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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) issued the following statement:
PATCHOGUE, NY - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the House Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, announced SAFE in Sag Harbor has been awarded $125,000 in federal funding from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Drug-Free Communities Program in its mission to prevent youth substance abuse.
PATCHOGUE, NY - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) issued the following statement honoring the service of New York State Senator Ken LaValle as he concludes over four decades of service in the New York State Senate:
WASHINGTON - On January 3, 2021, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) was sworn in to a fourth term in the United States House of Representatives by newly re-elected Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D, CA-12).
PATCHOGUE, NY - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) issued the following statement on New York State Assembly Bill A416, which would grant officials, such as Governor Andrew Cuomo and state health officials, the authority to remove and detain individuals who they deem a threat to public health, detain them for up to 3 business days without a court hearing and require “an appropriate course
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin issued the following statement following House passage of the Senate Amendment to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (H.R. 133), which includes government funding through September 30, 2021, and additional coronavirus relief:
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) announced authorization for construction of the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Project on Long Island’s south shore and Hashamomuck Cove Coastal Storm Risk Management Project in Southold, as well as authorization for feasibility studies for Wading River Creek in Riverhead, Reel Point Preserve on Shelter Island, Goldsmith Inlet in Southol
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) announced the “Don’t Break up the T-Band Act” has been included in Congress’ upcoming spending bill.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) issued the following statement in support of language in Congress’ new coronavirus relief bill to ensure that recipients of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) can deduct expenses covered using PPP’s forgivable loans:
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Patchogue, NY - May 1, 2017 - On Friday, April 28, 2017, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) hosted his third annual art reception at Artspace in Patchogue, where he announced Enru Wang, a high school student at Smithtown Christian School, as the 2017 winner of the Congressional Art Competition for the First Congressional District: “The Artistic Discovery Contest.” In attendance at the event were
Guardian Angels Founder Curtis Sliwa Offers Plan To Rein In MS-13; Reacts To County Exec's Solutions
With brutal MS-13 crimes sweeping Long Island and officials calling the scourge a public safety crisis, Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels, revealed a new plan he's developed, showing authorities how to "rein in MS-13."
New York, NY - April 28, 2017 - Rep. Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the House Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, attended a subcommittee hearing today entitled “Safeguarding the Financial System from Terrorist Financing,” where Mr. Jamal El-Hindi testified, the Acting Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Long Island, NY - April 27, 2017 - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) announced today that he has just reintroduced his bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives to prevent the sale of Plum Island by the federal government to the highest bidder: The Plum Island Preservation Act (H.R. 2182).
WASHINGTON — Rep. Lee Zeldin, one of the two Jewish Republicans in the House, is blasting the Obama administration prisoner swap with Iran as “brutally incompetent” following new disclosures about the troubling backgrounds of the Iranians who were set free.
Jonathan Wickham remembers that at age 14, maybe younger, he was involved in planning for the estate tax on his family’s 300-acre fruit farm — something the average teen might never have to think about.
About 100 people turned out Saturday for the Kiwanis Club of Greater Riverhead’s annual Breakfast of Stars during which the club honored six individuals and a volunteer group for being role models to the youth of the town.
Patchogue, NY - April 24, 2017 - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) announced that $1,580,000 in federal funding has been awarded to the Town of Brookhaven for the construction of new sidewalks and curbs along Old Town Road, in Port Jefferson Stationand Coram, including bicycle and pedestrian access, and Americans with Disabilities Act regulated sidewalks, among other projects.
About 100 people turned out Saturday for the Kiwanis Club of Greater Riverhead’s annual Breakfast of Stars during which the club honored six individuals and a volunteer group for being role models to the youth of the town.
We need to send a powerful message to the world that there are lines which can never be crossed. On the night of April 6, 2017, the Syrian government used chemical weapons in a barbaric attack against its own people, resulting in the murder of dozens of Syrian men, women, and children.