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January 16, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) joined Representatives Scott Perry (R, PA-10), Greg Murphy (R, NC-3), and Dan Crenshaw (R, TX-2) in introducing the TREAT PTSD Act to provide veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) access at VA facilities to a lifesaving treatment, known as stellate ganglion block (SGB) therapy. 

January 16, 2020 Press Release

PATCHOGUE, NY - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) announced the U.S.

January 16, 2020 Press Release

PATCHOGUE, NY - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) announced the U.S.

January 14, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) was just joined by 60 of his colleagues in introducing the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (H.R. 5595),which would combat the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

January 13, 2020 Press Release

Long Island is home to state of the art research facilities, such as Stony Brook University, Brookhaven National Lab (BNL), and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and supporting their important research is of the utmost importance for not only our area’s economy and the future of scientific research on Long Island, but for the scientific advancement of our entire nation and world.

January 13, 2020 Press Release
RIVERHEAD, NY - On Saturday, January 11, 2020, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) joined the Cutchogue Fire Department for their annual installation at the Vineyards at Aquebogue in Riverhead.
January 12, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) urged state officials to take steps to ensure that as our deployed troops are fighting for our nation abroad they are not forced to surrender their parental rights at home.  

A signed PDF of the letter is available here

Full text of the letter is as follows:

January 10, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the Congressional PFAS Task Force, issued the following statement after voting in favor of the PFAS Action Act of 2019 (H.R. 535), which would regulate per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and assist local communities in cleaning up water contamination: 

January 9, 2020 Press Release

PATCHOGUE, NY - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), Co-Chair of the National Labs Caucus, announced the Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Brookhaven National Lab (BNL) in Upton, New York, as the home of DOE’s Electron-Ion Collider (EIC).

January 6, 2020 Press Release

Op-ed by Congressman Lee Zeldin

 Hanukkah 2019 will be remembered for a sick amount of violent anti-Semitic attacks in and around New York City, attacks that are fueled by raw hate, feckless leadership, a culture of acceptance, lack of proper education, and the promotion of anti-Semitism.

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In The News

January 19, 2017 In The News

Last week, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY-1) nominated 36 First District students to United States service academies. Many of those students and their families came to the Patchogue Elks Lodge from as far as Southampton and Ridge to be recognized and congratulated by Zeldin and other local representatives.

January 17, 2017 In The News

Local union leaders, environmentalists and liberals called yesterday for President-elect Donald Trump to pursue free trade agreements with foreign countries that benefit both U.S. workers and corporations.

January 17, 2017 In The News

U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin has thrown his support behind recovery efforts in Sag Harbor after the 12-alarm fire on December 16 that impacted what local officials have said are at least 50 Main Street businesses.

January 16, 2017 In The News

Evelyn Voulgarelis knew the ambulette driver taking her home following a two-week stay at the Westhampton Care Center after surgery a few years ago would get lost even before he pulled out of the facility’s parking lot.He turned down her directions, stating that he would input her home address—East Street in Flanders—in the vehicle’s GPS.

January 13, 2017 In The News

SAG HARBOR - A member of Congress is urging the governor to declare a disaster following Sag Harbor's devastating fire.

Congressman Lee Zeldin wants Gov. Andrew Cuomo to act soon so businesses and residents can get federal help.

The huge fire in Sag Harbor's downtown has now affected almost 50 businesses.

January 12, 2017 In The News

President-elect Donald Trump’s (R) cabinet appointments to this point have raised some eyebrows, but we had a perfect solution for one of the departments which was still in need of leadership as several selections begin the confirmation process this week.

January 12, 2017 In The News

President-elect Donald Trump’s (R) cabinet appointments to this point have raised some eyebrows, but we had a perfect solution for one of the departments which was still in need of leadership as several selections begin the confirmation process this week.

January 9, 2017 In The News

As 2017 begins, new members of Congress are sworn into office, and a new president prepares to enter the Oval Office, it is critically important that we as a nation re-evaluate our position in the global community.

January 5, 2017 In The News

An unseasonably warm winter may not be grounds for complaints by Long Islanders dreading the snow. Many of us have still been able to enjoy late-December beach walks, and the scenario is a familiar one worldwide. 

January 4, 2017 In The News

Rep. Lee Zeldin was sworn in to a second term of office yesterday in Washington, D.C. by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.

Zeldin took the oath in the presence of his wife Diana, his twin daughters Arianna and Mikayla, his mother Merrill Schwartz and his father and stepmother David and Carol Zeldin.

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