Tag: Eliot Engel

Congressman Eliot Engel, the lead House sponsor of the Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act (H.R. 605), received the National Home Infusion Association’s Congressional Leadership Award yesterday in recognition of his work to support patients who rely on infusion therapy.

Congressman Eliot Engel, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the April jobs report showed more positive movement for the U.S. economy. The report showed 223,000 new jobs in April, with unemployment dropping to 5.4 percent. Wages rose for the month, but only by 0.1 percent

Congressman Eliot Engel (NY-16), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on Earth Day. “We have a lot to celebrate this year as we honor the 45th anniversary of Earth Day. Climate change can no longer be denied, and the United States is leading the global effort to address its threats.

Congressman Eliot Engel, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is pleased to announce the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded over $5 million in funds to Westchester County to repair areas in Rye Playland damaged during Superstorm Sandy. The allocation includes $1,683,346.50 for repairs to the North Boardwalk, and an additional $3,404,703.65 in funding for permanent work on other areas of the park that were damaged during the storm.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 27, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $492,000 grant to the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers. The grant, part of the Residential Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency – Service Coordinators (ROSS-SC) program, will provide funding for non-profit organizations to hire Service Coordinators to synchronize supportive services and other activities designed to help public housing residents achieve economic and housing self-sufficiency.

Washington, DC - November 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) is pleased to announce the removal of a provision that would have denied operations and Section 8 funding for 12,000 public housing units in New York City. The provision, originally inserted by House Republicans into the FY 2012 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations (T-HUD) bill, was stripped from the bill yesterday.

Washington, DC - April 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel announced the awarding of $1,365,890 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Greyston Health Services. The grant allows GHS to continue providing permanent housing and supportive services to the homeless and marginally homeless youth with HIV/AIDS in the Yonkers

Washington, DC - February 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel announced a victory for co-op owners when the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reversed itself on a plan to ban private transfer fees on real estate sales, an action which would have penalized co-op owners

Washington, DC - October 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY 17) called for a fair and just settlement for Local 32BJ workers who are in negotiations with the Building and Realty Institute of Westchester and the Mid-Hudson Region, Inc. The Congressman’s statement and his letter to the management company follow below