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October 12, 2020 Press Release
Op-ed by Congressman Lee Zeldin

It was John Adams who said, “Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people.” Unfortunately, as we witnessed US cities deteriorate into lawlessness, the erosion of public safety in New York was particularly striking. 

September 21, 2020 Press Release
Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) joined his New York colleagues in urging the restoration of funds withheld from the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) for health care provided to 9/11 first responders due to unpaid federal debt held by the City of New York. The withholding of payments started in 2004.
September 21, 2020 Press Release
Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) hosted a virtual Coffee with Your Congressman, during which Congressman Zeldin answered questions from constituents and took part in a substantive discussion regarding a variety of issues
September 18, 2020 Press Release
$2 billion project will be a “discovery machine”
Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), Co-Chair of the National Labs Caucus, along with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar, Director of Brookhaven National Lab (BNL) Doon Gibbs, President of Stony Brook University Maurie McInnis, Senator Chuck Schumer, scientists from Brookhaven National Lab and other stakeholders, launched the Electron Ion Collider (EIC) project at BNL.
September 16, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) and Congressman Bill Foster (D, IL-11), Co-Chairs of the National Labs Caucus, introduced the Quantum Network Infrastructure Act of 2020

September 15, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), Co-Chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress, attended the signing of the Abraham Accords, agreements by the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to fully normalize relations with Israel.

September 14, 2020 Press Release

SMITHTOWN, NY - On Monday, September 14, 2020, at Smithtown Town Hall, federal, state, county and town officials, including Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim, Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine, Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter, Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar, Southampton Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, Huntington Supervisor Chad Lupinacci,

September 14, 2020 Press Release
Op-ed by Congressman Lee Zeldin

As coronavirus entered the United States and began to take hold, communities across the nation issued stay-at-home orders and hunkered down.

September 11, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), Co-Chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress, issued the following statement on th

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