. "Together, this funding  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Nita Lowey, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, sent a letter to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator John Barsa condemning his May 18th letter to the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in which he called the UN's Global Humanitarian Response Plan "an  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform subcommittee on National Security, issued the following statement after a briefing to examine the coronavirus outbreak in sub-Saharan Africa and discuss implications for international security: "While we struggle to come to grips with the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic in our own country - the spread of disease in sub-Saharan Africa looms as the next great global challenge. Currently the  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 22: Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) formally requested that U.S. Postmaster Paul Stremel conduct a reevaluation on the feasibility of a full-service U.S. Post Office in the Dutch Kills Community. Congresswoman Maloney first requested an evaluation for such a USPS facility in February 2017, after which the Postal Service determined that the existing facilities met their operational needs. Th  more

NEWBURGH, New York, May 22 -- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) hosted a virtual press conference with George Latimer, County Executive of Westchester County; Marcus Molinaro, County Executive of Dutchess County; and Steve Neuhaus, County Executive of Orange County, to call for federal action on funding state and local governments during the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has put an unprecedented strain on c  more

NEW YORK, May 21 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following remarks: Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), primary sponsor of H.R. 2513, the Corporate Transparency Act, today joined the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute for its Webcast: How Congress is Taking on Global Kleptocracy and Corruption. The Congresswoman's remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below. * * * As you know, I've been working very hard on a bill called the Corporate Transparency Act, which would crack d  more

NEW YORK, May 21 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release in May 20: Last night, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi in writing a letter to House Colleagues to emphasize the importance of preserving United States Postal Service. Full text of the Dear Colleague letter below. May 19, 2020 Dear Colleague, Today, we are writing to focus on a very important priority of The Heroes Act - the U.S. Postal Service(U.S.P.S.). The COVID-19  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release: On Thursday, May 21, 2020, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Rep. James E. Clyburn, will hold a briefing for Members on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on medical staff, first responders, grocery store workers, drivers, custodians, and other frontline heroes. Workers in essential services have been among the hardest   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, chaired by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, will hold a video briefing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHXHTDHxm1k&feature=youtu.be) for Members with Christi Grimm, the Principal Deputy Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS IG). Since the enactment of the Ins  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release: Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, introduced the Inspector General Independence Act to protect Inspecto  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on May 22: Today, top House Committee Chairs sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump after the Administration sent a formal notification this week informing Congress that he plans to gift hundreds of ventilators and other supplies to Russia that will cost the American taxpayers $5.6 million--despite urgent needs here in the United States. The lett  more

QUEENS, New York, May 21 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced that the Small Business Administration (SBA) has released its loan forgiveness application for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and the Congresswoman encouraged Queens small businesses that received PPP loans to immediately fill out and submit the form. Created under the recently enacted Coronavirus Relief, Aid, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the PPP p  more

