Office of State-Federal Relations

Throughout June, the New York State Assembly held a series of regional hearings regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the small business community. In response, Assemblymember Al Stirpe, chair of the small business committee, Assemblymember...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that they would be deporting international students attending schools that are maintaining remote learning due to COVID-19. In response, NYS legislators sent a letter in opposition that outlines how...

This week, dozens of New York State Legislators sent a letter to New York's Congressional delegation urging them to ensure that the next COVID-19 relief package includes the necessary funding for childcare. As New York reopens, hundreds of thousands...

New York, NY – A bipartisan group of more than 50 New York State legislators, led by State Senators Brian Kavanagh and Todd Kaminsky and Assemblymember Nily Rozic, penned a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. Senate Minority...

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Web Link: https://www.nyassembly.gov/av/live/ Assembly Small Business Committee Chair Al Stirpe, Ways and Means Committee Chair Helene Weinstein,...

Queens, NY – In response to the Governor signing her legislation that would provide forbearance options for New York homeowners, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D,WF-Fresh Meadows) issued the following statement: “With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing...

Following a seven hour joint hearing on the federal response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses in New York, Assemblymember Al Stirpe, chair of the small business committee, and Assemblymember Nily Rozic, chair of the...

Speaker Carl Heastie and members of the Assembly Majority today sent a letter to the New York State Congressional delegation calling on them to support unrestricted aid to state and local governments that have borne the financial burden of confronting...