WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Comer Expands Investigation of Sanctuary Jurisdictions, Invites Sanctuary Governors to Testify WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today expanded the committee's investigation of sanctuary jurisdictions that provide sanctuaries for criminal, illegal aliens by defying fede  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATROCITIES AGAINST MIGRANTS : April 15, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement: "Among the limitless list of Donald Trump's abuses, illegality, and cruelty, what this disgraceful president has engineered in El Salvador is   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FIGHT BACK AGAINST TRUMP'S ATTACKS ON THE FTC AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senate and House Democrats filed an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). FTC Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya are duly appointed, Senate-confirmed Comm  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FIGHT BACK AGAINST TRUMP'S ATTACKS ON THE FTC AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senate and House Democrats filed an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). FTC Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya are duly appointed, Senate-confirmed Commissioners at an independen  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman Hosts Community Leaders and Constituents to Condemn Trump's Attacks on Social Security Staff and Services GOP Attacks on Social Security Administration Severely Harm Recipients' Ability to Receive Benefits Over 4 Million New Yorkers Rely on Social Security Benefits to Make Ends Meet See Pictures and Video from Press Conference Here (link is external) New York, NY - C  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Presses Social Security Commissioner on Benefit Portal Malfunctions, Planned Firings of SSA Tech Workers Lawmakers Send Letter Amidst Widespread Website Outages, Benefit Disruptions Senate Special Committee on Aging Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand wrote to Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek to demand that the Social Security Administration (SSA) address ongoing is  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Stefanik Joined Hannity to Discuss the Trump Administration Defunding Harvard for Refusing to End Antisemitism on Campus Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Hannity with Sean Hannity on Fox News. View highlights from the interview below. On President Trump Protecting Jewish Students Which Biden Failed to Do: "That hea  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JEFFRIES, SCHUMER JOINT STATEMENT ON THE SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY DAY OF ACTION Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Save Social Security Day of Action, as Democrats lead the fight against Republicans' plan to gut Social Security: "Across the country, Democrats are l  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JEFFRIES, SCHUMER JOINT STATEMENT ON THE SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY DAY OF ACTION Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Save Social Security Day of Action, as Democrats lead the fight against Republicans' plan to gut Social Security: "Across the country, Democrats are leading the fight to oppose  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY DAY OF ACTION: "SOCIAL SECURITY IS NOT A PONZI SCHEME" Brooklyn, NY - Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference for Save Social Security Day of Action. Today, House and Senate Democrats are in their own communities holding events to mobilize Americans from every corner of the United States to push back  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY DAY OF ACTION: "SOCIAL SECURITY IS NOT A PONZI SCHEME" Brooklyn, NY - Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference for Save Social Security Day of Action. Today, House and Senate Democrats are in their own communities holding events to mobilize Americans from every corner of the United States to push back on Donald Trump, Elon Mus  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA'S UNLAWFUL DEPORTATION Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: "Donald Trump and his cruel, mean-spirited administration wrongfully deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, ripping him away from his family and putting his life in grave danger. Mr. Abrego Garcia must be r  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE ARE GOING TO HOLD REPUBLICANS ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY EFFORT TO DISMANTLE SOCIAL SECURITY" Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Inside with Jen Psaki where he emphasized that while Donald Trump and Republicans are crashing the economy and attempting to destroy Social Security and Medicaid, House Democrats will cont  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Meeks Leads Committee Democrats in Letter to Secretary Rubio on Trump Administration's Weak Response to Burma Earthquake Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today led 18 Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Meeks, Hoyer Introduce Major Russian Sanctions, Ukraine Assistance Bill Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and former Majority Leader Steny Hoyer today introduced a comprehensive bill to support Ukraine and thwart Russia's ability to wage its illegal war  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Meeks, Jacobs, Cherfilus-McCormick, Jackson, Jayapal, Olszewski Statement on Two Years of Brutal War in Sudan Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, alongside Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCor  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Morelle's Floor Remarks Opposing the SAVE Act WASHINGTON -- Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, delivered a floor speech in opposition to H.R. 22, the SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) Act. The following remarks were prepared for delivery: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yiel  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Highlight How DOGE Social Security Takeover Hurts Americans Democrats mark "Save Social Security Day of Action" Trump, Musk, DOGE continue to fire staff, close offices, cut vital services Washington, D.C. - On the "Save Social Security Day of Action," Senate Democrats are highlighting how Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) takeover   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Congressman Dan Goldman on the Trump Administration's Unconstitutional Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia "The spectacle in the Oval Office yesterday with Presidents Trump and Bukele was disgraceful: two self-proclaimed "strongmen" acting powerless to return an illegally deported man from an El Salvadorian torture prison -- despite a unanimous ruling from the Supreme Court -- and   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement on Harvard's Announcement Defying the Department of Education "Harvard University has rightfully earned its place as the epitome of the moral and academic rot in higher education. Fueled by the radical groupthink Far Left faculty, inept University leadership, donations by foreign adversaries, and proHamas terrorists, Harvard has fully embraced and tolerated the raging antisemitism thre  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Stefanik Introduces Legislation Ratifying the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim Settlement Agreement Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik introduced legislation to ratify the land claim settlement agreement between the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, New York State, Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties, the Towns of Fort Covington and Bombay,  more