Press Releases

Congressman Josh Riley (NY-19) and Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced the ‘Boosting the Rural STEM Pipeline Act,’ a bipartisan bill to help rural schools hire well-trained STEM teachers. The bill strengthens the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, which provides National Science Foundation (NSF) grants to colleges to train STEM majors to become STEM teachers in high-need school districts.

Congressman Josh Riley (NY-19), U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand have secured $2,634,000 in federal Community Project Funding (CPF) in the FY2026 Agriculture appropriations bill for three urgently needed projects in Upstate New York.

Representatives Josh Riley (NY-19), Stacey Plaskett (VI-AL), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Rob Bresnahan (PA-08)  introduced the ‘Farm to School Act,’ bipartisan legislation to increase funding for the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program, a successful U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiative that connects local food to schools across Upstate New York and nationwide.

After the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced nearly $16 billion in disaster-relief funding, Representatives Josh Riley (NY-19) and Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) today called on Secretary Rollins to ensure the aid reaches small family farmers – not the big ag companies and investment funds that have been buying up farmland and pushing family farms to the brink. 

ITHACA, N.Y. — Congressman Josh Riley (NY-19) sent letters to the CEOs of UnitedHealth Group, Humana, and CVS Health demanding answers for their decision to drop Medicare Advantage plans in rural communities across Upstate New York.

ITHACA, N.Y — Representatives Josh Riley (NY-19) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) today led every Democrat in New York’s congressional delegation in demanding that President Trump and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in New York receive their November benefits without delay.

ITHACA, NY — Congressman Josh Riley (NY-19) today demanded public guarantees from New York’s major utility providers – including NYSEG, Central Hudson, and National Grid – that they will not shut off service, charge late fees or interest, or send accounts to collections for customers struggling to pay their bills because of the federal government shutdown.

Congressman Josh Riley (NY-19) today announced that he is introducing the bipartisan Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), legislation that makes sure that workers vote to form a union don’t have to wait years for their first contract.