WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As New Evidence Shows Trump's Treasury Officials Misled on DOGE Access to Sensitive Payment Systems, Reed Demands Specific Answers & an End to DOGE Coverup WASHINGTON, DC - New evidence indicates Elon Musk's lieutenants from the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" ("DOGE") were in fact more involved with attempting to access and suspend payments through the U.S. Treasury Department's hig more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ENDING TPS FOR OVER 1 MILLION IMMIGRANTS : February 6, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov c: 202.913.0126 Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following statement regarding the Trump administration ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 1 million immigrants from multiple cou more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman Demands Trump Administration and DOGE Comply with Federal Data Protection Laws Elon Musk and DOGE Officials Have Been Granted Unprecedented Access to Americans' Personal Information, Flouting Federal Data Protection Laws DOGE's Access to Classified Systems Risks Data Breaches and Hacks by Foreign Adversaries Read the Letter Here (link is external) Washington, D.C. - Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman Urges Acting NIH Director to Stand Up to Trump and Resume Work on Clinical Trials and Cancer Research Trump Initiatives Threaten to Shut Down Bipartisan, Public-Facing Work at NIH Read the Letter Here (link is external) Washington, D.C. - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) and 88 of his colleagues in sending a letter to the National Inst more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Condemns Violent Threats Against Staff, Announces Temporary Closure of District Offices Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today released the following statement in response to the violent threats made toward her staff: "Unfortunately, our team had to contact law enforcement today on three separate occasions due to threats of violence and intimidation again more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Gillen Urges Path Forward on Funding World Trade Center Health Program * * * Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) released the following statement after H.R. 835, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum Act, passed the House by a strong bipartisan vote. Gillen was an original co-sponsor of the legislation: "9/11 forever changed America - thousands of innocent Americans, including 349 Nass more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Demands Answers On Trump Plan That Would Put Social Security, Medicare, VA Benefits In Jeopardy Trump Executive Order Freezes Hiring For All Civilian Federal Workers In The Executive Branch; Order Will Have Serious Consequences for Americans Who Rely On Social Security Administration or Department of Veterans Affairs To Get Their Benefits Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand he more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Bipartisan Group Of Senators Introduce Legislation To Establish Stablecoin Regulatory Framework Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, together with Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), introduced the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, legislation to establish a clear regulatory framework for payment more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Schumer, Tenney Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Establish The Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park During WWII, Fort Ontario Was The Only Shelter In The United States for Jewish Refugees Fleeing The Holocaust; Legislation Would Keep Their Stories Alive For Generations To Come U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Yesterday, the New York Post dropped more receipts exposing the Biden State Department's radical, far-left agenda with an article that reveals video of a drag workshop in Ecuador funded by American taxpayers. WATCH HERE (https://youtu.be/JEGL3BWc8mo?si=Py2muJkBkuxYOyy-) The Biden State Department paid Fundacion Dialogo Diverso, an LGBTQ group in more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing to examine the outlook for American small businesses during the 119th Congress. During the hearing, Ranking Member Nydia M. Velazquez emphasized the need for Congress to build on the progress that small businesses have made under the Biden administration and to push back agains more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Rep. Sean Casten and Rep. Haley Stevens where they announced the introduction of the Taxpayer Data Protection Act, which will ensure that the confidential information of the American people is protected from unelected, out-of-control billionaires. more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Rep. Sean Casten and Rep. Haley Stevens where they announced the introduction of the Taxpayer Data Protection Act, which will ensure that the confidential information of the American people is protected from unelected, out-of-control billionaires. LEADER JEFFRIES: House  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Opening Statement at Hearing on California Wildfires and Regulations Watch Ranking Member Nadler's opening statement. Washington, D.C.-- Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, delivered opening remarks at the subcommittee hearing on California wildfires and regulations. Below are Ranking Member Nadler's remar more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree: Imminent Purge of EPA Employees Will Undermine Agency's Obligations to Protect Human Health and the Environment Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, is calling on the newly-confirmed Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lee Zeldin to reject any effort  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) released the following statement following Nassau County's agreement with the Trump Administration to allow 10 Nassau County Police detectives to work directly with ICE and other federal immigration enforcement agencies: "Violent criminals with no legal right to be here should be deported in accordance with the law. Nassau County PD detectives now bein more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) released the following statement after H.R. 1007, the Antisemitism Awareness Act, was reintroduced in the House. Gillen is an original co-sponsor of the reintroduced bill and joined Reps. Lawler and Gottheimer in speaking at the reintroduction press conference. "The scenes we've seen from our schools and college campuses since October 7th, including Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: This week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to affirm that the United States, Israel, and our allies and partners should keep all options on the table to counter and contain the threat from a nuclear-armed Iranian regime. U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced companion leg more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * This is the first bill of the 119th Congress introduced together by Reps. Suozzi and Fitzpatrick, Co-Chairs of the Problem Solvers Caucus * * * This week, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Congressman Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Patriot Day Act, bipartisan legislation to formally establish September 11th as a federal holiday. "The Patriot Day Act recognizes that September 11t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER DEMANDS ANSWERS: NEW YORK'S MEDICAID PORTAL JUST TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN AGAIN FOLLOWING TRUMP'S FUNDING FREEZE FIASCO LAST WEEK; SENATOR CALLS FOR FULL INVESTIGATION TO PROTECT NEARLY 7 MILLION... This Morning The Medicaid Portal And All U.S. Department Of Health & Human Services Websites Were Inoperable, Affecting Payments For Approximately 7 Million New Yorkers more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Maria Alvarez, executive director of New York StateWide Senior Action Council Inc., from a Jan. 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Improving Wellness Among Seniors: Setting a Standard for the American Dream": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today to discuss Wellness Among Seniors. My n more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Optimizing Longevity: From Research to Action" at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2205, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Members * Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida) * Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat-New York) Witnesses * Dan Buettner, Founder, Blue Zones, Miami, FL * Dr. Rhonda Patrick, Founder, FoundMyFitness, San Diego, CA * Dr. Eric Verdin, President and C more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Introduces Bipartisan Scientific Integrity Act WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) -- joined by Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1), and Don Beyer (VA-8), and a total or more than 100 co-sponsors in the House -- today introduced the Scientific Integrity Act, bipartisan legislation that sets clear, enforceable standards for federal more PR