NYC Residents Struggling With Increased Food Costs, Decreased SNAP Benefits, Other Federal Aid Programs: Rep. AOC
Navigating Expanded SNAP Requirements Editor’s note: After the passage of the OBBBA, a bill which…
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At Staten Island’s Richmond University Medical Center, Rep. Malliotakis Welcomes Dr. Oz
Malliotakis Welcomes Dr. Oz to Staten Island’s Richmond University Medical Center See the video of…
Investigating Corporate Welfare For Walmart, Other Wealthy Corporations At Expense of Hard-Working Americans, ICE Funding, Weakening Civil Right: Senator Sanders
Investigating Corporate Welfare For Wealthy Corps, Meeting With AI Leaders In CA, Broken Promises To…
Staten Island’s State Senator, US Representative Work Together To Fight SNAP Fraud
Staten Island’s State Senator, US Representative Work Together To Fight SNAP Fraud Malliotakis,…
Staten Island’s Senator Leads First Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs Committee Meeting Of 2026 Legislative Session
Senator Scarcella-Spanton Leads First Veterans, Homeland Security & Military Affairs Committee Meeting of the 2026…
Malliotakis Welcomed Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins to Staten Island Community Clinic
(Limitless Monday will return next week, after the New Year) Malliotakis Welcomed VA Secretary Doug…
America’s Healthcare System Is In Crisis – Those Who Need It Cannot Afford It: Time For Reform Is Now: Senator Sanders
America’s Healthcare System Is In Crisis – Those Who Need It Cannot Afford It: Time…
What Medicine Looks Like In Rural America: Country Doctor Must-See Movie Shows One Town’s Fight To Save Its Hospital- And Town
What Medicine Looks Like In Rural America: Country Doctor Must-See Movie Shows One Town’s Fight…
Bracing For Impact On Two Fronts Affecting Low Income New Yorkers Most Heavily: Healthcare & Food / SNAP: UPDATED w SCOTUS Ruling
Bracing For Impact On Two Fronts Affecting Low Income New Yorkers Most Heavily: Healthcare &…
Rep AOC Holds Virtual Town Hall: OBBBA Impacts on SNAP, Medicaid Work Requirements, Student Aid For College Education, Immigration
OBBBA Impacts on SNAP, Medicaid Work Requirements, Student Aid For College Education, Immigration: Rep AOC…
School For The Deaf Funding, Senior Medicare In Hands Of Private Insurers, Branded Drug Tariffs, Higher Costs For Furniture, Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Cuts, FBI Dir. James Comey Indictment, Ban Stock Holding / Trading By Electeds: Senator Gillibrand
School For The Deaf Funding, Senior Medicare In Hands Of Private Insurers, Branded Drug Tariffs,…
Addressing Healthcare Access Racial Disparities, Universal Paid Family Leave, Refunding Tariffs For Small Businesses, Aging Committee On Safety Of Foreign Prescription Drugs: Senator Gillibrand
Addressing Healthcare Access Racial Disparities, Universal Paid Family Leave, Refunding Tariffs For Small Businesses, Aging…
Student Debt Relief Halted, Solar For All Program Funding Canceled, Protecting Social Security For Seniors, Highlighting Budget Bill Cuts To Impact Older Adults
Student Debt Relief Halted, Solar For All Program Funding Canceled, Protecting Social Security For Seniors,…
OPINION: Rep. Malliotakis Promised to Protect Medicaid — Her Vote Risks Thousands of Lives – There Is Hope For Path Forward
Rep. Malliotakis Promised to Protect Medicaid — Her Vote Risks Thousands of Lives By Joseph…
Staten Island, NYC: Fight Hunger In Your Neighborhood – Community Involvement Needed To Support Local Groups Amid Rising Food Insecurity, Looming Impact Of Federal SNAP Cuts
Staten Island, NYC: Fight Hunger In Your Neighborhood – Community Involvement Needed To Support Local…
Advancement Opportunities for New Air Traffic Controllers, Constituent Help Story, Congressional App Challenge Now Open, Budget Bill’s Dangerous Impact, Public Broadcasting, Lifetime Lobbying Ban: Rep. AOC
Advancement Opportunities for New Air Traffic Controllers, Constituent Help Story, Congressional App Challenge Now Open,…
