WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On Ousting Of Head Of National Security Agency And U.S. Cyber Command Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump administration's politically motivated firing of General Timothy Haugh, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the Na  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11715) on April 1, 2025, by financial economics specialist Darryl E. Getter: * * * Introduction to Financial Services: The Housing Finance System Background Prior to the Great Depression, U.S. residential mortgage markets operated at local levels and were highly sensitive to local conditions. Lenders funded mortgages by relying on local deposits, which were concentrated in heavily popu  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ECONOMY IS CRASHING AND DONALD TRUMP IS ON THE GOLF COURSE" Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Weekend where he emphasized that Donald Trump's reckless tariffs will raise costs on hardworking American taxpayers. MICHAEL STEELE : Joining us now to discuss is Democratic Leader and friend of the show, Hakeem Jeffries. We  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ECONOMY IS CRASHING AND DONALD TRUMP IS ON THE GOLF COURSE" Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Weekend where he emphasized that Donald Trump's reckless tariffs will raise costs on hardworking American taxpayers. MICHAEL STEELE : Joining us now to discuss is Democratic Leader and friend of the show, Hakeem Jeffries. Welcome, sir. ALICIA MENEN  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, McCaul, Cherfilus-McCormick Reintroduce Bipartisan Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, with Representatives Michael McCaul, Chairman Emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus, this week reintroduced H.R. 26  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley, Warren, Markey, Lawmakers Demand Explanation for "Disturbing Arrest and Detention" of Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk Washington, D.C. - This week Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) joined Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and over 30 lawmakers in writing to Secretary of   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 3, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Phi Omega Chapter in Buffalo, which is proudly hosting the District Conference for the Second District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., in Western New York. Founded in 1911 at Howard University, Omega Psi Phi is a national, not-for-profit civic fraternal organization dedic  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Gillibrand, Schumer, and Capito Introduce Commemorative Coin Bill To Honor 25th Anniversary Of 9/11 Yesterday, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Charles E. Schumer, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the 25 th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act, which would require the U.S. Mint to design and mint coins to honor the 25 th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist  more