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June 30, 2021 Press Release
WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, June 29, 2021, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) met with environmental stakeholders from Long Island and Connecticut to discuss their successful joint efforts to save Plum Island and advance several other key Long Island environmental priorities.
June 29, 2021 Press Release
Through enhanced computing power and security, quantum computing has the potential to improve our lives and the nation in areas ranging from healthcare to national security to the financial sector. Thanks to investments in our nation’s best and brightest scientists and the advancement of this important bill, we are now closer than ever to a large-scale implementation of this technology. My legislation continues to invest in the implementation of this revolutionary technology, including right here at the Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island.
June 28, 2021 Press Release
Completion of the FIMP project is critical to the long-term health and viability of Long Island’s environment, economy and coastal way of life. My team and I have worked very hard on this effort since I first arrived to Congress in January 2015. I was proud to secure Congressional authorization for FIMP during the 116th Congress, and it’s incredibly encouraging to see all levels of government working together to finally get this project done for Long Islanders.
June 28, 2021 Press Release

Last week, H.R.1/S.1, the so-called “For the People Act”, failed on a procedural vote in the United States Senate. Despite what Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and members of the Squad would have Americans believe, the defeat of H.R.1 is really a win for American voters and elections.

June 22, 2021 Press Release
Hezbollah is a designated terrorist organization and Iranian proxy, and its continued power and influence over the Lebanese Armed Forces presents a constant threat to Israel. Until the Lebanese military makes real and sustained efforts to rid itself of Hezbollah’s corrosive influence, the United States should not be diverting taxpayer dollars to the LAF, which will end up in the hands of a terror group that directly threatens our strongest ally.
June 17, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), an Army veteran who continues to serve as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve, participated in a press conference with Tunnel to Towers and Gold Star spouses to announce that the names of all 7,059 heroes who lost their lives in the War on Terror will be read aloud at the Lincoln Memorial on Veterans Day.

June 16, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON - At today’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) questioned US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield about whether or not the Biden Administration recognizes Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, the reasoning behind the State Department’s decision to sanction former Albanian President Sali Berisha, what steps she i

June 14, 2021 Press Release

Op-ed by Congressman Lee Zeldin

June 12, 2021 Press Release

PATCHOGUE, NY - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus, released the following statement on Twitter after the City University of New York Professional Staff

June 9, 2021 Press Release
Given the devastation the virus continues to cause throughout India, and the variants emerging from the region and spreading to other parts of the world, it is essential for the United States to provide an ample supply of vaccines to India. To end the COVID-19 pandemic once and for all, we must help the nations most in need vaccinate their citizens, and quickly and efficiently providing vaccines and medical supplies to India is essential to fighting the global spread of the virus.

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In The News

September 26, 2017 In The News


Long Island, NY - September 26, 2017 - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) released a fact sheet, which can be viewed here, to provide information to constituents on how to prevent unwanted telemarketer calls. A copy of the text is below:
 
Preventing Unwanted Telemarketer Calls
 

September 22, 2017 In The News

On Wednesday, September 20, 2017, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) toured DiCarlo Distributors Inc. in Holtsville as part of his ongoing NY-1 Economic Growth Tour, where the Congressman tours NY-1’s businesses, large and small, to meet with employers and employees to discuss their needs and priorities. 
 

September 15, 2017 In The News

Long Island, NY - September 15, 2017 - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) announced that the bipartisan Firefighter Cancer Registry Act (H.R. 931), legislation that he cosponsors and helped introduced, passed the House of Representatives on September 12, 2017.
 

September 14, 2017 In The News

Long Island, NY - September 14, 2017 - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) announced that the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R.3697), legislation that he cosponsors, passed the House of Representatives on September 14, 2017.
 

September 12, 2017 In The News

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 12, 2017)—Representatives Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and John Larson (D-Conn) introduced legislation on Monday to exempt accessories for manual CRT wheelchairs from bidding-derived pricing with a strong, bipartisan roster of 42 original co-sponsors (23 Democrats, 19 Republicans).

September 12, 2017 In The News

Another year has passed and the fateful day that changed America burrows deeper in the recesses of our memories.

Enough time distances the present day from that Tuesday 16 years ago that, for many, it was business as usual yesterday, despite the pall cast by the long shadow of that day.

September 8, 2017 In The News

Funding for a program that provides grants to organizations that support low-income and homeless veteran families would be made permanent under legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) on Wednesday.

September 6, 2017 In The News

New York State, Suffolk County and Brookhaven officials joined Thursday to combat what they said is Long Island’s biggest problem — opioid addiction.

September 5, 2017 In The News

With Hurricane Harvey still on the minds of many, officials have been shoring up emergency preparedness on the East End in case a major hurricane strikes the East Coast.

Municipalities throughout Suffolk County are making final tweaks to the county’s comprehensive emergency management plan, which details specific procedures for each town. 

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