Press Releases

(Rochester, NY) – "Across the country, communities are crying out in anguish. They are demanding justice, pleading for reprieve from the centuries of inequality that have led to this moment.

Rather than uniting our nation and leading the fight for equity, our President is actively waging war on his fellow citizens. His actions are dangerous and they are un-American—and they threaten to do irreparable damage to society as we know it.

(Rochester, NY) – Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25) and a group of over 80 lawmakers are calling on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to put workers—not corporate profits—first and include strict corporate accountability measures in any coronavirus relief aid.

(Rochester, NY) – Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced his co-sponsorship of legislation to address the uptick in domestic violence incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic. This legislation will equip law enforcement officials with additional support and resources necessary to better protect innocent victims and their families.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Joe Morelle (D-NY-25) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released a letter to Congressional leadership calling for the next COVID-19 relief legislation to take action to enable low-income individuals and families to more easily access the benefits and social services they rely on.

(Rochester, NY) — Today, Rep. Joe Morelle released a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urging him to enable providers of childcare services and early childhood education to access critical resources and relief through the recently enacted CARES Act.

(Washington, DC) – Today, Congressman Joe Morelle released local details of the enhanced and expanded Child Tax Credit, which will have a substantial impact on Monroe County families. The measure was passed as part of the American Rescue Plan, which Rep. Morelle helped pass into law.

(Washington, D.C.) – "COVID-19 has upended our daily lives—leaving families, businesses, and communities across our nation struggling to stay afloat. As we respond to this rapidly evolving situation, I am grateful that we were able to come together to provide much-needed relief for small businesses by expanding the Paycheck Protection Program, secure critical investments to ramp up testing nationwide, and strengthen funding for our hospitals and healthcare workers who have been on the front lines of this public health crisis.

(Rochester, NY) – Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced that $4.7 million for community health centers in Monroe County to help respond to the COVID-19 global health crisis. These funds were awarded through the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and made available through the CARES Act recently passed by Congress which allocated $1.3 billion to support these healthcare providers.