WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * After GOP Spending Bill Slashes Student Loan Limits for Nurses, PTs, OTs, and More, Kennedy and Colleagues Introduce LEAP Act to Level Playing Field for Healthcare Professionals * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), alongside Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-2) and Rep. Shomari Figures (AL-2), introduced the Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals (LEAP) Act. This legislation corrects a disparity made in H.R. 1, the Republican-led reconci more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * As Prices Soar Like Santa's Sleigh This Holiday Season, Gillibrand Calls On Trump Administration To Stop Tariffs, Promote Affordability * Key Holiday Items Are 26% More Expensive This Year, Causing Families To Pinch Pennies During The Season Of Giving Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference to call on the Trump administration to ease the economic pain being felt by New Yorkers during the holiday season more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE HONORS LUCIEN MORIN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES * (Washington, D.C.)Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced he delivered remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives in honor of Lucien Morinan Army Veteran, Monroe County's first elected county executive, a transformational leader for our communitywho passed away in September at the age of 104. His remarks, available below, will appear in the Congressional Rec more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Lawler Expands Definition of Professional Degrees in New Bill * Washington, D.C. - 12/17/25... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the Professional Student Degree Act, a bill that amends the Higher Education Act to define "professional degree" and lists the graduate programs which meet the criteria. The Working Families Tax Cut legislation modified the annual federal student loan caps for students in graduate programs. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN RELEASES INITIAL SURVEY RESULTS ON IMPACTS OF TRUMP'S MASSIVE HEALTH CARE CUTS ON HUDSON VALLEY FAMILIES, ESCALATES FIGHT TO EXTEND LIFE-SAVING ACA TAX CREDITS * Congressman Pat Ryan Releases Initial Survey Results on Impacts of Trump's Massive Health Care Cuts on Hudson Valley Families, Escalates Fight to Extend Life-Saving ACA Tax Credits Because of Trump and Congressional Republicans' refusal to extend the ACA tax credits (li more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Reintroduces Bipartisan Essential Caregivers Act to Protect Long-Term Care Residents * Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) re introduced the House companion to the bipartisan, bicameral Essential Caregivers Act alongside Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), ensuring residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities are never again cut off from their loved ones during a public health emergency. This l more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Introduces Bill To Confirm Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Land Claim Settlement Agreement * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced legislation to authorize, ratify, and confirm the settlement agreement between the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, New York State, Franklin County, St. Lawrence County, the Town of Fort Covington, the Town of Bombay, and the New York Power Authority to resolve t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort To Oppose New Limits On Student Loans For Nurses * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), joined a bipartisan group of over 140 lawmakers to sound the alarm over a proposed framework by the U.S. Department of Education to declassify nursing degrees as "professional" and undermine the entire future more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Schumer Announce Unanimous Senate Passage Of Bill To Establish The Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park * Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer announced unanimous Senate passage of S. 3490, which included the bipartisan Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment Act. The passed bill also included the America's National Churchill Museum National H more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Schumer Highlight $5 Million Authorization For University Of Rochester In Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Bill * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced that they have secured a $5 million authorization for the University of Rochester's short-pulsed lasers research in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26). "  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks' Floor Debate Remarks on War Powers Resolution to Prohibit Hostilities Against Venezuela * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks on the floor during debate on House Concurrent Resolution 64, a War Powers Resolution Rep. McGovern introduced to prohibit the Trump administration's hostilities agains more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Signs Additional Discharge Petition to Force Vote on Enhanced Premium Tax Credits * Washington, D.C. - 12/17/25... Today Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), released the following statement after signing a third discharge petition to force a vote on the House floor to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits. "With House leadership refusing to bring any proposal to the floor, I am signing another discharge petition to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES AHEAD OF VOTE ON GOP HEALTHCARE BILL: "REPUBLICANS NEED TO BRING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TAX CREDIT EXTENSION BILL TO THE FLOOR TODAY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor, emphasizing that House Republicans have a responsibility to join House Democrats in protecting Americans' healthcare after he received 218 signatures on his discharge petition to extend the ACA ta more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES AHEAD OF VOTE ON GOP