WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Secures $7.4 Million To Increase MTA Safety And Security * Senator Gillibrand's New Federal Program Cuts Red Tape, Allowing MTA and Large Urban Transit Authorities Nationwide to Use Federal Funding for Security Personnel and Crisis Intervention for the First Time Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, announced she secured $7,443,750 in federal funding  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On President Trump's Request To Slash Programs That Help American Families In Order To Fund His War In Iran * Today, in response to the release of President Trump's budget request calling for a $73 billion cut to domestic programs in favor of a massive increase in defense spending, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Develop more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES SECURES $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NYCHA * Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) visited NYCHA's Van Dyke II Senior Center, where he announced that he secured $1 million in Community Project Funding for NYCHA developments across the Eighth Congressional District. Leader Jeffries was joined by Council Members Darlene Mealy (CD 41) and Chris Banks (CD 42), NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt and Tenant Associat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP'S HEALTHCARE TARIFFS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and Republicans promised to lower costs on day one, but they have instead caused prices to increase and ripped healthcare away from millions of Americans. The President is now doubling down on his attack on healthcare by once again imposing reckless tariffs that will raise the cost of prescr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gillen Fights for Funding for Health Care, Public Safety, Clean Water, Safe Roads, Other Priorities for Nassau County * ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging Congress to direct federal funding to several Nassau County priorities, including health care access, support for local police and fire departments, clean water infrastructure, safer roads, and nonprofit security grants fo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gillen Successfully Pushes Lifesaving Medical Research Funding Through Congress, to President's Desk * ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) celebrated the final passage of lifesaving medical research funding in the House of Representatives to President Trump's desk after a months-long push to move the stalled package through Congress. Earlier this week, she urged Speaker Mike Johnson to sign the bill and send it to the Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Velazquez Presents Over $1 Million in Federal Funding for Workforce Development and Infrastructure in East New York * BROOKLYN, NY - Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) presented two Community Project Funding checks totaling $1,100,000 for projects serving the East New York and City Line communities, delivering federal investments in immigrant workforce development and public infrastructure. At the first event, Velazquez presented a more PR