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March 8, 2020 Press Release

PATCHOGUE, NY - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) issued the following statement after Suffolk County’s first case of coronavirus was confirmed: 

March 6, 2020 Press Release

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) announced the completion of beach renourishment along the ocean side of Dune Road in Westhampton Beach ahead of the project’s contracted completion day of March 9, 2020.

March 5, 2020 Press Release

PATCHOGUE, NY - Last week, the State of the New York claimed that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cut $625 million in funding for medical facilities across the State of New York.

March 4, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R.

March 4, 2020 Press Release

PATCHOGUE, NY - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) issued the following statement on one of the key ways forward following the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) ruling that qualified grants received under Suffolk County’s Septic Improvement Program are taxable income of the homeowner:

March 2, 2020 Press Release
HOLBROOK, NY - On Saturday, February 29, 2020, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) joined Manorville Community Ambulance for its Annual Installation Dinner at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook. During the installation, Congressman Zeldin swore in Chief Lenny Schnall and Assistant Chief Fredis Guerra.
February 27, 2020 Press Release
I’ve had the honor of working closely with the Army Corps throughout my time in Congress to secure approvals and funding for so many important projects, and it’s appalling that some are attempting to manufacture partisan political attacks against the efforts of these hard working men and women.
February 26, 2020 Press Release
PATCHOGUE, NY - On Monday, February 24, 2020, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), held a meeting in his Patchogue office with his Education Advisory Committee comprised of local education leaders, including local public and private K-12 and higher education administrators, to discuss the Department of Energy’s recently announced $2 billion Electron-Ion Collider project coming to Brookhaven National Lab, higher education, student loan debt, and other education related topics.
February 25, 2020 Press Release

PATCHOGUE, NY - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) announced the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Project continues to move forward and is now in its design phase. FIMP is an over $1 billion project that includes funding for essential dredging and shoreline projects spanning 83 miles of coastline, 80% of which is in the First Congressional District.

February 25, 2020 Press Release

PATCHOGUE, NY - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) announced Stony Brook University has been awarded five grants through the Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institutes of Health totaling over $2.8 million in funding, including $1,995,417 for cancer research, $402,786 for youth mental health treatment, and $428,729 for allergy, immunology, and transplantation research.

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In The News

March 20, 2017 In The News

Cub Scout Pack 589 from Hauppauge recently hosted a Blue and Gold banquet.

The banquets are held to celebrate the pack's anniversary as well as thank pack leaders and other adults who have helped the pack, and inspire the leaders, Scouts, and parents.

The Hauppauge held their awards ceremony on March 11 at the Stonebridge Country Club.

March 20, 2017 In The News

MATTITUCK, NY — Rep. Lee Zeldin took a stand for the environment Monday, hosting a press conference to urge Congress to continue funding the Long Island Sound Restoration and National Estuary Programs.

Those efforts, he said, are important, "should continue — and certainly not be eliminated," he said.

March 20, 2017 In The News

Rep. Lee Zeldin is calling on Congress to approve funding for the Long Island Sound Program and the National Estuary Program and to pass the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act.

March 20, 2017 In The News

Congressman Lee Zeldin, co-chair of the Long Island Sound Caucus and a founding member of the bipartisan Congressional Estuary Caucus, joined by local elected officials and environmental advocates at press conference on Monday calling for full support of the Long Island Sound Program and National Estuary Program.

March 20, 2017 In The News

Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) on Monday called on his colleagues in Congress to ensure continued funding for the Long Island Sound and National Estuary programs in upcoming appropriations votes.

March 20, 2017 In The News

The quality of Long Island waters has been on the mind of elected officials from all levels of government recently, and a representative from the federal government has joined the fray, calling for more funding for two Environmental Protection Agency programs.

March 15, 2017 In The News

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) said yesterday that he will fight against federal cuts to Long Island environmental programs rumored to be on the chopping block in President Donald Trump’s budget.

March 13, 2017 In The News

A bill to expand the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, or MIPPA, has been re-introduced as part of a bi-partisan effort led by U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin to expand the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Competitive Bidding Program.

March 6, 2017 In The News

Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) held mobile office hours Friday at the Hagerman Fire Department in East Patchogue, where hundreds of people gathered to meet the congressman and share their concerns.

Constituents first filled out forms indicating the topics they wanted to address, which included health care, tax reform, immigration, education, voting rights and the environment.

March 6, 2017 In The News

As a Jewish man growing up in culturally diverse New York, U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin said he has never once been the victim of anti-Semitism.

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