WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Lawler Introduces Bipartisan Bill Enhancing Abraham Accords Security Ties * Washington, D.C. - 7/10/25... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, introduced the Abraham Accords Defense Against Terror Act, bipartisan legislation that will expedite arms sales to U.S. partners that have normalized relations more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kennedy Statement on President Trump's Latest Tariff Threat Against Canada * BUFFALO, NY -- Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), co-chair of the bipartisan Northern Border Caucus, released the following statement after President Trump's recent threat to impose a 35% tariff on Canadian imports starting August 1. "President Trump's reckless and erratic game of tariff roulette is a dir more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Visits Springville to Spotlight Local Seniors, Small Businesses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) visited the Village of Springville on Thursday to meet directly with residents, local officials, and small business owners to hear about the challenges facing the community and highlight how recent policy wins are making a difference right here at h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Demands Answers on Reckless Dismantling of USAGM * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Kari Lake, senior advisor for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), requesting she provide detailed information related to the decision to unilaterally shutter more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Statement on Mass Firing of State Department Personnel * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the Trump administration's mass firing of State Department personnel. "The mass firing of civil service and foreign service employees at t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ernst Saves Taxpayers $100 Million * WASHINGTON - In addition to the One Big Beautiful Bill delivering the largest tax cut in history, the law will also save taxpayers $100 million by eliminating freebies for free-loading fat cats thanks to an amendment successfully attached by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). Ernst's effort ended the backwards practice of forcing small businesses to foot the b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release on July 11, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Liccardo on CNN - Trump's "Epidemic of Lawlessness" and Militarized Enforcement Do Not Belong in a Democracy NEW YORK, N.Y. - Last night, Congressman Sam Liccardo joined Abby Phillip on CNN to discuss the Trump Administration's attacks on the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship. When asked by Phillip, host of NewsNight, about the constitutionality of Trump's executive more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Urges President Trump to Restore Key Funding for After-School Programs in the Hudson Valley * Washington, D.C. - 7/11/25... Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) is urging President Trump to release federal funding for 21st Century Community Learning Centers, which provide vital before- and after-school programs across the Hudson Valley. These programs are particularly impactful for low-income st more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "OUR COMMITMENT IS TO MAKE SURE WE FIGHT FOR EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN ACROSS THE COUNTRY" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference at CrescentCare, a federally qualified health center in Louisiana, with Rep. Troy Carter (LA-02) and Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Rep. Robin Kelly (IL- more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "OUR COMMITMENT IS TO MAKE SURE WE FIGHT FOR EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN ACROSS THE COUNTRY" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference at CrescentCare, a federally qualified health center in Louisiana, with Rep. Troy Carter (LA-02) and Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Rep. Nanette Barra more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Applauds Court Decision Rejecting 9/11 Plea Deal * (NEW YORK, NY) - Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit's decision (link is external) to strike down a plea deal that would have allowed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-defendants to avoid the death penalty: "I  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2025: * * * Meeks Demands Answers on Reckless Dismantling of USAGM Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Kari Lake, senior advisor for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), requesting she provide detailed information related to the decision to unilaterally shut more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2025: * * * Meeks Statement on Mass Firing of State Department Personnel Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the Trump administration's mass firing of State Department personnel. "The mass firing of civil service and foreign service employees a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Neguse Introduce Legislation to Impose Lifetime Ban on Members of Congress from Lobbying * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02) introduced the Close the Revolving Door Act of 2025, legislation that would impose a lifetime ban on former Members of Congress from becoming lobbyists. The legislation also  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $20 Million In Federal Funding For 16 Airports Across New York State * Major Projects Include Over $6 Million For Long Island's Republic Airport And Over $5 Million For Buffalo Niagara International Airport Today, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Transportati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Gillibrand, Collins And Reps. Castro, Ciscomani Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Strengthen Early Childhood Education Workforce * U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced the Head Start for Our Future Act, bipartisan legislation that would make child development and early education jobs eligible as community services under the Federal Work-Study program. By a more PR