WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Statement on Settler Violence in the West Bank October 18, 2026 Washington, DC -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding settler violence in the West Bank: "I condemn the brutal settler attacks on American photojournalist Heidi Levine, European diplomats, and Palestinian olive harvesters in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Meeks, Smith, Himes: Trump Has Abandoned Ukraine; Congress Must Act October 19, 2026 Washington, DC -- 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; and Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligenc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following letter with co-signers to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Cameron Hamilton: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 9, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20528 - The Honorable Cameron Hamilton FEMA Administrator Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, S.W. Washing more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * REPS. CLARKE, GRIJALVA LEAD 63 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN URGING USCIS TO ADDRESS PROCESSING BACKLOG COSTING LAWFULLY-PRESENT IMMIGRANTS THEIR HEALTHCARE * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswomen Yvette D. Clarke and Adelita S. Grijalva, alongside 61 Members of Congress, sent a letter urging U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to immediately expedite pending green card applications for immigrants who have lost or are at risk of losing Medicaid more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER $20+ MILLION FOR CRITICAL RAILWAY REPAIRS IN ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES REGION & SUPPORT MAJOR BUSINESSES THAT RELY ON RAILWAY * New Fed Funding Includes $11M To Replace Ten Miles Of Track In Wayne County And Nearly $10M To Replace Forty Miles Of Track Between Brockport And Lockport Funding Comes From U.S. Department Of Transportation's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure And Safety Improvements more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER $3.1 MILLION TO MODERNIZE CENTRAL NEW YORK FREIGHT RAIL CORRIDOR CONNECTING CORTLAND COUNTY TO ONONDAGA COUNTY * Senators Say NYS&W Main Line Is A Key Corridor For Freight Rail Needed To Support Central NY Businesses And Major Manufacturing Projects Like Micron Thanks To Schumer's Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law, New Fed Investment Will Help NYS&W Upgrade Infrastructure Between Cortl more PR