HEALTHCARE BILL: "REPUBLICANS NEED TO BRING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TAX CREDIT EXTENSION BILL TO THE FLOOR TODAY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor, emphasizing that House Republicans have a responsibility to join House Democrats in protecting Americans' healthcare after he received 218 signatures on his discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits for three years. more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON HISTORIC LAWSUIT RULING * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement: Throughout this year, Donald Trump has repeatedly obstructed Members of Congress from carrying out oversight of abuses in our immigration system. Today's decision preserves the ability of Congress to assert our constitutional responsibility to serve as a check-and-balance on an out-of- more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON HISTORIC LAWSUIT RULING * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement: Throughout this year, Donald Trump has repeatedly obstructed Members of Congress from carrying out oversight of abuses in our immigration system. Today's decision preserves the ability of Congress to assert our constitutional responsibility to serve as a check-and-balance on an out-of-control administration tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Meeks Issues Statement Following Briefing with Secretaries Rubio & Hegseth Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement following the committee's bipartisan classified briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on U.S. military strikes in the Western Hemisphere: "Today's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Meeks' Floor Debate Remarks on War Powers Resolution to End Military Strikes on Vessels Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks on the floor during debate on House Concurrent Resolution 61, a War Powers Resolution he introduced that would end the Trump administration's extrajudicial milita more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Meeks' Floor Debate Remarks on War Powers Resolution to Prohibit Hostilities Against Venezuela Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks on the floor during debate on House Concurrent Resolution 64, a War Powers Resolution Rep. McGovern introduced to prohibit the Trump administration's hosti more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Meeks, Mast Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Antisemitic Hanukkah Shooting in Australia Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Brian Mast (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the December 14th antisemitic shooting during a Hanukkah  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, Smith, Himes, Thompson, Crow & Omar Issue Statement Following House War Powers Resolution Vote Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Bennie G. Thompson (D-Mi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * MENG, GOLDMAN LEAD HOUSE BIPARTISAN TASK FORCE FOR COMBATING ANTISEMITISM MEMBERS IN LETTER TO AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER ALBANESE FOLLOWING THE DEADLY ANTISEMITIC BONDI BEACH ATTACK * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Dan Goldman (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Dan Meuser (R-PA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Chris Smith (R-NJ), members of the House Bipartisan Ta more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Pattern of Corruption Behind Trump and Republican Efforts to Ban States from Regulating AI * Washington, D.C. \- Today, during a hearing in the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) highlighted the pattern of corruption behind both Republicans' efforts to pass a 10-year moratorium on state-level AI regulation and Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Goldman, Members Of Congress Win Relief in Lawsuit Demanding Trump Administration Allow Access to Immigration Detention Facilities * COURT DECISION PAVES WAY FOR GOLDMAN TO CONDUCT OVERSIGHT VISITS AT 26 FEDERAL PLAZA Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (NY-10) announced that he and 11 colleagues have successfully halted ICE's unlawful policy of blocking members of Congress from conducting unannounced oversight visits  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Goldman, Meng Lead House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism Members in Letter to Australian Prime Minister Albanese Following Deadly Antisemetic Bondi Beach Attack * Bipartisan letter reaffirms unwavering support for Australian Jewish community and calls on Australia to implement measures to combat rising antisemitism. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), D more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Just-Passed National Defense Bill Authorizes $119 Million In Funding For Capital Region Projects - Including NY Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry "Rainbow" Division Headquarters & Watervliet Arsenal * Current 42 nd Infantry Division HQ Armory Built in 1971 Has Long-Been Running Out Of Space, As Well As The Technology & Infrastructure Needed To Maintain Modern US Army Division HQ And Support Training, Readiness  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko, Blumenthal Reintroduce Bill to Go After Cyber Grinch Bots Snatching Up Toys this Holiday Season * WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), today reintroduced their Stopping Grinch Bots Act, legislation which cracks down on cyber Grinches using bot technology to buy up entire inventories of popular goods only to resell them at exorbitant prices. These third-party sellers use bots to bypas more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez Secures Major Wins for Cooperative Housing and Strengthens Public Housing Oversight in New York * WASHINGTON Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) secured key provisions in H.R. 6644 the Housing for the 21st Century Act to expand access to affordable housing through cooperative ownership models while strengthening Congressional oversight to protect tenants in federally monitored public housing authorities. Velazquez succ more PR