WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release: Leeds, NY U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) hosted a pinning ceremony in Greene County on Friday for Vietnam War Veterans and their families as part of his August Action Plan. Rep. Molinaro presented all veterans with a pin recognizing them for their service. He will be hosting another ceremony in Broome County. Rep. Molinaro said, "It was my honor to welcome and recognize these veterans and their families   more

NASSAU COUNTY, New York, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, R-New York, issued the following statement on Aug. 19, 2024: * * * Congressman Anthony D'Esposito (NY-04) released the following statement after receiving news that disgraced former Congressman George Santos accepted a plea deal in the federal case against him. Congressman Anthony D'Esposito's district borders Santos's former district, and D'Esposito led the charge in Congress to rally bipartisan support for Santos's expulsion from t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Nick Langworthy announced that Alfred University will receive a federal grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the amount of $347,740. This funding will be used to purchase a state-of-the-art in-situ infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry system that will be critical for driving forward research in fields like Ceramic Engineering, Glass Science, Materials Science & Engineerin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: Oswego, New York--Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement regarding the House Committees on Oversight and Accountability, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means full report on the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden. The (link is external)291-page report(link is external) reveals the incriminating evidence that President Biden ab  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: By: Sen. Joni Ernst and Adam Andrzejewski As published in New York Post Washington should have learned an important lesson after COVID-19: Stop sending our tax dollars to China for risky, secretive research. Yet, the feds keep funneling untold millions to China and other adversarial countries, hiding the details about the suspicious projects being funded, and admitting they cannot offer a full accounting of th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: RealClearPolitics: Numbers Don't Lie: Women Thrived Under Trump, Suffered Under Harris By Chairwoman Elise Stefanik Of the countless lies about Kamala Harris perpetuated by Democrats and their loyal stenographers in the mainstream media, one of the most egregious is that a Kamala Harris presidency will deliver historic economic opportunity for working women. Unfortunately for these desperate Democrats   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Saratoga, N.Y. House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Life, Liberty & Levin on Fox News to discuss Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the most radical Democrat political ticket in our nation's history, and how their progressive policy records will devastate hardworking Americans. Stefanik also emphasized the failures of Kamala Harris' economic policies including trillions in wasted governme  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: HAUPPAUGE, NY Today, Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Suffolk County) led the Long Island Congressional Delegation in urging Governor Kathy Hochul to declare a state of emergency for Long Island in response to the devastating flooding and road collapse caused by the heavy rainfall on August 18th. The severe weather event has caused widespread damage across both Nassau and Suffolk Counties, with the collapse of a major ro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Reps. Nick LaLota (NY-01), Anthony D'Esposito (NY-04),Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Brandon Williams (NY-22) released the following statement relating to reports of disgraced former Congressman George Santos intending to take a plea deal(link is external). "Ten months ago, in the interest of justice and as representatives from New York, we led the charge to expel serial fraudster George Santos from the Ho  more

PEARL RIVER, New York, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: Today, Representatives Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) announced their introduction of the Stand with Israel Act, which will require the withholding of U.S. funding to UN agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel. The bill is modeled after the current prohibition of funding to any UN entities that el  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following statement on Aug. 18, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Mike Lawler released the following statement after a video surfaced showing a speaker at the Islamic Center of Rockland using violent, dangerous, and antisemitic rhetoric to describe the ongoing war in Gaza. "I am deeply disturbed by the violent, antisemitic remarks espoused by a speaker at the Islamic Center of Rockland. I have visited the Center and have never enco  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release: Binghamton, NY In a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul, U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) today formally requested she allow the deportation of all illegal immigrants with criminal histories from the state and repeal New York's sanctuary state designation. This push follows the arrest of Gianfranco Torres-Navarro in Endicott, a Peruvian gang leader wanted for 23 murders, who was caught and released at the south  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Schumer Helped Create AFG & SAFER Programs, Which Help Train, Equip & Staff Fire Departments Across Upstate NY; Schumer Pushed To Re-Authorize Programs Earlier This Year To Support First Responders Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ From AFG & SAFER Is Preparing Upstate Firefighters To Take On Any Emergency Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirs  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Schumer Helped Create AFG & SAFER Programs, Which Help Train, Equip & Staff Fire Departments Across Upstate NY; Schumer Pushed To Re-Authorize Programs Earlier This Year To Support First Responders Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ From AFG & SAFER Is Preparing Upstate Firefighters To Take On Any Emergency Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Schumer-Led Inflation Reduction Act Secured Resources To Develop Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Created FAA's Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition (FAST) Grant Program, Which Will Energize Malta-Based Wright Electric To Develop Cutting-Edge Batteries For Electric Airplanes Schumer, Tonko: New Fed $$ Will Spark Innovation And Help Cutting-Edge Research At Wright Electric In  more