WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) published an op-ed in The New York Post, in which he lays out the evidence demonstrating how Vice President and Biden-appointed "border czar" Kamala Harris has failed to resolve the self-inflicted crisis at America's borders. Further, the op-ed documents how Har  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) sent a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul requesting her approval of the Climate Change Superfund Act. The Climate Superfund Act (S.2129-B/A.3351-B) establishes a climate change adaptation cost recovery program to require companies that have contributed significantly to the buildup of climate-warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to bear a share of the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: Watertown, New York Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today joined forces with local officials and volunteer firefighters in Jefferson County to call on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to rethink its proposed regulatory changes that could potentially close volunteer fire departments throughout New York. Earlier this year, OSHA proposed a new safety and health standard to replac  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: Oswego, New York Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today introduced the Federal Electric Vehicle Mandate Prohibition Act to prohibit federal, state, and local governments from enacting mandates on electric vehicles (EVs). In March, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a new emissions rule for light-duty and medium-duty vehicles, requiring up to two-thirds of new cars and trucks sold in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: New Legislation Cracks Down on Fentanyl Smuggling, Imports of Products Made with Forced Labor Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), alongside Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Bob Casey (D-PA), announced bipartisan legislation to help Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stop the flow of illicit goods, including fentanyl, counterf  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued a subpoena to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for documents regarding the Biden-Harris administration's establishment of a migrant encampment at Floyd Bennett Field (FBF), a National Park Service site in New York City (NYC). Westerman issue  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) today called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to intervene and reverse Governor Hochul's cuts to vital disability and senior services in New York State through the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). Rep. Molinaro has led the fight against the Governor's plan to gut this program. CDPAP allows individuals with disabilities and those with   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release: Binghamton, NY U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) today announced his office is hosting a Service Academy Infromation Session at SUNY Broome Community College on Wednesday, August 21. The informational session is open to students and parents who are considering applying for a nomination to a U.S. Military Academy. Members of Congress may nominate candidates for appointment to U.S. service academies: U.S. Mil  more