WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: We dedicate Labor Day each year to the social and economic contributions American workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. While the first Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, it would not become a nationally recognized holiday until 1894. On June 28, 1894, Congress passed an act designating the first Monday of September the lega  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: Today, the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement released an interim report regarding Kindu Jeancy Zamambu, an illegal alien from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who brutally assaulted a woman at a hotel in Cheektowaga, New York. Zamambu was released into the U.S. on February 15  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined The Howie Carr Show to discuss Kamala Harris finally agreeing to an interview following weeks of refusing to publicly address the American people on her failed policy record and how higher education can combat antisemitism as students return to campus. Listen to the full interview here. View highlights from the interview below. On Kamala H  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: Today, Representatives Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04) introduced the bipartisan Partners in Diplomacy Act. This legislation would enable the State Department to facilitate co-location agreements with trusted partners in overseas facilities, like embassies and consulates. Trusted partners would only include our NATO allies and major non-NATO allies. The benefits for allo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Saratoga, N.Y. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik delivers federal disaster relief funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help New York communities in Essex, Hamilton, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties following the severe flooding caused by the heavy wind and rain on July 10th and 11th that severely impacted counties and municipalities across New York's 21st Congressional District. "As  more