WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Secures $750,000 for Development Authority of the North Country to Replace Army Waterline Serving Fort Drum * Oswego, New York -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today announced that the Development Authority of the North Country (DANC) will receive $750,000 in federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the reconstruction of the Army Waterline tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, House Colleagues Introduce Landmark Anti-Hunger Legislation * Legislation Would Increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits And Help Those with Large Medical and Housing Expenses Currently, 3.5 Million New Yorkers Rely On SNAP Benefits To Put Food On The Table U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2025, legislation th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Demands Answers on and Legal Justification for Strike in Caribbean * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement on the Trump administration's September 2nd strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea. "I am deeply concerned by the Trump administration's shi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Stefanik Questions Legal Experts on Unions Discriminating Against Pro-Jewish Educators * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik asked legal experts about discrimination among unions against pro-Jewish educators during today's House Committee on Education & Workforce subcommittee hearing. Watch Her Full Line of Questioning Here Re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler, Five Rockland Town Supervisors, More Local Officials Press White House to Protect Haitian TPS Holders * Pearl River, N.Y. - 9/9/25 - This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), joined by a bipartisan group of five Rockland County Town Supervisors, sent a letter to President Trump urging the Administration to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian citizens. The letter, signed b more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES AND SENATOR MARKEY INTRODUCE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING HALF A CENTURY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CABO VERDE * Today, Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives and the most senior U.S. government official of Cabo Verdean ancestry, and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a Congressional res more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES AND SENATOR MARKEY INTRODUCE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING HALF A CENTURY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CABO VERDE * Today, Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives and the most senior U.S. government official of Cabo Verdean ancestry, and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a Congressional resolution recognizing half a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION GREENLIGHTING RACIAL PROFILING * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Once again, the so-called Supreme Court conservative majority is working in the shadows to undermine the fundamental rights of American citizens. A corrupt group of Supreme Court justices, shamefully hiding behind a veil of anonymity,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2025: * * * Meeks Demands Answers on and Legal Justification for Strike in Caribbean Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement on the Trump administration's September 2nd strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea. "I am deeply concerned by the Trump administration's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * MENG REINTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO COMBAT EXCESSIVE AIRPLANE NOISE OVER QUEENS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced the reintroduction of the bipartisan Quiet Communities Act ( H.R.5151 (link is external) ), a measure to help combat aircraft noise over Queens and other impacted areas around the country. The bill would require that the Environmental Protection Agency ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gillen Introduces Bipartisan Feed Hungry Kids Act to Protect No-Cost School Lunch * WASHINGTON, DC -- Yesterday, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) held a press conference at Forest Road School in Valley Stream to announce the introduction of H.R. 5128, the Bipartisan Feed Hungry Kids Act, which would ensure that schools serving high numbers of underserved students remain eligible to offer no- more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2025: * * * Reps. Torres, Clarke Introduce Resolution to Establish September as National African Immigrant Heritage Month Today, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives to designate September as National African Immigrant Heritage Month, honoring the historic and ongoing contributions of Africa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER DEMANDS FEMA RESTORE FEDERAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUNDING FOR DELAWARE COUNTY, REVERSE CANCELATION, AND CONTINUE SIDNEY CULVERT PROJECT TO KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE IN THE SOUTHERN TIER * Sidney Culvert Project Is A Key Piece Of The Plan To Strengthen Infrastructure & Flood Mitigations In Village Of Sidney, Which Has History Of Devastating Flooding Due To The Lower Ri more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2025: * * * Small Business Committee Advances One-Year Extension of SBIR and STTR Programs Today, the House Committee on Small Business voted to advance a bipartisan bill to extend the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs through the fiscal year. SBIR and STTR have a four-de more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez Introduces Amendments for Defense Spending Legislation * WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) submitted and cosponsored amendments to the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) intended to prevent U.S. Military intervention in Latin America, protect human rights, secure equitable health care for servicemembers and families in Puerto  more PR