WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: New York's Ability to Refund SNAP Fraud Victims Expires at the End of September Over 80,000 SNAP Fraud Cases Were Filed In New York City Last Year Read the Letter Here(link is external) Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02) in a bipartisan effort to extend critical protections to victims of food stamp theft that are set to expire at the end of September wit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded $230,996 in federal funding to support several key humanities projects in Western New York and the Southern Tier. These competitive grants will help local institutions preserve cultural heritage and engage the public in educational initiatives. "Western New York and the Southern Tier has  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today sent a letter to the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demanding the Voter Participation Center be investigated for potentially violating federal tax rules for tax-exempt charitable organizations. Tenney's letter follows reports that the Voter Participation Center is using targeted digital ads to register Democratic leaning voters but working t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced support for legislation to better protect kids' privacy and safety online. Rep. Morelle was joined by educators in support of the Kids Online Safety (KOSA) Act and the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection (COPPA 2.0) Act, bipartisan legislation that will address the student mental health crisis by cracking down on Big Tech's ability to pro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) called out the Federal Aviation Administrator, Michael Whitaker, for the recent grounding of all American based carriers to Israel. American based air carriers have placed an indefinite hold on all flights to Israel and cancelled trips with no plan of when they will resume impacting numerous families in New York's 19th Congressional District. This is happening despite many non-A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release: Hudson, NY U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) released the following statement on the passing of former Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka: "Today, we mourn the passing of Paul Czajka, a man who devoted over four decades to Columbia County and its cherished legal system as a judge and district attorney. Paul never backed down from a fight--whether taking on powerful people, tough cases, or his cou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Schumer Stood With Traffic Accident Victims, Including An Intern In His Office Who Was Recently Struck By A Car While Biking To Work, And Safety Advocates Earlier This Month To Sound Alarm Record High Pedestrian & Bicycle Crashes & Deaths And Vowed To Fight For Fed $$ To Implement New Safety Plan For Rochester And Personally Called Secretary Buttigieg To Help Land This Grant   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $59,115,204 in federal funding to modernize facilities and strengthen airfield safety at 26 airports across New York State. This federal funding was granted through the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program and will help fund projects that address safety,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Funding Is On Top Of The Over $175M For NYS To Build Out Network of EV Charging Stations In The Infrastructure Law, And $700K For Oneida County Senators Secured Earlier This Year To Build New EV Charging Stations In The Region Schumer: Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Is Supercharging EV Infrastructure For The Mohawk Valley U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Funding Is On Top Of The Over $175M For NYS To Build Out Network of EV Charging Stations In The Infrastructure Law, And $700K For Oneida County Senators Secured Earlier This Year To Build New EV Charging Stations In The Region Schumer: Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Is Supercharging EV Infrastructure For The Mohawk Valley U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibran  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Earlier This Month Many Cap Region Seniors Found Out New Negotiated Lower Drug Prices For 10 Of Most Common Drugs For Medicare, Impacting Those With Cancer Diabetes, Heart Disease & More But Extremists And Far Right Now Want To Take Away Medicare's Ability To Negotiate Drug Prices Senator Says We Need To Be Doing More To Address Drug Costs And Announces $2,000 Annual Cap O  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Schumer Worked Tirelessly With NY Parents To Gain Robust Bipartisan Support Of 91-3 To Pass The Kids Online Safety Act And COPPA 2.0 In The Senate, Biggest Federal Tech Regulations In Decades, But Bill Has Languished In The House With Recent Reporting Saying House Leadership Does Not Plan To Bring Senate Bill For A Vote Senator Says That Is Not Acceptable And Demands Action   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: ALBANY, NY Congressman Paul D. Tonko today announced the awarding of more than $189,000 in federal grant funding to two Capital Region fire departments. In this round of funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Fiscal Year 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program, the Latham Fire Department will receive $97,681.90 to acquire a new turnout gear extractor, a turnout gear dry  more