WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, issued the following opening statement on March 25, 2026, at a hearing on the oversight of the National Weather Service: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to welcome our witness, Assistant Secretary Taylor Jordan, for his first appearance before this subcommittee. We all recognize the vital work performed by NOAA and the Nati more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on March 27, 2026: * * * ICYMI: TSA, Coast Guard, CISA, FEMA Underscore Long-Term Damage Caused by Democrat DHS Shutdown This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security convened a hearing to examine the impacts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown caused by Senate Democrats' refusal to advance the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2026 DHS funding b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JOINT LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON REPUBLICANS REFUSING TO END THE AIRPORT CHAOS * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar issued the following statement: For more than 40 days, Donald Trump and Republicans have subjected the American people to chaos at our airports. They shut down the Depart more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JOINT LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON REPUBLICANS REFUSING TO END THE AIRPORT CHAOS * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar issued the following statement: For more than 40 days, Donald Trump and Republicans have subjected the American people to chaos at our airports. They shut down the Department of Homeland Security  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "WE WANT REPUBLICANS TO STOP HOLDING TSA AGENTS AND AIR TRAVELERS HOSTAGE TO THEIR EXTREME IMMIGRATION AGENDA" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Lead, where he emphasized that House Republicans are prolonging the painful government shutdown by blocking bipartisan legislation to end the shutdown. PHIL MATTIN more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "WE WANT REPUBLICANS TO STOP HOLDING TSA AGENTS AND AIR TRAVELERS HOSTAGE TO THEIR EXTREME IMMIGRATION AGENDA" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Lead, where he emphasized that House Republicans are prolonging the painful government shutdown by blocking bipartisan legislation to end the shutdown. PHIL MATTINGLY: Leader Jeffries, real more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "DONALD TRUMP AT ANY POINT OVER THE LAST 41 DAYS COULD HAVE MADE CLEAR THAT TSA NEEDS TO GET PAID" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, where he emphasized that while the Trump administration is brutalizing American citizens and entering a reckless war of choice, House De more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "DONALD TRUMP AT ANY POINT OVER THE LAST41 DAYS COULD HAVE MADE CLEARTHAT TSA NEEDS TO GET PAID" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, where he emphasized that while the Trump administration is brutalizing American citizens and entering a reckless war of choice, House Democrats remain committed to  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS WOULD RATHER INCONVENIENCE YOU TO JAM THEIR EXTREME RIGHT-WING IDEOLOGY DOWN THE THROATS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar held a joint press conference to demand that Speaker Johnson end the painful DHS shutdown and bring the Senate-passed funding b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DEMAND VA STOP SUDDEN PLAN TO CLOSE SCHENECTADY VETERANS' CLINIC AND IMMEDIATELY BEGIN WORK WITH LOCAL LEADERS TO ENSURE NO DISRUPTIONS IN CARE FOR 1,500+ CAPITAL REGION VETERANS... * Sudden Closure Announcement For The Schenectady VA Clinic Has Prompted Major Concerns From Capital Region Vets That Care Could Be Disrupted, Have Veterans Facing Lon more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik, Cotton Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Propel America's Robotics Superiority, Protect U.S. National Security * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, along with Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY), introduced the American Security Robotics Act to propel and protect America's robotics superiority while safeguardin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * THE CAUCUS ON BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS AND THE JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES CO-HOST WHM BRIEFING ON BLACK WOMEN'S ECONOMIC SECURITY AND POWER * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Robin Kelly (IL-02), and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, recognized Women's History Month by partnering  more PR