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(Rochester, N.Y.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle released the following statement after visiting the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia, New York:
(Rochester, N.Y.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle partnered with leaders from Rochester’s Jewish community to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month and recognize local individuals whose leadership, service, and commitment to others have made a lasting impact on the Rochester community.
(Washington, D.C.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle continued the fight against the Trump administration’s decision to put immigration detention holding cells inside the Kenneth B.
(Washington, D.C.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle condemned ongoing violence against Banyamulenge and Tutsi communities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and expressed support for members of the Rochester community impacted by the crisis.
(Washington, D.C.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced he led a group of more than 90 of his colleagues in demanding answers from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) after the Trump Administration announced plans to roll back dozens of federal gun safety regulations.
(Rochester, N.Y.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle (D, NY-25), Founder and Co-Chair of the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Optics and Photonics Caucus, announced he introduced a resolution officially marking May 16 as National Day of Light in the United States.
(Rochester, N.Y.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced Pittsford Sutherland High School student Manjing Luo as the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition.
(Washington, D.C.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle condemned the Trump administration’s, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS), and Customs and Border Patrol’s (CBP) decision to move forward with plans to construct ICE detention holding cells inside the Kenneth B.
May 14, 2026 (Washington, D.C.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle joined Congressmen Jamie Raskin (D, MD-08) and Robert Garcia (D, CA-42) in introducing the Protecting Our Democracy Act, legislation designed to strengthen oversight, crack down on corruption in government, and ensure public officials are accountable to the American people—not their own polit
Today, Congressman Joe Morelle called out Donald Trump’s pattern of corruption and abuse of power, warning that a government increasingly serving wealthy insiders instead of working families is undermining democracy, weakening public trust, and hurting communities like Rochester.