WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Chairman Rick Scott, Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand Sound the Alarm on Foreign Drug Recalls, Request Investigation Today, U.S. Senator Rick Scott, Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand sent a letter to Acting Comptroller General Orice Brown requesting the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) analyze the connec more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Langworthy Announces $70,000 Federal Grant to Strengthen Olean Region's Skilled Trades * Washington, D.C.-September 2nd...Congressman Nick Langworthy today announced a $70,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to the Olean Business Development Corporation (OBDC) to support the Olean Region Skilled Trades Accelerator Project. The $100,000 project, which includes $30,000 in matching funds from Olean Business Develo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2026, with four Democratic leaders: * * * Democratic Leaders Release Statement Urging White House Not to Wait to Restart Stalled Russia Sanctions Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, and Richard Neal (D-Mass.-01), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Me more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Announces Bill To Make Large-Scale Wage Theft A Felony Nationwide * Ahead of Labor Day, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced the Don't Stand for Taking Employed Americans' Livings (Don't STEAL) Act, which would make large-scale wage theft a felony nationwide. Representative Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02) and 28 cosponsors have introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives. "Working Americans deserve  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Meeks Statement Following Meeting with Mr. Vladyslav Vlasiuk Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after meeting with Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Advisor and Commissioner to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Sanctions Policy, during his visit to Capitol Hill. "I welcomed today's conversation with more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler-Golden Northeast Lobstermen Protection Act Passes House, Providing Certainty for Northeast Fisheries * Washington, D.C. - 9/1/26... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) announced that the House of Representatives passed the Northeast Lobstermen Protection Act. The legislation extends the current regulatory framework governing the American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries in the Northeast through 2035 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Meeks, Smith, Himes, and Thompson Introduce War Powers Resolution to End Trump's Illegal Boat Strikes Marking one year since the Trump administration's first boat strike, U.S. 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  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following letter with five co-signers to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 31, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Administrator Oz, We write today to leave a public comment on the Calendar Year 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following letter to Puerto Rican Health Secretary Victor M. Ramos Otero: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 26, 2026 The Honorable Dr. Victor M. Ramos Otero Secretary Puerto Rico Department of Health Edificio A, Antiguo Hospital Psiquiatria, Calle Periferal, Bo. Monacillos San Juan, PR 00935 Dear Secretary Ramos: I am writing to you to express various concerns about the sudden determination by the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) to ch more PR