Fighting To Protect Consumers From Scams, Restore CFPB Funding – Reducing PFAS Contamination At Military Sites, Surrounding Communities – Senate Appropriations Budget Wins For NY: Senator Gillibrand
Fighting To Protect Consumers From Scams, Restore CFPB Funding – Reducing PFAS Contamination At Military…
Top 3 Best, Worst Things From President Trump’s OBBBA: CATO
The Three Best–and Worst–Things in Trump’s Big Tax Law A few good policies can’t, alas,…
On NY’s Fox Business: Oklahoma Republican Senator Lankford Breaks Down Tax and Energy Wins in The One Big Beautiful Bill
JUST IN: Lankford Breaks Down Tax and Energy Wins in The One Big Beautiful Bill on Fox Business Treasury Secretary Bessent touts…
Staten Island’s Rep. Hosts 2 Telephone Town Halls: Talks Budget Bill, Veterans Affairs, Senior Wins, SALT Deductions – Second Has 3,400 Constituents Live
Note: We asked the Congresswoman a number of questions, specifically about the volunteer and…
NY’s Rep. AOC Provides Helpful Guide For When Budget Cuts Will Hit, Who Will Be Affected, What Constituents Can Do
How Will Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill” Impact You? Editor’s note: Staten Islander News has covered…
On Staten Island Tonight: Mayor Visits JCC For Faith Event – SNAP, Medicaid Supporters Can Talk To City Officials About Cuts, Mitigation Efforts
On Staten Island Tonight: Mayor Visits JCC For Faith Event – SNAP, Medicaid Supporters Can…
Bill More Like Disaster, Not ‘Beautiful:’ Small Number Of Pro-Growth Policies Don’t Outweigh Bad Policies In Bill
Bill More Like Disaster, Not ‘Beautiful’ We’re told to cheer because the bill makes permanent…
New York’s Seniors Impacted By Cuts To Agencies That Protect Seniors From Frauds, Scams; Budget Bill Impacts; Funding For Schools Withheld; Syracuse USDA Office Saved: Senator Gillibrand
New York’s Seniors Impacted By Cuts To Agencies That Protect Seniors From Frauds, Scams; Budget…
Rep. Malliotakis Celebrates Passage of Big Beautiful Bill
Malliotakis Celebrates Passage of the Big Beautiful Bill Legislation heads to President Trump’s desk…
Really Devastating’: How Vulnerable Jews Will Be Affected by Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful, Bill’
‘Really devastating’: How vulnerable Jews will be affected by Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful, Bill’ Editor’s note:…
Senator Sanders On Worst Bill in Modern U.S. History, With Doctor Statements
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on The Worst Bill in Modern U.S. History Editor’s note: The following…
Medicaid Cuts Would Devastate Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Medicaid Cuts Would Devastate Older Adults and People with Disabilities by Mbacke Thiam Editor’s note:…
$40 Million In Federal Funding For 16 Airports Across New York State Announced; Impact Of President’s Budget Bill On Local Families: Sen. Gillibrand
$40 Million In Federal Funding For 16 Airports Across New York State Announced; Impact Of…
Citizen Action of New York, Community Members Condemn Rep. Malliotakis’ Vote for Cruel Healthcare Cuts at Brooklyn Rally
Citizen Action of New York, Community Members Condemn Rep. Malliotakis’ Vote for Cruel Healthcare Cuts at…
On Staten Island As In the Bronx: Cuts To Medicaid, SNAP, Will Harm Low-Income Seniors, Children, Individuals With Disabilities
Staten Islander News sat down with Paula Arboleda of Legal Services NYC to discuss the…
In New York As Nationwide: Work Requirements For SNAP, Medicaid Keep Benefits From People While Not Helping Them Find Work
Work requirements are better at blocking benefits for low-income people than they are at helping…
On Staten Island, NY’s Senator Schumer, GrowNYC, Faith Leaders, Farmers, Seniors, Other Affected Rally Against SNAP, Medicaid Cuts In Budget Bill
SCHUMER RALLIES ON STATEN ISLAND WITH GROWNYC, FAITH LEADERS, FARMERS, SENIORS & GROCERS TO PREVENT WHOPPING 70,000+ SI’ERS FROM…
New Yorkers, All Americans Should Know: New Study Shows 51,000 Additional People Will Die Each Year If President Trump’s Funding Bill Passes
NEW STUDY: Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Cause Over 51,000 Additional Americans to Die Each…
