WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: Oswego, New York Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today joined Chairman of the Oswego County Legislature James Weatherup, Oswego County Clerk Terry Wilbur, Salina Town Supervisor Nick Paro, and numerous local volunteer firefighters in Oswego County to urge the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to reconsider expanding regulations that threaten the closure of volunteer fire departments  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement regarding the American Bar Association's support of implementing the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution in accordance with Article V of the Constitution: "The American Bar Association is the premier association of legal minds in the United States, and their endorsement of the Equal Rights Amendment as having me  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: I am deeply concerned and saddened by the violence, casualties and human rights abuses in Bangladesh over the past weeks and offer my condolences to the families of the victims, including within the Bangladeshi-American community that calls Brooklyn home. Recent developments and new leadership mu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) today joined Representatives Judy Chu (CA-28), Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (Puerto Rico) and Tony Cardenas (CA-29) in introducing H.R.9274(link is external), the Smithsonian History of American Women and Latino (SHAWL) Act, bipartisan legislation that would build the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum and National Museum of the American Latino on the Natio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release: Binghamton, NY U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY-19) and U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV-1) today introduced the Think DIFFERENTLY About Building Accessibility Act to make federal buildings fully accessible for individuals with disabilities. Rep. Molinaro introduced this bill after a constituent from Tompkins County contacted him about accessibility barriers at a local government office. Rep. Molinaro's bill requir  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: After Visiting Stratton Air National Guard Base Earlier This Year, Schumer Reveals He Now Has Gotten The Senate Approps To Finally Fund The 109th Airlift Wing To Upgrade Ski-Bird Fleet; Senator Says Funding Must Be Allocated In Final, End-Of-Year Appropriations, Which Now Requires The House To Agree To This Measure Which Is Not Included In Their Bill Currently Schumer: We Are   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Schumer Says New $$ Will Help To Bring Major Expansion Of Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival To Life, Establishing A Beautiful Open-Air Shakespeare-Style Amphitheater Overlooking Storm King Mountain & The Hudson River And He Is Fighting To Deliver That Funding In Final Appropriations Bill Senator Says HVSF Expansion Is More Than Great Entertainment And Details Major Economic   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Oswego Industrial Park Is Less Than 10 Miles From Micron's Future Home, And Local Leaders Have Significant Interest From Many Tech & Other Companies That Want To Locate There, But The Site Is Rapidly Running Out Of Developable Land With Only About 20 Acres Left Oswego County Already Acquired 185 Acres Of Adjacent Land, But Needs $$ To Build The Needed Roads, Water & Other Inf  more