WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release: * * * Celebrating 250 years of connecting communities: The Postal Service marks a proud anniversary * WASHINGTON -- The Postal Service will mark the 250th anniversary of its founding on July 26. To celebrate the organization's rich history of connecting people, communities and businesses, USPS will hold a series of special events this week and highlight other activities, including licensed merchandise, digital  more PR

NEW YORK, July 21 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * City of New York Takes Legal Action to Protect Federal Funding for Youth Mental Health Programs * July 21, 2025 Submits Declaration in Support of Lawsuit Challenging Federal Government's Funds to Social Service Programs New Interpretation Under PRWORA Restricts Eligibility for Services Provided Using SAMHSA Funding Based on Immigration Status City Health Department Serves At-Risk Youth With Nearly $2 M more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Herbert Conaway, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Conaway Leads Five Members in Letter to Secretary Duffy on Air Traffic Control System Updates Today, Congressman Herb Conaway Jr., MD (D-NJ) led five of his colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, urging that he invoke his preexisting authority to allocate $36 million from the FAA Facilities and Equipment (F&E) account to the Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Contro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Urges U.S. Sentencing Commission To Consider Impacts Of Chronic Underfunding And Understaffing At BOP * July 21, 2025 As the U.S. Sentencing Commission welcomes comments on its proposed priorities for the 2025-2026 amendment cycle, Durbin urges the agency to consider the impact of BOP's challenges CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 22 -- The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * ICYMI: OTDA Commissioner Barbara C. Guinn and Senator Roxanne J. Persaud's Op-Ed in Empire Report: Republicans' Callous Actions Undermine Snap While Harming New Yorkers in Need As New York and other states begin to grapple with the historic cuts to vital federal safety net programs recently enacted by President Trump and the Republican-led Con more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * In Elmira, As New York Police Departments Face Staffing Shortages, Gillibrand Announces Bill To Keep New Yorkers And Law Enforcement Families Safe * The Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act would establish a pilot program to provide child care services for police officers to accommodate their work hours and enhance officer recruitment and retention Today, standing with law enforceme more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * In Riverhead, Gillibrand Sounds The Alarm On The Disastrous $8 Million Cut To National Estuary Program Funding Proposed In FY26 Budget That Would Endanger Americans' Health * Contaminated water can lead to a plethora of health risks; cutting funding to maintain estuary water quality will endanger Americans' well-being Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand sounded the alarm on the proposed  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LaLota Leads Bipartisan Bill to Protect Long Island Sound and Peconic Bay * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Nick LaLota (NY-01) today announced his co-leadership of the bipartisan Estuaries Saving Through Efficient and Responsible Appropriations for Your Shoreline (ESTUARIES) Act (link is external), a bill that reauthorizes the National Estuary Program (NEP) through Fiscal Year 2031 and supports the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Tom McClintock, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Law Enforcement and Firefighter Recreation Act Passes House The Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act, H.R 183 by Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05), has passed the House of Representatives and next goes to the Senate. The Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act provides law enforcement and firefighting organizations, including federal, state, local, and Nati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON AIRPLANE CRASH IN DHAKA * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Incredibly saddened by the deadly airplane crash at a school in Dhaka, Bangladesh. I offer my deepest condolences to the families of the victims and all those mourning this tragic loss of life, including within the Bangladeshi American c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON AIRPLANE CRASH IN DHAKA * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Incredibly saddened by the deadly airplane crash at a school in Dhaka, Bangladesh. I offer my deepest condolences to the families of the victims and all those mourning this tragic loss of life, including within the Bangladeshi American community in Brooklyn. Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ONE BIG UGLY BILL IS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Donald Trump and House Republicans One Big Ugly Law will drive up costs and rip healthcare and nutritional assistance from millions of Americans to reward their billionaire donors. LEADER JEFFRIES :  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ONE BIG UGLY BILL IS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Donald Trump and House Republicans One Big Ugly Law will drive up costs and rip healthcare and nutritional assistance from millions of Americans to reward their billionaire donors. LEADER JEFFRIES : Good afternoon, everyone.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Leader of National Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Pleads Guilty and Admits to Selling Stolen Goods for More Than $600M * A New Jersey man pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Northern District of Oklahoma to leading a multi-state operation that stole thousands of catalytic converters from private vehicles and sold them on a secondary market for millions of dollars, based on the value of the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Restore and Modernize National Labs * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Restore and Modernize Our National Labs Act of 2025, legislation that would invest in maintenance projects and infrastructure improvements at America's National Labs. Specifically, the legislation would authorize funding for deferred mainte more PR

