Press Releases

House Passes Never Forget the Heroes Act, Permanently Funding 9/11 VCF

July 12, 2019 Press Release

Rep. Zeldin Meets with Constituent Representatives of Christians United For Israel

July 10, 2019 Press Release

Members Refute Twitter’s Response and Continued Failure to Ban Hamas, Points Out Hamas is “Violent Extremist Group” Under Twitter’s Own Criteria

July 10, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Last month, Representatives Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), Doug Lamborn (R, CO-5) and Joe Wilson (R, SC-2), Co-Chairmen of the House Republican Israel Caucus, submitted a 16 member letter urging Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to ban designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) from Twi

Reps. Zeldin, Scott, Barr & Levin’s Bipartisan Bill to Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veteran Homeowners Passes House Unanimously, Heads to President’s Desk to Become Law

July 10, 2019 Press Release

Rep. Zeldin Statement on 20th Anniversary of Bytyqi Brothers Murder

July 9, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued a statement today on the 20th anniversary of the 1999 executions of NY-1 residents, Ylli, Agron and Mehmet Bytyqi, who resided in Hampton Bays, New York.

Reps. Zeldin, Engel, King, Green Urge Passage of “Don’t Break Up the T-Band Act” Following GAO Report

July 3, 2019 Press Release
Even when cell phones, internet, and electricity cease to function, T-band is the last line of defense, and selling off this spectrum would not only be a disservice to our nation’s first responders and the millions of Americans they serve, but to our nation’s taxpayers.

PTSD: Our Veterans’ Next Battle

July 1, 2019 Press Release
The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that approximately 20 veterans a day take their own life, oftentimes plagued with the invisible wounds of war we have come to know as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Rep. Zeldin's Proposal to Expand Veterans Homeownership Opportunities Signed Into Law

June 27, 2019 Press Release
This is especially critical in communities on Long Island where the median home price is higher. Our nation’s veterans are the reason we have the opportunity to live in the greatest country in the world, and this law is an important part of ensuring they have the opportunity to live out the very American dream they fought so valiantly to protect.

Zeldin, Maloney Incentivize Mitigation, Protect Co-ops in Committee Passage of National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization

June 26, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Representatives Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) and Carolyn B. Maloney (D, NY-12) secured committee passage of their bipartisan provisions as part of the House Financial Services Committee’s passage of the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 (H.R. 3167), which now heads to the House floor for a full House vote. 

Zeldin, Courtney, DeLauro, Rice, Suozzi Amendment to Restrict Sale of Plum Island Approved in FY 2020 Financial Services Appropriations Bill

June 25, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – During the House’s consideration this evening of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (H.R.

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