WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AS GOP & 'DOGE' SLASH SOCIAL SECURITY, CREATING CHAOS & THREATENING CUTS TO SERVICES 203,000 SOUTHERN TIER SENIORS RELY ON, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEW LEGISLATION TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY, KEEP LOCAL... * 'DOGE' Has Fired Thousands Of Social Security Workers Hurting Services NY Seniors Rely On, Amid Website Crashes And Overwhelmed Phone Lines, While Creating Chaos & Confu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AS THE FALLOUT FROM TRUMP & GOP'S DEVASTATING MEDICAID CUTS BEGINS - THREATENING HEALTHCARE FOR OVER 30,000 IN CENTRAL NY - SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEW BILL TO REVERSE CUTS: PROTECTING HEALTHCARE &... * Trump & Congressional Republicans Rushed To Pass Largest Healthcare Cut In History To Fund Tax Breaks For Corporations & Billionaires - And Now Panic Is Setting In For Republ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Chairmen Garbarino, Guest Request Briefing on How DHS Will Use "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Funding to Secure the Homeland House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), requesti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE EXPOSES LOCAL IMPACT OF TRUMP'S HEALTHCARE CUTS * (Rochester, N.Y.)--Today, Congressman Joe Morelle was joined by Trillium Health to expose Donald Trump's betrayal of the American people and highlight the devastating impacts of Trump's reconciliation package on healthcare access in our community. "Day after day, Donald Trump continues his crusade to worsen the lives of wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mike Lawler Celebrates the Release of Yeonsoo Go From ICE Detention After Intervening * Pearl River, N.Y. - 8/5/25... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) confirmed that Yeonsoo Go, a recent graduate of Scarsdale High School detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has been successfully released and reunited with her family. "I'm proud to confirm that Yeonsoo Go has been more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN MORELLE AND CIVIC GENIUS PARTNER ON INNOVATIVE REDESIGNED TOWN HALL * (Rochester, N.Y.)--U.S. Representative Joe Morelle is partnering with Civic Genius, a program of the National Civic League, to host an innovative deliberative town hall, designed to facilitate deep discussion with a cross-section of NY-25 residents. This reimagined town hall is a unique opportunity for constituents more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN LEADS HUDSON VALLEY FARMING COMMUNITY IN SPEAK OUT AGAINST HARMFUL TRUMP ADMINISTRATION POLICIES * Congressman Pat Ryan Leads Hudson Valley Farming Community in Speak Out Against Harmful Trump Administration Policies Representatives from the Ag community included local farmers, small business owners, researchers, distillers and food bank representatives Ryan and community member more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Releases 2025 America First Foreign Policy Plan * Oswego, New York--Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today released her America First Foreign Policy Plan to outline her continued efforts to rebuild strong American leadership on the global stage, confront the growing threat of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), protect American taxpayer dollars from corrupt international or more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Releases Comprehensive Israel and Iran Plan * Oswego, New York -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today released her Israel and Iran Plan, outlining her continued commitment to standing with Israel, confronting Iran's global terrorism, and reversing the Biden administration's failed Middle East policies. As a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligenc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * FOLLOWING 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF MEDICAID, MEDICARE AND AMID UNPRECEDENTED HARM TO HUDSON VALLEY SENIORS, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN CONTINUES C.A.R.E.S. VAN SENIOR TOUR * Following 60th Anniversary of Medicaid, Medicare and Amid Unprecedented Harm to Hudson Valley Seniors, Congressman Pat Ryan Continues C.A.R.E.S. Van Senior Tour Following Medicaid and Medicare's 60th anniversary and in light of recent sweepi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Gillen Visits TRACON N90 in Westbury; Applauds USDOT Decision to Open Audit into Relocation * WESTBURY, NY - In case you missed it, Newsday, The New York Post, CBS New York and more reported on Congresswoman Laura Gillen's visit to TRACON N90 in Westbury, where she applauded the decision to investigate the FAA's relocation of N90 air traffic controllers from Long Island to Philadelphia.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Keep the Promise: Kennedy, WNY Leaders Rally In Opposition to Trump's End-Run Around Social Security * BUFFALO, N.Y. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) was joined by colleagues in government, community leaders, and Social Security recipients to oppose recent comments by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who called the creation of Trump Accounts in the Republican Reconciliation Bill a "backdoor  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Unveils Secure Our Embassies Act to Bolster Counterintelligence Coordination * Washington, D.C. - 8/5/25... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, introduced the Secure Our Embassies Act to address gaps in counterintelligence readiness and coordination by promoting integrated security planning and role-spe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Supports Bipartisan Effort to Extend Healthy Start Program for Five Years * (STATEN ISLAND, NY) \- Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis was joined by members of the Community Health Center of Richmond to rally support for her bipartisan legislation introduced earlier this year to extend the Healthy Start program through 2030. The program provides grants to community-based organizations more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gillen Urges Houses of Worship to Apply for FY2025 Nonprofit Security Grant Program * ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) urged local houses of worship and faith-based institutions to apply for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Nonprofit Security Grant Program, a critical source of funding that helps protect religious communities from the rising threa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER: HANDS OFF UPSTATE NY'S JOB CORPS; STANDING IN ORLEANS COUNTY WITH FINGER LAKES STUDENTS, STAFF, & SMALL BUSINESSES STUCK IN LIMBO FOLLOWING TRUMP'S ORDER TO SHUT DOWN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL LOCAL... * Orleans County's Iroquois Job Corps Center Provides Residential Workforce Training In Healthcare, Construction, Tech, And Other Fields With Worker Shortages To Over 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Leads Resolution Condemning Heinous NYC Attack, Honoring Victims and NYPD Heroism * SARATOGA, N.Y., - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik led the introduction of a resolution condemning the disturbing act of violence on July 28, 2025, in New York City, where a madman killed innocent victims in cold blood, including an off duty New York City Police Department offic more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik, Deluzio, Daines, Baldwin Reintroduce WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act * SARATOGA, N.Y., - Today, House Republican Chairwoman Elise Stefanik reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the brave and heroic women who served in World War II as members of the United States Army Nurse Corps and the United States Navy Nurse Corps. Chairwoman St more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez Statement on Firing of Puerto Rico Fiscal Board Members * WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's removal of five members of Puerto Rico's Fiscal Oversight and Management Board: "There are serious and longstanding concerns with the Fiscal Board, its expansive interpretation of PROMESA, and the aust more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * WITH TRUMP'S TARIFFS CRUSHING WESTERN NY ECONOMY, SCHUMER STANDS WITH BUFFALO-NIAGARA BUSINESS LEADERS ON FRONTLINES OF PLUMMETING SUMMER TOURISM & RISING COSTS, ANNOUNCES HE WILL FORCE VOTE TO END... * Trump Just Increased Tariffs on Canada - Our Closest Ally & Trading Partner -To A Reckless 35% Which Has Families & Small Biz Across Upstate NY In Tailspin As Costs Sky more PR