New York’s Senator, Member Of Senate Appropriations Cmte. Releases Statement On Federal Budget Request
GILLIBRAND STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S BUDGET REQUEST Editor’s note: Multiple local organizations and residents, including…
Malliotakis Celebrates House Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill:UPDATED
Editor’s note: Readers may remember our story from Citizen Action NY in response to…
At Staten Island Rep’s Office, Citizen Action NY Rallies As Budget Cuts To Senior Programs, SNAP, Other Essential Services In Bill After Markup Released
At Staten Island Rep’s Office, Citizen Action NY Rallies As Budget Cuts To Senior Programs,…
NY’s Senator: GOP Proposal Will Slash Medicaid, Senior Nutrition Programs, Social Security, Other Essential Programs
NY’s Senator: GOP Proposal Will Slash Medicaid, Senior Nutrition Programs, Social Security, Other Essential Programs…
In New York, One In Eight Hold Student Loan Debt – New Wage Garnishment Rules In Effect Will Place Undue Burden On Defaulted Borrowers Across Nation
SENATOR GILLIBRAND RAISES ALARM ON SECRETARY OF EDUCATION MCMAHON’S DECISION TO WITHOLD INCOME OF FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN…
New York, Nationwide: Why Veterans Are Hit Especially Hard By Federal Cuts, Workforce Reductions
5 reasons veterans are especially hard-hit by federal cuts Jamie Rowen, UMass Amherst Editor’s note: New…
On Staten Island, New York’s Senator, Local Pols Discuss Likely Affect Of Medicaid, Social Security Staff, Budget Cuts On Vulnerable Low-Income Elderly Population
SCHUMER LOCALIZES BUDGET DANGER: UNDER GOP PLAN TO CRIPPLE MEDICAID, COUNTLESS SI SENIORS COULD BE DISCHARGED FROM…
NY Senator: New Policy Makes It Harder For Veterans To Get Mental Health Care, There Should Be No Cuts To Social Security
Editor’s note: Below, you can find New York Senator Gillibrand’s statements and letter from her…
Congressman Jeffries Holds Medicaid Teach-In With New York’s Largest Healthcare Union
Congressman Jeffries Holds Medicaid Teach-In With New York’s Largest Healthcare Union Editor’s note: Earlier this…
Garden For The Wealthy: Million Dollar Condos, Private Garden Replace Proud Emblem Of Jewish Immigration In NYC
In place of a proud emblem of Jewish immigration in NYC, million-dollar condos and a…
HELP Committee: Disappointed In Failure Of CEO To Take Responsibility, Announce Bipartisan Hearing On Steward Health Care Will Move Forward Without Testimony of CEO – First HELP Cm. Subpoena Since 1981
Sanders and HELP Committee Announce Bipartisan Hearing on Steward Health Care Will Move Forward Editor’s…
Excessive Executive Compensation, Profiting From Medicaid: Patient Chosen Home Health Aide Program Go-Betweens Fund Ad Campaign Against Proposed Changes
Who’s Funding the Ad Blitz Against Hochul’s Overhaul of New York’s $9 Billion Home Care…
Senate HELP Committee Seeks Subpoena, Investigation Into Steward Health Care Bankruptcy: Saddled With Debt, Forced Hospitals To Sell Real Estate Then Charged Exorbitant Rents, Other Mismanagement Issues
Sanders and Markey Joint Statement on Upcoming Vote to Investigate and Subpoena Steward Health Care…
NYC Dept of Aging Launches Citywide Survey To Assess Needs Of Older New Yorkers
NYC Aging Launches Citywide Survey to Assess the Needs of Older New Yorkers Survey is…
For-Profit Nursing Homes Cut Corners, Endanger Residents, Provide Unsanitary, Unsafe Conditions For Elderly Patients
For-profit nursing homes are cutting corners on safety and draining resources with financial shenanigans −…
Amid Shortage Of Long Term Care, Home Health Aide Workers, Sen. Gillibrand Announces Critical Legislation To Allow Elderly To Age At Home
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO FIGHT CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF HOME HEALTH AIDES AND OTHER LONG-TERM CARE…
Sen. Gillibrand Reintroduces Legislation To Provide Social Security Credits To Caregivers, Allowing Them To Receive Earned Social Security Upon Their Retirement
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SECURITY CREDITS TO CAREGIVERS Caregivers Age 50+ Who Leave…