Press Releases
Patchogue, NY – On Monday, May 4, 2015, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, C – Shirley) announced that Brenden Snow, student at East Hampton High School, is the winner of the Congressional Art Competition for the First Congressional District: “The Artistic Discovery Contest”
Shirley, NY – On, Monday May 4, 2015, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, C – Shirley) toured Plum Island.
The Congressman met with federal officials who discussed the current and future status of the island, and provided a tour of historic Plum Island.
Manorville, NY- On Monday, May 4, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, C- Shirley, NY-1), Member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, joined with Dr.
Washington, DC – On Wednesday, April 22, 2015, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, C – Shirley), member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, and Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, met with the Judge Advocates Association American Inn of Courts (JAAAIOC) Program in his Washington, DC office building.
Washington, DC – On Friday, April 24, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R – Shirley) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D – NY) jointly announced that they re-introduced the “Fluke Fairness Bill,” which will reform the current system that governs fluke regulation by creating a regional approach that updates quotas and standards based on sound geographic, scientific and economic data.
Washington, DC – On Wednesday, April 22, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, C – Shirley), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, spoke at a House Foreign Affairs committee hearing titled, “Nuclear Agreement with Iran: Can’t Trust, Can We Verify?”
Washington, DC – On Wednesday, April 22, 2015, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, C – Shirley), member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, and Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, announced that he has introduced legislation to require the VA to pay accrued benefits to the estate of a deceased veteran (HR 1569).
Stony Brook, NY – On Saturday, April 11, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, C – Shirley) attended the Long Island State Veterans Home at Stony Brook University at the Air Force Association of Long Island's Vietnam veterans medal ceremony.
Hauppauge, NY – On Saturday, April 19, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, C – Shirley) attended the Nesconset Fire Department Installation Dinner at the Upsky Long Island Hotel in Hauppauge.
Congressman Zeldin is pictured above with Incoming Chief James C. Keane.
Shirley, NY – Today, April 17, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, C – Shirley) announced that he re-introduced legislation (HR 1887) to protect Plum Island, previously sponsored by his predecessor, Congressman Tim Bishop.