WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- 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 11:00am to 1:00pm on Monday, October 28 at the Trumansburg Village Office. During this event, constituents will be able to connect with representatives from Rep. Molinaro's office to share comments and resolve issues they are having with federal agencies like the VA, IRS, and Soci  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Tomorrow, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) will introduce The Affordable Remittance Act into the U.S. House of Representatives. The Affordable Remittance Act aims to increase access to the FedNow payment system for affordable remittance providers. This bill mandates that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System make FedNow available to such providers, thereby reducing the c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Yesterday, Congressmen Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) led a bipartisan letter signed by over 100 of their House of Representatives colleagues slamming the push by the Palestinian Authority to downgrade Israel's status at the United Nations (UN) and offering serious consequences if this were to happen. The letter is endorsed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: New EPA $$ Will Help KLAW Develop Tech To Reduce Waste Sent To Landfill With Automated Recycling System To Bolster Operations In The Southern Tier Schumer: KLAW Is The Success Story I Had In Mind When Establishing A High-Tech Incubator In Binghamton! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced $400,000 in federal funding for the Binghamton-based KLAW Indus  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Funding Will Help Alstom & Partners Produce And Test Hybrid, Battery-Powered Trains At Southern Tier Facility Schumer Urged U.S. Transportation Secretary Which Brings Together Two Emerging Areas Of Manufacturing In The Southern Tier To Fund Project Boosted By The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Law Schumer: Fed $$ For Battery-Powered Rail Development Puts Souther  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Award For Livingston Avenue Bridge Will Help Replace 125 Year Old Structure & Civil War-Era Piers & Is Largest CRISI Award EVER Federal Funding For Rail Infrastructure Improvements In The History Of The Program Schumer Relentlessly Advocated To Fund Bridge Placement Project, Calling On US Transportation Secretary & Amtrak CEO To Deliver Resources For Critical Infrastructure I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Senators Explain Project Will Greenlight Major Rail Modernization And Upgrade 14+ Miles Of Track In St. Lawrence County, Improving Safety, Efficiency, Resilience & Competitiveness Of Ogdensburg Area Railroad Built In The Early 1900s Funding Comes From Consolidated Rail Infrastructure And Safey Improvements Program That Senators Fought To Boost Funding For In Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Schu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Saratoga, N.Y. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement: "As a member of the Congressional Emergency Medical Services Caucus, I am proud to announce that following my advocacy the Old Forge Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc. in Herkimer County has been awarded a $200,000 SIREN Act grant. These funds, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, will help Old  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Saratoga, N.Y. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik introduced the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA) to support a wide range of social services and programs for individuals aged 60 or older. Programs supported by the OAA include supportive services, nutrition services, home-delivered meals, family caregiver support, community service employment, and services to prevent the abuse and exploitation of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Saratoga, N.Y. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement on the reported Communist Chinese hack into the phones of President Donald J. Trump and Senator JD Vance. "Communist China's blatant and malicious election interference against the leading candidate for President of the United States, President Donald J. Trump, is absolutely unacceptable. The Biden-Harris Administration must im  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Saratoga, N.Y. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY) sent a letter to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth advocating for the Army to host a small modular reactor (SMR) at Fort Drum. "As Mayor of the City of Watertown, I'm proud to express my support for Fort Drum's nomination as the site for the Army's first small modular reactor. Fort Drum is not only a cornerstone of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: ALBANY, NY U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko today celebrated the award of $215,104,000 to New York State Department of Transportation to replace the Livingston Avenue Bridge. For years, Tonko has campaigned for federal funding for the Livingston Avenue Bridge project. Earlier this year, he wrote to the Federal Railroad Administration calling for the project to be funded. "The Livingston Avenue Bridge is a v  more