WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement on the death of Yahya Sinwar: "Yahya Sinwar was an evil man who brought untold pain and suffering to countless Israelis and Gazans. As the architect of October 7th, Sinwar is directly responsible for the deaths of more than a thousand innocent Israelis, for hundreds of kidnappings, for rapes and sexual torture, and for bringing death and   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) led a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of their continued investigation into the migrant encampment on national park property at Fl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar orchestrated the barbaric terrorist attack perpetrated against Israel on October 7, 2023, resulting in the largest loss of Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust. As a result of the diabolical actions of Sinwar and Hamas, 1,200 people  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the most senior Jewish Member of the House of Representatives, issued the following statement regarding the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar: "Yahya Sinwar was a mastermind of the horrific October 7th attack. In his death we must recognize who he truly was in his life: a brutal butcher of innocent civilians. Israel, Gaza, the Middle East, and the entire world a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release: Binghamton, NY U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) today announced his constituent service team will hold mobile office hours from 10:00am to 12:00pm on Thursday, October 24 at the Windsor Village Hall and from 12:00pm to 2:00pm at the Copake Town Hall. During these events, constituents will be able to connect with representatives from Rep. Molinaro's office to share comments and resolve issues they are havin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Ronald Batory, President Biden's nominee to be a board director of Amtrak, from a Sept. 11, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz and distinguished members of the committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you this morning as a nominee for Amtrak's Board of Directors. I am a second-generation railroader. My father worked for the Ne  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Saratoga, N.Y. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the below statement following a report by the Washington Free Beacon on an investigation by the House Select Committee on the CCP revealing Harvard's role in exacerbating Communist China's transnational repression on their campus. "Once again, Harvard has proven to be completely corrupted by adversarial foreign influence. Harvard is kowtowing to Commu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Saratoga, N.Y. House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement. "Today is a historic day of justice for the Jewish people, the state of Israel, and humanity worldwide. Yahya Sinwar, an embodiment of pure evil and the barbarian leader of Hamas who was the mastermind of the October 7th atrocities has been eliminated. During Yahya Sinwar's October 7th attack, Irania  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Saratoga, N.Y. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar released the following statement: "For years CCP-drone manufacturer DJI has been rightfully blacklisted by the U.S. government for actively aiding the CCP in carrying out surveillance for their genocidal crimes against Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Now we have discovered that DJI is not only aid  more