WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AFTER AGRICULTURE SECRETARY ROLLINS CLAIMS FOOD BANK CUTS ARE "FAKE NEWS," CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN INVITES ROLLINS TO SEE THE HARM TO HUDSON VALLEY FAMILIES FOR HERSELF IN MONTGOMERY MONDAY After Agriculture Secretary Rollins Claims Food Bank Cuts Are "Fake News," Congressman Pat Ryan Invites Rollins to See the Harm to Hudson Valley Families for Herself in Montgomery Monday Trump's Department of Agricul  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Goldman Joins New York Voting Rights Groups to Condemn Republican Voter Suppression Bill and Demand Senate Reject It SAVE Act Intended to Dismantle Electoral Reforms Across Country and Create Mass Voter Disenfranchisement and Suppression Bill Passed by GOP in House Yet to be Brought to Senate Floor Watch Recording of the Event Here (link is external) New York, NY - Congressman D  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 18, 2025: * * * Gillen Highlights FY26 Community Project Funding Request Portal; Urges NY-04 Local Governments, Law Enforcement Agencies to Apply Before Deadline GARDEN CITY, NY - Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) highlighted the Fiscal Year 2026 Community Project Request period and urged local governments and certain non-profits to visit her Appropriations portal: "The Community Project  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 18, 2025: * * * Morelle and House Admin Dems Demand Preservation of Smithsonian's more than 175-years of Curatorial Independence Dems to VP Vance: 'We write to you as shared custodians of one of the nation's crown jewels--and with great concern over its future.' WASHINGTON - Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on Hou  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 18, 2025: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Joins Balint And Colleagues in Demanding Answers on Mohsen Mahdawi's Arrest Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) joined Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) and several House colleagues in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State secretaries to demand answers on the illegal abduc  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-New York, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 17, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the remarkable career of Peter Robinson, the Vice President for Government and Community Relations at the University of Rochester, who retired at the end of March after more than 35 years of exceptional service. Throughout his tenure, Peter played a vital role in advancing the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on April 18, 2025: * * * Rep. Ralph Norman Sends Letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05) wrote a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte, applauding the agency's referral of New York Attorney General Letitia James for criminal prosecution related to her alleged involvement in mortgage  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Congressmen Goldman and Smith, Co-Chairs of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, on Antisemitic Attack on Governor Josh Shapiro "The Pennsylvania State Police has now confirmed that the Passover attack on Governor Shapiro and his family was motivated by antisemitism. "Governor Shapiro is the Governor of Pennsylvania and has nothing to do with Israel's forei  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 18, 2025: * * * Statement from Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) on Donald Trump's Defiance of Court Orders SYRACUSE, D.C. - Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today released the following statement on Donald Trump's defiance of court orders: "Donald Trump's hostility towards the judicial branch has created a constitutional crisis that threatens the foundations of American democracy. O  more