QUEENS, New York, May 21 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has established a special telephone line for taxpayers who have questions about their coronavirus relief payments. The number is 800-919-9835. The phone line is designed to help address many common questions that individuals have about receiving their funds, which are officially known as Economic Impact Payments (EIP). "M  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following remarks on May 22 during a Democratic virtual roundtable on the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of the virus in prisons and jails: "It is critical that Members of this Committee gather together today, albeit virtually instead of in person, to discuss the urgent matter of COVID-19 in our country's prisons and jails. Many Members have worke  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- 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), Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Joaquin Castro (D-TX),Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Judy Chu (D-CA), and Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Pramila Jaypal  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Joaquin Castro (D-TX),Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Judy Chu (D-CA), and Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Pramila Jaypal (D-WA) and Mark Pocan (D-WI), led 67 House  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Tom Reed, R-New York, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Tom Reed led the introduction of the SMART Act, which will distribute $500 billion in protected aid to state and local governments. The legislation is the result of two months of hard work by lawmakers in both parties, and in both chambers of Congress, to deliver essential financial relief to the localities devastated by COVID-19. Over the course of the discussions, Tom directed the development a  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-New York, issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, which passed by the House by a vote of 208-199: "Today the House passed a new coronavirus relief bill that provides critically-needed funding to address the unprecedented health and economic crisis gripping our nation. The HEROES Act authorizes $1 trillion for state and local governments, and will send much needing fundin  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice (NY-04) led a bipartisan letter to House and Senate Leadership calling for the expansion of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal relief program that helps businesses and other organizations keep their workforce employed, to include destination marketing organizations (DMOs), conventions and visitors' bureaus (CVBs), and state tourism offices as eligible applican  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release: As businesses begin to plan for reopening, Congressman Max Rose today called on President Trump and his Administration to use the full force of the federal government, including through the Defense Production Act, to ensure businesses have access to the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) and supplies to safely reopen. "Small business owners are hanging on by a thread and are on the brink of losing ev  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Max Rose joined fellow Representatives Jackie Speier (CA-14) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) in introducing legislation to compensate the families of essential workers who die as a result of COVID-19 or related complications. The Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act would provide a tax-free death benefit and additional support for the postsecondary education of surviving spouses and children of deceased  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release: Continuing his efforts to provide critical relief for youth sports and activities groups who are faced with economic uncertainty, as well as the working parents forced to make difficult decisions about their children's education and development, Congressman Max Rose introduced the COVID-19 Youth Sports and Working Families Relief Act. The new legislation would equip working families with the financial tools to b  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following statement on the report that the Trump administration has ordered National Guard deployments end on June 24, just one day before thousands of soldiers would qualify for education and retirement benefits: "Intentionally ending orders one day short of a deadline for National Guard soldiers to receive benefits for their heroic sacrifices is the definition of heartless. "In peace time we should never balance our budget on the b  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Max Rose announced with Kings County District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon that Axon Enterprise, Inc., a company which develops connected public safety technologies for law enforcement agencies, donated critical supplies to help protect prosecutors, criminal investigators, and support staff in the District Attorney's offices who are on the front lines w  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, May 21 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The Regional Recovery Task Force released their third report outlining recommendations to congressional leadership on mass transit as we adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report follows the task force's meeting with Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Patrick Foye, who also served from 2011 and 2017 as the Executive Director for the Port Authority of New York and Ne  more

WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey, May 22 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 21: Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ) assisted the Hudson County Board of Health, West New York Housing Authority employees, along with the Mayor and Commissioners of the town as they kicked off an initiative to test residents of senior living facilities in West New York, New Jersey. Over the next 7-10 days all residents of the town's senior buildings and low-income housing facilities will  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is a cosponsor of the bipartisan Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act, legislation to protect seniors living with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. The bill directs the Department of Justice to develop a slate of best practices law enforcement, firefighters, emergency personnel, and medical professionals who encounter and care for those living with   more

SARATOGA, New York, May 23 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is an original cosponsor of a Resolution to commend the efforts and honor the work of the men and women of the USNS Comfort, the USNS Mercy, and the United States Navy in the response to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in New York and Los Angeles. The USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy were deployed to support hospitals who were close to capacity in two cities heavil  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is introducing the bipartisan State and Municipal Assistance for Recovery and Transition (SMART) Fund, legislation that would provide support to state and local governments in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill will provide $500 billion in emergency funding to every state, county and community in the country, while prioritizing assistance to the areas with the greatest  more

SARATOGA, New York, May 22 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following op-ed on federal support for science and technology, published in The Hill: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Congressman Jim Langevin, Ranking Member and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities, wrote a bipartisan op-ed in The Hill on the need for Congress to work to bring further federal support for science and technology. This is especially important during a public h  more

GLENS FALLS, New York, May 19 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has secured $108,064 in HRSA Cares Act Provider Relief for the Irongate Family Practice in Glens Falls, New York. Irongate Family Practice had applied for the HRSA funding and were not receiving any response from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Congresswoman Stefanik reached out to HHS leadership to elevate and expedite Irongate's application. HHS   more

