NYC is ground zero for America’s affordability crisis.
I am a co-lead of the bipartisan CHILD Act, which would raise the cap of the DCAP FSA (pre-tax childcare fund) from $5k to $10k and then index it to inflation.
I am a co-lead of the bipartisan CHILD Act, which would raise the cap of the DCAP FSA (pre-tax childcare fund) from $5k to $10k and then index it to inflation.
03:37 PM - Mar 10, 2024
House Republicans: Let's defund HUD; let's defund crucial affordable housing programs.
Also, House Republicans: Why is there so much homelessness?
You can't make this up.
Also, House Republicans: Why is there so much homelessness?
You can't make this up.
09:25 AM - Jan 12, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
On Christmas Day, anti-Israel extremists vandalized my Bronx Office with red paint, symbolizing blood.
Covered in “blood” is a doll meant to symbolize Jesus, whom the vandals describe as a “Palestinian child messiah."
Covered in “blood” is a doll meant to symbolize Jesus, whom the vandals describe as a “Palestinian child messiah."
07:26 PM - Dec 26, 2023
I partnered with Fordham University to secure $50 million in federal funding for environmental justice.
For a Bronx-based institution to be chosen to distribute $50 million to community-based organizations throughout Region 2 (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico…) is nothing short of historic.
For a Bronx-based institution to be chosen to distribute $50 million to community-based organizations throughout Region 2 (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico…) is nothing short of historic.
06:43 PM - Dec 26, 2023
I had a lovely holiday lunch with Bronx community leaders.
Elected officials are only as strong as the civic leaders who on the ground everyday, fighting for their neighborhoods and serving their communities. I'm blessed to count these unsung heroes as partners in public service.
Merry Christmas!
Elected officials are only as strong as the civic leaders who on the ground everyday, fighting for their neighborhoods and serving their communities. I'm blessed to count these unsung heroes as partners in public service.
Merry Christmas!
10:29 PM - Dec 25, 2023
Tonight, I appeared at the 92nd Street Y to speak about Israeli-Arab peace through the Abraham Accords, only to be interrupted by raving lunatics.
No amount of Astroturf Anti-Israel agitation is going to bully me into supporting a ceasefire that perpetuates the genocidal terrorism of Hamas.
No amount of Astroturf Anti-Israel agitation is going to bully me into supporting a ceasefire that perpetuates the genocidal terrorism of Hamas.
12:36 AM - Dec 22, 2023
I secured $800,000 for the creation of hydroponic (urban farming) classrooms throughout the Bronx.
I had the honor of touring the new hydroponic classroom at PS 157 where elementary school students receive a hands-on education about agriculture and environmental science.
I had the honor of touring the new hydroponic classroom at PS 157 where elementary school students receive a hands-on education about agriculture and environmental science.
12:14 AM - Dec 22, 2023
Donald Trump was caught wining and dining Nick Fuentes and Kanye West—2 of the most virulent antisemites.
How can Elise Stefanik say with a straight face that Trump is “the best friend the Jewish community ever had”?
If you can't call out antisemitism in your own backyard, you’re playing politics.
How can Elise Stefanik say with a straight face that Trump is “the best friend the Jewish community ever had”?
If you can't call out antisemitism in your own backyard, you’re playing politics.
06:15 PM - Dec 14, 2023
I am proud to have secured over $25 million dollars in federal funding for Montefiore, which is the largest employer and health care provider in the Bronx.
For more than two years, I have led the New York Delegation in pressing FEMA to reimburse hospitals for COVID-19 emergency expenses.
For more than two years, I have led the New York Delegation in pressing FEMA to reimburse hospitals for COVID-19 emergency expenses.
05:16 PM - Dec 14, 2023
Even though George Santos has been expelled from Congress, his legacy lives on through a bill I named after him: the SANTOS Act, which holds Congressional candidates accountable for lying to the public.
STOP ANOTHER NON-TRUTHFUL OFFICE SEEKER.
STOP ANOTHER NON-TRUTHFUL OFFICE SEEKER.
04:17 PM - Dec 01, 2023
A social media account that hates me is fantasizing about raping a teenager and joining Hamas.
Judge me by my enemies.
Judge me by my enemies.
09:21 PM - Nov 30, 2023
Maria Bartiromo falsely alleges that the release of Abigail Idan, a 4-year old American hostage, was driven by political donations.
Bartiromo’s conspiracy theory, politicizing the release of a 4-year old child, is so sickening and shocking that it renders one almost speechless.
Bartiromo’s conspiracy theory, politicizing the release of a 4-year old child, is so sickening and shocking that it renders one almost speechless.
03:41 PM - Nov 30, 2023
I joined Assemblywoman Yudelka Tapia and Councilman Oswald Feliz in distributing turkeys to residents of Monterey Houses, which is one of more than 300 public housing developments in NYC.
As first a Councilman and then a Congressman, I’ve had the honor of representing Monterey Houses for a decade.
As first a Councilman and then a Congressman, I’ve had the honor of representing Monterey Houses for a decade.
04:06 PM - Nov 19, 2023
I'm proud that I was able to secure more than $3.3 million to support the Montefiore School Health Program, which is the largest network of school-based health centers in the country.
Every child in America should have access to school-based health care.
Every child in America should have access to school-based health care.