NEW YORK, July 20 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams Expands Public Safety Communications With 'NYC Public Safety' Account on Citizen App to Keep New Yorkers Safe and Informed * July 20, 2025 Video available at: https://youtu.be/gfEiC9x7YLk No-Cost Initiative Allows City to Share Verified Real-Time Safety Updates Directly to Over 3 Million New Yorkers on Citizen Rollout Builds on Adams Administration's Commitment to Breakdown Communications S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Cpl. Tibor Rubin * Few, if any, Medal of Honor recipients endured what Army Cpl. Tibor Rubin did. As a young Jewish man in Europe during World War II, Rubin survived the Holocaust before moving to the U.S. in the hopes of joining the Army to pay back the country that gave him freedom. He served valiantly during the Korean War only to be taken prisoner again. In 30 months of ca more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * MENG STATEMENT ON DEADLY MILITARY PLANE CRASH IN BANGLADESH * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, today issued the following statement on the deadly military plane crash in Dhaka, Bangladesh. "The deadly crash of the Bangladeshi Air Force training aircraft in Dhaka is devast more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 21 (TNSLprt) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following report in July 2025 entitled "New York State Agency Use of Overtime and State Workforce Trends, 2015 - 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * This report examines the use of overtime by New York State agencies and State workforce trends over the past ten calendar years. After a long-term reduction in staffing levels, the size of the State workforce grew in 2024, increasing by 3.7 percent, or 5, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Progressive Pipeline Management LLC (PPM), Wenonah, New Jersey, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) emphasizing the need for revised repair criteria for hazardous liquid and gas transmission pipelines. Established in 2002, PPM is a trenchless pipeline rehabilitation contractor with substantial experience in revitalizing aging natural gas infrastructure across 18 states. In its letter, PPM discuss more ST

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks at the committee's markup of the fiscal 2026 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies funding bill: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank Chairman Womack, Chairman Cole, Ranking Member Clyburn, and the subcommittee staff on both sides of the aisle for their hard work, in particular, Christina Monroe, Jackie Kilroy and Nora Fay more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, issued the following remarks at the subcommittee's markup of the fiscal 2026 funding bill: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I know that you and I share many of the same priorities. However, I must strongly oppose this appropriations bill that would abandon small businesses and hard-working Americans, weaken law enforcement, and surrende more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following floor remarks on the rescissions package: * * * Mr. Speaker, this rescissions package is disastrous. It cuts $8 billion in life-saving and critical U.S. foreign assistance, including food assistance, access to clean water, and lifesaving medicine. Let's stop pretending this is about fiscal responsibility. This package is not about saving money--it's about selli more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER SECURES $18.5 MILLION AUTHORIZATION FOR FORT DRUM CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN SENATE NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL * Schumer Secured Authorization In Major Step Forward To Plan & Design New, Expanded Spaces To Store Aircraft And House Soldiers Training At Fort Drum Schumer Is Pushing To Deliver $$ For New Aircraft Storage And Training Facilities In Upcoming Funding Bil more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:25-cv-05884; S.D.N.Y. filed July 17, 2025) involving Joseph J. D'Ambrosio: * * * On July 17, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged New York resident Joseph J. D'Ambrosio with orchestrating a multi-year investment fraud through Hereford Holdings, L.L.C., an entity that he established to invest funds on behalf of family and friends, but which he used instead to misappropria more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Celebrates Groundbreaking of Montgomery County EMS Facility After Securing $1.5 Million in Federal Funding * FULTONVILLE, NY - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik celebrated the groundbreaking of the Montgomery County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division Facility with Montgomery County officials and first responders. "As the proud representative of NY21, I more PR

NEW YORK, July 21 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Tisch Announce Milestone in Life-Saving Drone Program to Stop Subway Surfing * July 21, 2025 Deputy Mayor Kaz Daughtry, Public Safety: All right, good morning, everyone. My name is Kaz Daughtry, I'm the deputy mayor for Public Safety. I'm joined here today by the mayor, Eric Adams, the New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Councilmember Francisco Moy more PR

NEW YORK, July 20 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Visits Federal Officer Who Was Shot in 33rd Precinct Last Night and Briefs Media * July 20, 2025 Video available at: https://youtu.be/3_gXeivxS8c Mayor Eric Adams: Afternoon, I'm joined here by Police Commissioner Tisch, Deputy Mayor Daughtry, and Director Russo from the Custom and Border [Protection], and we are here to just first give our prayers to the family members of one of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Criminal Illegal Alien with Lengthy Rap Sheet Ambushes and Shoots CBP Officer in New York City * The suspect is a criminal illegal alien from the Dominican Republic was apprehended at the southern border and released into the country under the Biden Administration WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security lodged a detainer against an illegal alien accused of ambushi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Williams Companies Inc. has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the proposed reissuance and modification of Nationwide Permits (NWPs). The company emphasizes the urgency of finalizing these permits by March 15, 2026, prior to the expiration of the current set, to support the expansion of energy infrastructure critical for meeting the nation's growing energy demands. As a major energy infrastructure firm, Williams operates an more ST