GLENS FALLS, New York, May 20 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik successfully secured $21 million from the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services for Glens Falls Hospital. The hospital applied for this funding from the Medicare Advance Payment over a month ago. Their application was put on pause, and Congresswoman Stefanik's office was able to work directly to resume their application process. Congresswoman Stefanik led calls   more

SARATOGA, New York, May 22 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: "Families who are grieving the loss of loved ones in nursing homes have reached out to me to share their heartbreaking stories and have asked for answers. These families deserve answers, transparency, and accountability," said Congresswoman Elise Stefanik. Governor Cuomo continues to claim "politics" and avoid accountability for the New York State Department of Health's failure to protect our most  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following statement regarding legislation in Puerto Rico that would alter the Island's Civil Code, which passed the legislature: "The Governor should veto this bill. It would erode the rights of women and constitutes a direct threat to the rights of our LGBTQ communities. For the transgender community, this bill would institute needless and dehumanizing hurdles making it harder for people changing their name to comport with t  more

PATCHOGUE, New York, May 19 -- Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, secured a donation of 80,000 pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including gowns, masks, face shields and hand sanitizer, from the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and worked with Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Suffolk County Legislator Rudy Sunderman to deliver the PPE to North Patchogue  more

RHINEBECK, New York, May 22 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Antonio Delgado (NY-19) and John Katko (NY-24) led efforts requesting that President Trump extend authorization for National Guard activities in New York State through the duration of the National Emergency declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Extending these activities would allow New York State to maintain important public health measures to combat COVID-19 and en  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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 Joaquin Castro, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today called on the State Department to provide information about its efforts to address barriers to diversity in the Department workforce. In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the law  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- 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 House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, denounced the Trump Administration's plans to illegally withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty. In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, the lawmakers pressed that this sch  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 22 -- Rep. John Katko, R-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. John Katko (R, NY-24) and Antonio Delgado (D, NY-19) led efforts requesting that President Trump extend authorization for National Guard activities in New York State through the duration of the National Emergency declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Extending these activities would allow New York State to maintain important public health measures to combat COVID-19 and ensure the he  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York and Susan Davis, D-California, on the Government Accountability Office's approaches and strategies used in college campus surveys on sexual violence: The report was conducted following a request by the Representatives on January 30, 2018. * * * "The report makes clear that campus climate surveys are a useful tool to inform faculty, parents, and students about sexual   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, and Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following joint statement on May 21 after the Transportation Department responded to the letters they sent opposing President Trump's replacement of ex-Acting Inspector General Mitch Behm and questioning the new Acting Inspector General's conflicts of interest: "The response  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on May 21: Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Eliot Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Joaquin Castro, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, sent a let  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Ro Khanna, D-California and Susan Davis, D-California, on the Government Accountability Office's approaches and strategies used in college campus surveys on sexual violence: The report was conducted following a request by the Representatives on January 30, 2018. * * * "The report makes clear that campus climate surveys are a useful tool to inform faculty, parents and students about sexual v  more