11:50 AM - Nov 17, 2023
Signature Bank was the third largest residential lender in NYC, with a multifamily loan portfolio of more than 80,000 units—almost all affordable housing.
I persuaded the FDIC to partner with NYS and NYC housing officials to implement a strategy for preserving the affordability of those 80k units.
I persuaded the FDIC to partner with NYS and NYC housing officials to implement a strategy for preserving the affordability of those 80k units.
11:48 AM - Nov 17, 2023
Not everyone calling for a ceasefire wants Israel to cease to exist. But everyone who wants Israel to cease to exist is calling for a ceasefire.
Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Islamic Republic of Iran are all calling for a ceasefire.
Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Islamic Republic of Iran are all calling for a ceasefire.
10:24 PM - Nov 14, 2023
The youth unemployment rate in NYC is about 18%. Among young men, an alarming 24%.
I secured more than $1 million to establish a new youth employment center, operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which is the largest employer of youth in the Bronx.
I secured more than $1 million to establish a new youth employment center, operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which is the largest employer of youth in the Bronx.
07:14 PM - Nov 09, 2023
Hamas in its own words:
October 7 is “just the first time and there will be a second, a third, a fourth…”
Hamas is openly admitting to the world that it will never abide by a ceasefire.
Why does the world expect Israel to sign a suicide pact and become the author of its own annihilation?
October 7 is “just the first time and there will be a second, a third, a fourth…”
Hamas is openly admitting to the world that it will never abide by a ceasefire.
Why does the world expect Israel to sign a suicide pact and become the author of its own annihilation?
02:39 PM - Nov 02, 2023
I'm proud to have secured a million dollars for the Workers’ Operation Center at the New York Botanical Garden, which is one of the jewels in the crown of the Bronx.
The New York Botanical Garden is the best of its kind in the world.
The New York Botanical Garden is the best of its kind in the world.
12:36 AM - Nov 02, 2023
I'm proud to have secured more than $1 million dollars for workforce development by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which operates the Bronx Zoo.
WCS is the largest youth employer in the Bronx.
WCS is the largest youth employer in the Bronx.
01:40 PM - Oct 30, 2023
President Biden and Congressional Democrats have presided over the greatest expansion of SNAP in recent memory.
In an age of inflation, SNAP is more critical a lifeline than ever before.
In an age of inflation, SNAP is more critical a lifeline than ever before.
05:30 PM - Oct 29, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
Over 1,000 Israelis died from a wave of terrorism known as the Second Intifada.
“Globalize the Intifada” is an incitement of violence against Jews across the globe.
Anyone who utters these words of hate are inciting antisemitic violence.
“Globalize the Intifada” is an incitement of violence against Jews across the globe.
Anyone who utters these words of hate are inciting antisemitic violence.
04:21 PM - Oct 26, 2023
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3 Threaded Spouts
The organizers of the anti-Israel hate rally against me were proudly chanting: “resistance is justified.”
Let that sink in for a moment.
Let that sink in for a moment.
09:08 PM - Oct 25, 2023
I’m proud to have allocated $926,000 to the Trust for Public Land to put toward Bronx community parks.
This investment is another important step toward greening our borough, cleaning our air, and giving Bronxities access to the joy of nature for generations to come.
This investment is another important step toward greening our borough, cleaning our air, and giving Bronxities access to the joy of nature for generations to come.
09:01 PM - Oct 25, 2023
3 Threaded Spouts
Anti-Israel extremists, largely pretending to be from the Bronx, are planning a protest, falsely accusing me of being “wanted for genocide.”
I had a tough upbringing in the projects in the Bronx. I don’t scare easily.
I had a tough upbringing in the projects in the Bronx. I don’t scare easily.
12:52 PM - Oct 24, 2023
To commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington and MLK’s “I Have A Dream Speech,” we had the historic honor of hosting Dr. Clarence Jones who co-organized America’s greatest march and co-wrote America’s greatest speech. The most famous Bronxite in the Civil Rights Movement.
12:33 PM - Oct 24, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
There were two rallies where participants were found holding up a sign featuring the Star of David that read: “Keep the World Clean.”
The notion that the world must be “kept clean” of Jews is a genocidal antisemitic trope ripped right out of the Nazi playbook.
The notion that the world must be “kept clean” of Jews is a genocidal antisemitic trope ripped right out of the Nazi playbook.
11:42 AM - Oct 24, 2023
I am proud to have worked with my collogues to reintroduce the American Family Act – legislation that would make permanent the expanded and improved monthly Child Tax Credit.
An investment in our children and their families is an investment in the future of our country.
An investment in our children and their families is an investment in the future of our country.
06:19 PM - Oct 22, 2023
If the House Republican Conference were a country, it would be a failed state.
It has all the elements of a failed state.
—Republican incompetence, dysfunction, and extremism
—A Republican Civil War
—A Republican Coup D’etat.
It has all the elements of a failed state.
—Republican incompetence, dysfunction, and extremism
—A Republican Civil War
—A Republican Coup D’etat.
09:19 PM - Oct 03, 2023
I'll repeat it again: Every country has mental illness, but it’s America that has the epidemic of gun violence and mass shootings.
It’s the damn guns.
It’s the damn guns.
06:21 PM - Aug 28, 2023
