WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release:

Congressmen Pat Ryan and Marc Molinaro Introduce the Bipartisan Lower Grocery Prices Act to Decrease Cost of Living

Bill requires government to analyze trends in grocery costs over the past 20 years, develop solutions as part comprehensive national plan to lower grocery prices

Bill builds on Ryan's record of fighting to lower the cost of living for Hudson Valley families