NEW YORK, May 21 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ) led a bipartisan group of New York and New Jersey Members in a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) expressing strong support for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's request  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) led a group of New York Members on a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo urging him to further limit the spread of COVID-19 in New York correctional facilities by releasing more inmates, making available widespread, accessible testing, providing PPE and health supplies, and rigorously enforcing social distancing for the inmate and staff populations. R  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- 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), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship, and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) led 27 senators and 52 representatives in sending a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ur  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice (NY-04) led a letter to House and Senate Leadership with Representatives Gregory Meeks (NY-05) and Grace Meng (NY-06) calling for additional federal funding in the next coronavirus relief package to address the dire situation in nursing homes and long-term care (LTC) facilities in New York and around the country. "Our nursing homes and long-term care providers have been s  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Under a new bill introduced by Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Peter King (R-NY), on Friday, May 15th, states hit hardest by COVID-19--like New Jersey and New York--would receive more federal COVID-19 disaster assistance than less-affected states. Smith's bill, the New Jersey, New York, and Highly Impacted States COVID-19 Relief Fund Act (H.R. 6914), provides $500 billion to the states and territories, dispe  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced legislation to establish a new fund to provide compensation for essential workers that were required to leave their home to perform services and became ill or died as a result of COVID-19. The fund would cover their families, as well. The Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act is modeled after the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) and follows similar bipa  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand urged Congress to expand the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and increase benefits in the next coronavirus relief package. Before the coronavirus crisis began, SNAP was providing food assistance to 38 million Americans. The program is widely used in both rural and urban localities -- in New York, 13% of rural families depend on SNAP while 15% of those in  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: A longtime supporter of Rochester-based L3Harris Technologies, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that L3Harris is planning to hire more than 300 new employees in the Rochester area in 2020. Of the 300 employees, 175 have already been hired, 80 of which are recent college graduates, leaving 125 spots still available. Schumer explained that the jobs L3Harris is hoping to fill are in both manufac  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Confirming recent reports that the Transportation Security Administration is considering a plan to check the temperatures of passengers as they go through airport security at what could be multiple American airports, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer released a public letter, seeking more official information on the effort. Schumer says that any plan to take the temperatures of fliers has to be clear, safe   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, sent letters to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston regarding the certification process for the recipients of bailout funds distributed through lending facilities developed by the Federal Reserve (Fed) using taxpayer dollars from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following testimony by Mark J. Mulligan, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology at Langone Vaccine Center and professor at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, at a hearing entitled "Caring for Seniors Amid the COVID-19 Crisis": A novel coronavirus emerged 5 months ago in China, it rapidly led to a global pandemic. The human population is highly susceptible (non-immune) to this virus.  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following hearing information: "Caring for Seniors Amid the COVID-19 Crisis" at 301 Russell Senate Office Building at 9:30 a.m. on May 21: Agenda: PLEASE NOTE: Due to the limited access to the Capitol Complex, members of the public will only be able to view the hearing live on the committee's website at www.aging.senate.gov Witnesses: * Mark J. Mulligan, MD, Director,Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Langone  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) led a bipartisan group of senators urging Congress to prioritize Impact Aid funding for federally impacted schools in the next coronavirus relief package. Federally impacted school districts educate some of the most vulnerable student populations -- including Native American and military connected children and children living in federal   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- 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 airports and transit systems, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $3 million in federal funding apportioned by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the City of Watertown's public bus system, Citibus and $1.09 million apportioned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- 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 $10,777,076 in federal funding to provide health services for New Yorkers affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The growing coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed New York's hospital system -- decimating supplies and creating a crisis for health care workers on the frontlines of combatting the virus. This funding  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- 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 $10,777,076 in federal funding to provide health services for New Yorkers affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The growing coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed New York's hospital system -- decimating supplies and creating a crisis for health care workers on the frontlines of combatting the virus. This funding  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- 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 $640,296 in federal funding to connect rural and unserved New York communities to high-speed internet. The funding was awarded to the Mid-Hudson Data Corporation through the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Connect America Fund program. The program is part of a broader effort by the FCC to close the di  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- 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 $640,296 in federal funding to connect rural and unserved New York communities to high-speed internet. The funding was awarded to the Mid-Hudson Data Corporation through the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Connect America Fund program. The program is part of a broader effort by the FCC to close the di  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- 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 $28 million in federal funding allocated by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (CENTRO), which serves Syracuse, Oswego, Auburn, an  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26), who serves as Co-Chair of the House of Representatives' Northern Border Caucus is asking U.S. and Canada leaders to re-examine the scope of those provided essential travel status as communities on each side of the border begin reopening measures. On March 24 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) imposed travel restrictions at Land Ports of Entry between the United Sta  more