Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced his opposition to the Republican-led “skinny farm bill,” warning that the legislation would lock in deep cuts to food assistance, fail to lower costs for working families, and leave farmers without the support they urgently need.
April 30, 2026 (Washington, D.C.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle welcomed Temple B’rith Kodesh’s Senior Rabbi Peter W. Stein to Washington to serve as Guest Chaplain in the House of Representatives. Congressman Morelle delivered a speech from the House Floor as a part of Rabbi Stein’s welcome ceremony.
April 29, 2026 (Washington, D.C.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration and House Democrats’ Lead on Election Security, issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais:
(Washington, D.C.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle released the following statement regarding reports that Dolores Bustamante Romero has been detained by ICE and is set to be deported:
“If reports of Dolores Bustamante Romero’s detention and transfer out of our community are true, it represents a deeply disturbing failure of due process and a blatant abuse of power.
(Washington, D.C.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, announced the launch of a new Anti-Corruption and Democracy Reform Task Force, bringing together Members of Congress and national advocacy leaders to take on corruption in Washington and restore trust in government.
(Rochester, N.Y.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle released the following statement:
“President Trump is unfit for office. His actions in the last two weeks have underscored that.
“I will vote to remove him, whether it's by the 25th Amendment or an impeachment vote in the House of Representatives.”
For video footage of Congressman Morelle on this issue, please see here.
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April 2, 2026 (Rochester, N.Y.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s comments yesterday about the federal government’s responsibility to support working families:
(Rochester, N.Y.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle hosted his first Women’s History Month Recognition Ceremony, honoring outstanding women from across the Rochester community whose leadership, service, and dedication have made a lasting impact on the lives of others.
(Rochester, N.Y.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle held a press conference to bring attention to rising costs for working families, warning that recent decisions in Washington are making the affordability crisis worse.
(Washington, D.C.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle released the following statement on his vote against funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which gives a blank check to out of control agencies like ICE and CBP:
“House Republicans today rejected a bipartisan compromise that would have funded TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard. Instead, they passed a hyper-partisan resolution which funds ICE agents and ignores common-sense reforms to ICE that an overwhelming majority of Americans demand.