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PATCHOGUE, NY - This evening, President Trump announced that the White House is sending 200,000 n95 masks to Suffolk County at the request of Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), which are expected to be delivered tomorrow at no cost to Suffolk County.
PATCHOGUE, NY - Last night, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the bipartisan Congressman Coronavirus Task Force, pleaded for urgent assistance from across America with securing desperately needed Personal Prot
PATCHOGUE, NY - Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, has been in direct contact with hospitals across New York’s First Congressional District regarding the resources they need and relaying the concerns of Long Island nurses and healthcare workers.
WASHINGTON - Today, Representatives Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), Elise Stefanik (R, NY-21), Peter King (R, NY-2) and John Katko (R, NY-24) urged Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to include State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction relief in any additional coronavirus response legislation.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the Interagency Council on Homelessness Coronavirus Guidance Act (H.R.
PATCHOGUE, NY - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, just announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $50 million contract to Turner Construction Company to expand hospital capacity at Stony Brook University in light of the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus. This project is part of the U.S.
RIVERHEAD, NY - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, issued the following statement after the opening of a new drive-thru coronavirus
With several tens of thousands of documented coronavirus cases, New York is the state hit hardest by the ongoing outbreak. Our response has been a whole-government, top-to-bottom response from President Trump to Governor Cuomo to our local elected officials and other community leaders.
PATCHOGUE, NY - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, was joined by Long Island Community Hospital President & CEO Richard Margulis in urging the State of the New York to consider utilizing the currently unutilized John J.
PATCHOGUE, NY - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, is calling for additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to be provided to local healthcare workers, first responders and law enforcement due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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Patchogue, NY - May 1, 2017 - On Friday, April 28, 2017, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) hosted his third annual art reception at Artspace in Patchogue, where he announced Enru Wang, a high school student at Smithtown Christian School, as the 2017 winner of the Congressional Art Competition for the First Congressional District: “The Artistic Discovery Contest.” In attendance at the event were
Guardian Angels Founder Curtis Sliwa Offers Plan To Rein In MS-13; Reacts To County Exec's Solutions
With brutal MS-13 crimes sweeping Long Island and officials calling the scourge a public safety crisis, Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels, revealed a new plan he's developed, showing authorities how to "rein in MS-13."
New York, NY - April 28, 2017 - Rep. Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the House Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, attended a subcommittee hearing today entitled “Safeguarding the Financial System from Terrorist Financing,” where Mr. Jamal El-Hindi testified, the Acting Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Long Island, NY - April 27, 2017 - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) announced today that he has just reintroduced his bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives to prevent the sale of Plum Island by the federal government to the highest bidder: The Plum Island Preservation Act (H.R. 2182).
WASHINGTON — Rep. Lee Zeldin, one of the two Jewish Republicans in the House, is blasting the Obama administration prisoner swap with Iran as “brutally incompetent” following new disclosures about the troubling backgrounds of the Iranians who were set free.
Jonathan Wickham remembers that at age 14, maybe younger, he was involved in planning for the estate tax on his family’s 300-acre fruit farm — something the average teen might never have to think about.
About 100 people turned out Saturday for the Kiwanis Club of Greater Riverhead’s annual Breakfast of Stars during which the club honored six individuals and a volunteer group for being role models to the youth of the town.
Patchogue, NY - April 24, 2017 - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) announced that $1,580,000 in federal funding has been awarded to the Town of Brookhaven for the construction of new sidewalks and curbs along Old Town Road, in Port Jefferson Stationand Coram, including bicycle and pedestrian access, and Americans with Disabilities Act regulated sidewalks, among other projects.
About 100 people turned out Saturday for the Kiwanis Club of Greater Riverhead’s annual Breakfast of Stars during which the club honored six individuals and a volunteer group for being role models to the youth of the town.
We need to send a powerful message to the world that there are lines which can never be crossed. On the night of April 6, 2017, the Syrian government used chemical weapons in a barbaric attack against its own people, resulting in the murder of dozens of Syrian men, women, and children.