WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN LAUNCHES HUDSON VALLEY WIDE PETITION TO STOP POTENTIAL ICE FACILITY IN NEWBURGH * Congressman Pat Ryan Launches Hudson Valley Wide Petition to Stop Potential ICE Facility In Newburgh Following Border Czar Tom Homan's promise of an ICE surge in New York, Congressman Pat Ryan immediately raised the alarm on reports of a new facility in Newburgh and is demanding answers on if the si  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN RALLIES WITH WEST PARK COMMUNITY, POSTAL WORKERS TO SAVE WEST PARK POST OFFICE * Congressman Pat Ryan Rallies With West Park Community, Postal Workers to Save West Park Post Office When West Park residents abruptly received notice that their post office would be closing, with no information or timeline provided on when services will resume, Ryan immediately wrote to USPS demandin  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Introduces No Hostile ONLOOKERS Act to Protect America's National Laboratories from Foreign Adversaries * Washington, DC -Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today introduced the No Hostile Operatives in our National Labs Obtaining Our Knowledge which Establishes Risks to our Security (No Hostile ONLOOKERS) Act, legislation to strengthen safeguards at America's National Labo  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Pentagon Release Long-Awaited Report On U.S. Bombing Of Iranian Elementary School Investigation into School Strike Was Reportedly Submitted in April but Has Not Been Released To Congress or the Public - Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led 24 of her colleagues in continuing to demand answers from the Department of Defense (DoD) over the U.S.' bombi  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Meeks Issues Statement on 1-Year Anniversary of State Department RIFs Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement on the 1-year anniversary of the Trump administration's firing of 1,350 civil and foreign service employees without cause: "One year ago today, the Trump admini  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ANOTHER DEADLY SHOOTING BY ICE AGENTS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Less than one week after ICE agents fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas, they brutally killed another unarmed person, a 26-year-old Colombian man, in Maine in cold blood. This pattern of violent immigration enforcemen  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ANOTHER DEADLY SHOOTING BY ICE AGENTS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Less than one week after ICE agents fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas, they brutally killed another unarmed person, a 26-year-old Colombian man, in Maine in cold blood. This pattern of violent immigration enforcement actions shocks the consc  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DONALD TRUMP AND THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY HAVE BEEN A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that Democrats remain committed to pushing back on the extremism being unleashed on our communities and will continue working to lower costs, protect our healthcare and clean up c  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DONALD TRUMP AND THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY HAVE BEEN A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE" * LEADER JEFFRIES : Donald Trump promised the American people that Republicans would lower the high cost of living on day one, but costs haven't gone down during Donald Trump's presidency. Costs have gone up. Donald Trump promised that ICE enforcement in this country would target the worst of the w  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks and Meng Demand Con Edison Compensate Queens Families After Heatwave Power Outages * QUEENS, NY - U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) and Grace Meng (NY-06) sent a letter to Con Edison asking to compensate Queens residents who lost power during this month's dangerous heatwave in New York City. In a letter to Con Edison CEO Timothy Cawley, the lawmakers urged the company to provide bill   more

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 1, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Leader Thune, Last week, the Supreme Court ruled to allow the Administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians. Following this decision, I write today to urge you to quickly take u  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Torres Celebrates Completion of Community Solar Portfolio Spanning 70 Bronx Buildings BRONX, NY -- Today, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) joined Fieldston Power and Chestnut Holdings atop 2676 Grand Concourse in the Bronx to celebrate the completion and "powering on" of Fieldston Power's first community distributed solar portfolio, spanning more than 70 multifamily properties across New York City. The po  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following statement on July 13, 2026: * * * Rep. Torres on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Becoming Law Five Torres-authored provisions on housing construction, tenant safety, and public housing oversight are now law - Over the weekend, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the most significant federal housing legislation in three decades, became law. In response to the news, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15), who authored an  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Torres, 1199SEIU Denounce Supreme Court TPS Ruling, Demand Congressional Action BRONX, NY -- Today, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) joined 1199SEIU, faith leaders, and community members at St. Luke's Episcopal Church for a rally and press conference denouncing the Supreme Court's ruling on Temporary Protected Status and calling on Congress to pass legislation guaranteeing lasting protections for TPS holde  more