WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today announced that she has nominated 16 students from New York's 24th Congressional District to the United States Military Service Academies. As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Tenney can nominate a select number of candidates to the Service Academies each year. A panel of local community leaders and veterans selected the 16 students to be nomin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue fighting to lower the cost of living for hardworking Americans while pushing back against Republican efforts to reward the wealthy and well-connected at the expense of Social Security and Medicare. LEADER JEFFRIES: Good morning, everyone. We a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: This week, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, led by Chairman Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), held a hearing to examine threats posed by the Biden-Harris administration's open-borders, anti-enforcement policies to law enforcement across the nation. Wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Today, Congressman Mike Lawler announced that he and several of his New York congressional colleagues have sent a letter urging House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to prohibit federal Medicaid expending toward any Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) payments in support of changes to the New York Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) unless more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) applauded the Department of Energy's (DOE) announcement that the agency will invest up to $365 million to install solar and battery storage systems at community healthcare facilities and public or privately owned, federally subsidized multi-family housing properties. "For too long, vulnerable fami more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: This week, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) voted in favor of S. 4367, the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. The bill included provisions to invest $125 million in projects to improve climate resiliency and water infrastructure throughout Brooklyn and Queens and measures to better address comprehensive flood risk through the U.S. Army Corps of Eng more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-05), Gwen Moore (D-WI-4) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) introduced the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act. This legislation will amend the nation's tax code to ensure survivors of sexual abuse and unwanted and illegal sexual contact do not have to pay taxes on settlement income when they prevail legally against their abuser. The Members introduced this legislation during  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today introduced the DOGE Acts, a package of bills to reform the federal government management of taxpayer dollars. The DOGE Acts coincide with President-elect Trump's recently announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which will be led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. "Under President Trump's leadership and a Republica more PR