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April 20, 2020 Press Release

PATCHOGUE, NY - On Monday, April 20, 2020, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the House Financial Services Committee, bipartisan White House Opening Up America Again Congressional Group and bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, urged the Department of Treasury and Federal Reserve to allow more local governments, such as Suffolk County, to qualify to utilize t

April 17, 2020 Press Release

PATCHOGUE, NY - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the bipartisan White House Opening Up America Again Congressional Group and bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, issued the following statement calling for urgent Congressional action on three vital coronavirus response priorities:

April 16, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Today, President Trump announced his appointment of Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) to the White House Task Force on Reopening the Economy. The mission of this group is to “work together with the White House to chart the path forward toward a future of unparalleled American prosperity.

April 13, 2020 Press Release

Our local medical professionals, first responders, law enforcement officers and so many others are giving their all, putting themselves and their loved ones at risk to protect our communities’ most vulnerable.

April 11, 2020 Press Release

PATCHOGUE, NY - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, secured a donation that arrived today of 10,000 KN95 Masks from the Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation to Suffolk County to be distributed to front line workers during the ongoing outbreak of c

April 10, 2020 Press Release

RIVERHEAD, NY - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, issued the following statement on the opening of a second drive-thru coronavirus testing site in Riverhead: 

April 5, 2020 Press Release

PATCHOGUE, NY - Last night, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the bipartisan Congressman Coronavirus Task Force, pleaded for urgent assistance from across America with securing desperately needed Personal Protective

April 5, 2020 Press Release

PATCHOGUE, NY - This evening, President Trump announced that the White House is sending 200,000 n95 masks to Suffolk County at the request of Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), which are expected to be delivered tomorrow at no cost to Suffolk County.

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October 16, 2015 In The News

The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $2.4 million grant to complete runway maintenance work at the Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton.

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October 16, 2015 In The News

An East Patchogue girl at risk of losing her eyesight will get to see the pope, thanks to a Long Island congressman.

Louisa Taitt, 9, is progressively growing blind. She says her dream is to meet Pope Francis.

Rep. Lee Zeldin surprised the girl at her church, Saint Joseph the Worker in East Patchogue, with an invitation to meet Pope Francis in Washington, D.C.

October 16, 2015 In The News

Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin has joined the fight against a plan to continue dumping dredged-up sediment from Connecticut in the Long Island Sound.

"We can't assume that just dumping these waste spoils into the Long Island Sound is environmentally benign," Zeldin says.

October 16, 2015 In The News

An amendment was successfully added to the Student Success Act that could possibly bring an end to Common Core. This week, the US House narrowly passed the reauthorization of HR 5 (the Student Success Act). HR 5 is the controversial proposed replacement for the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The amendment, authored by conservative Rep.

October 16, 2015 In The News

Washington - East End residents can now enter a lottery for tickets allowing them to be on the U.S. Capitol's west lawn as Pope Francis makes his historic address to a joint session of Congress, Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) announced Wednesday.

October 16, 2015 In The News

Last week, U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin continued his effort to block a proposed Iran nuclear deal, co-sponsoring two resolutions in the House.

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October 16, 2015 In The News

East End Congressman Lee Zeldin wasted little time after the nuclear inspection deal with Iran was finalized Tuesday morning in announcing he plans to work to nix the deal.

October 16, 2015 In The News

President Obama is asking critics of the Iran nuclear deal what the alternative is other than war as if it’s rhetorical question, but there is an answer: a better deal.

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October 16, 2015 In The News

Local environmentalists and lawmakers say they believe the U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers’ latest plan for disposing dredged materials won’t protect the Long Island Sound.

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