Press Releases
Legislation would address and improve ride-share safety issues with UBER and Lyft
Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D – Long Island, Queens) spoke before a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing entitled “Examining the Future of Transportation Network Companies: Challenges and Opportunities” on behalf of H.R. 3262, Sami’s Law.
Bill funds additional research and awareness of South Asian heart health
Congressman Tom Suozzi (D - Long Island, Queens) is pleased to announce that he has co-sponsored the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act (H.R. 3131). The important piece of legislation would:
At Ways and Means Hearing: Suozzi advocates for CDC funding to research the causes and effects of the gun violence “epidemic”
On Thursday, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D – Long Island, Queens) vigorously advocated for bipartisan support to fund the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to study the causes and effects of gun violence and to support background checks and red flag laws, along with other gun violence prevention legislation.
New bill would ban flavored e-cigarettes, raise tobacco taxes, establish equivalent tax on e-cigarettes, and increase resources available to those who want to quit smoking (the #1 cause of premature death)
Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) introduced the Quell Underage Inhaling of Toxic Substances (QUITS) Act. The lead Republican sponsor is Suozzi’s Long Island colleague Congressman Peter King (R-NY). The QUITS Act would:
Discussed service to our country and overcoming racial barriers
On Monday, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D – Long Island, Queens) visited and spent some time with William “Joe” Johnson, a Tuskegee Airman and Glen Cove hometown hero. The Congressman presented Mr. Johnson with an American flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol.
– Congressman Tom Suozzi (D – Long Island, Queens), Vice Co-Chair of the Quiet Skies Caucus, has written a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Steve Dickson inviting him to address the Quiet Skies Caucus and update members on outstanding FAA projects related to aircraft noise, including a now long and continuously delayed FAA study reevaluating the threshold for noise mitigati
Will continue to push for federal dollars to see that our “National Park” is preserved for generations to come
On Friday, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D – Long Island, Queens), along with New York State Senator Jim Gaughran, Nassau County Executive Laura, Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino and representatives from local environmental groups joined the nonprofit organization Save the Sound at a press conference where the group released the results of its “Long Island Sound Beach Report.”
Community Leaders Report Continued Helicopter Noise Relief Over Active Summer Months
As Northeast Queens residents continue to report significant decreases in helicopter noise throughout the busiest summer months, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D – Long Island, Queens) and Council Member Paul Vallone are calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make this successful pilot program permanent.
Applauds bipartisan passage of House legislation that will have real impact in people’s lives
Last week, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D – Long Island, Queens) voted in support of, and the House passed, H.R. 946, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act. This bipartisan legislation, of which Suozzi was a cosponsor, passed in the House by a vote of 429 – 3 and now moves to the Senate for action.
Complete Count Committee moving full-steam to reach hard-to-count communities Suozzi: A full and accurate census count is our only opportunity, for the next to ten years, to ensure we receive our fair share of funding
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Congressman Tom Suozzi (D – Long Island, Queens) today laid out the high stakes of the 2020 Census and highlighted key action being taken by Nassau County to ensure its residents get their fair share of federal funding and political representation.