WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE REDOUBLES COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ALL Morelle-led Pell Grant flexibility legislation would ease financial restrictions for students with disabilities (Washington, D.C.)--Today, Congressman Joe Morelle introduced legislation he authored to make higher education more accessible to students with disabilities. The Pell Grant Flexibility A  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Congressman Kennedy Celebrates WWII Veteran Edgar C. Wilke's 100th Birthday in WNY and Washington Kennedy Presented Wilke With Medals Including The Bronze Star And Purple Heart For WWII Service WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) commemorated the 100th birthday of Edgar C. Wilke. Born April 5, 1925, and a native of Western New York, Mr. Wilke served in the 24th   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN'S BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO HELP VIETNAM VETERANS WITH CANCER PASSES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Congressman Pat Ryan's Bipartisan Legislation to Help Vietnam Veterans with Cancer Passes House of Representatives Congressman Ryan led the legislation, which will fund research to help Vietnam War veterans battling cancer, with Congressman Nick LaLota (R-NY) WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Commends the Arrest of 133 Illegal Aliens in Upstate New York Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today commended the efforts of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal law enforcement partners in apprehending 133 illegal aliens across Western, Central, and Northern New York. "President Trump and Border Czar Homan are prioritizing getting the w  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Neal, Larsen Introduce Resolution to Force Vote on Trump Tariffs Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Committee, and Rick Larsen, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, today introduced a  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Garbarino, Lawler, LaLota, Malliotakis Applaud the Restoration of Dr. Howard as WTCHP Administrator WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, it was reported that Dr. John Howard, Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), was dismissed as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) efforts to reorganize and optimize the department. Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Reintroduces Bipartisan End Kidney Deaths Act (WASHINGTON, DC) \- Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) and Congressman Josh Harder (CA-09) introduced the End Kidney Deaths Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide a refundable tax credit to living kidney donors who donate kidneys to strangers, specifically those waiting the longest on the kidney waitlist. Specifically, t  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Meeks, Neal, Larsen Introduce Resolution to Force Vote on Trump Tariffs Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Committee, and Rick Larsen, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastruc  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * MENG CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY OF QUEENS WOMAN WHO ESCAPED THE HOLOCAUST QUEENS, NY - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she helped to celebrate the 100 th birthday of a woman from Queens who miraculously escaped the horrors of the Holocaust in Europe. Meng visited the Flushing home of Hanna Slome yesterday where the Congresswoman honored her with an official congressional proclama  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nadler Leads New York Delegation Letter Requesting Full State Funding for MTA Capital Plan WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Dean of the New York Congressional Delegation, led a letter signed by members of New York's delegation to Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, requesting full funding of the $  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * REPRESENTATIVES MORELLE, FITZPATRICK INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Pell Grant flexibility legislation would ease financial restrictions for students with disabilities (Washington, D.C.)--Today, Representative Joe Morelle (D, NY-25) and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (D, PA-1) introduced legislation to make higher education more accessible to studen  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER: TRUMP TARIFFS LIKELY TO DRIVE NEW YORK RIGHT INTO A RECESSION; NYC METRO AREA IS ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE AS ONE OF LARGEST TRADE HUBS IN WORLD; SENATOR DETAILS NUMBERS THAT COULD ROT VARIETY OF... Schumer Warns Over 260,000 NY Jobs Tied To Exports At "Direct Hit" Risk ; JP Morgan Says Chance For National Recession Now At 60%--But Schumer Says For New York, That   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on April 7, 2025: * * * Mr. President, on Social Security, while markets plunge and retirement accounts reel from Donald Trump's tariffs, Elon Musk and DOGE are taking a blowtorch to Social Security. This morning, the Washington Post reported that the Social Security website is facing widespread and repeated outages. People can't log on and see their benefits. Millions of low-income Americans even r  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on April 7, 2025: * * * Mr. President, make no mistake about it, Donald Trump is teeing up a nationwide recession. Less than a week after Donald Trump started the largest, dumbest trade war in American history, all the signs say America is heading toward calamity. A report by JPMorgan entitled "There Will Be Blood," warned these policies, if sustained, would likely push the United States and possib  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Stefanik Delivers Over $400,000 in Funding for Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor to Invest in Historic Sites Across Upstate New York Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Elise Stefanik announced the first award recipients of the Mohawk Valley Historic Rural Revitalization Grant Program with funding the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor received following her advocacy.   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik, Mace Lead Bill to Support Maternal Healthcare Access for Military Moms and Families Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) reintroduced the Military Moms Act to support maternal healthcare quality and access for mothers serving in the military and dependents of service members. This legislation allows pregnancy to be classified as a Qualifying  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Stefanik, Malliotakis Reintroduce Legislation to Impose Penalties on Antisemitic Universities Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Elise Stefanik joined Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) in reintroducing the University Accountability Act to impose penalties on education institutions who fail to protect the civil rights of their students after antisemitic incidents on college cam  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Stefanik, Wittman's FACT Act Advances through Committee Following Markup Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Stefanik and Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA)'s bipartisan Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act advanced through the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Passage during today's markup sets this bill up for consideration on the House floor. "I have   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Suozzi Hosts WISH Conference in Washington to Confront Nation's Long-Term Care Crisis Washington, D.C. - April 7, 2025 - Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) convened a first-of-its-kind WISH Conference in Washington, D.C., to discuss his bipartisan legislation, the Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act, being introduced with Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI). Today's conference brough  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Velazquez and Ramirez Press Rubio for Answers on Human Rights Abuses at El Salvador Mega-Prison WASHINGTON- Today, Congresswomen Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL) led 21 House Democrats in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers and accountability for the transfer of individuals from U.S. custody to the Terrorism Confinement Center  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Vindman Introduces Landmark Legislation to Restore Quality Education Across Our Country, Get Phones Out of the Classroom This legislation is supported by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt who is an expert on the positive impact of phone-free classrooms. Haidt is the respected author of the New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation. WASHINGTON -- Congressman Eugene Vindma  more