Press Releases
Ranking Member Morelle’s Floor Remarks Opposing the SAVE Act
April 10, 2025
Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, delivered a floor speech in opposition to H.R. 22, the SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) Act. The following remarks were prepared for delivery.
Issues:Elections
Ranking Member Morelle Seeks Immediate Correction to Capitol Police Pay
April 9, 2025
Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, sent a letter to the Director of the National Finance Center (NFC) demanding he immediately reverse an unnecessary halt on a modest pay raise for U.S. Capitol Police officers.
Issues:United States Capitol Police
Top House Dems Issue Joint Statement on House Republicans’ Attempt to Run, Deflect, Distract
April 2, 2025
Today, Reps. Joe Morelle (NY-25), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Gerry Connolly (VA-11), the top Democratic leaders of the Committees on House Administration, Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform respectively, issued this joint statement following House Republicans’ distraction attempt cloaked as a so-called “report”.
Ranking Member Morelle Statement on Failed Rule Vote
April 1, 2025
Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, released the following statement after House Republicans’ failed attempt to jeopardize voting rights.
Issues:Elections
Ranking Member Morelle Issued Statement on Passage of Congress Modernization Bill
April 1, 2025
Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement celebrating passage of H.R. 1234, a Congress modernization bill that will curb unnecessary spending.
Issues:Modernization
Ranking Member Morelle Statement on President Trump’s Intent to Compensate Violent January 6th Insurrectionists
March 26, 2025
Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, released the following statement after President Trump discussed creating a compensation fund for violent January 6th insurrectionists during his recent Newsmax interview.
Issues:United States Capitol Police
Ranking Member Morelle Statement on President Trump’s Continued Assault on American Democracy
March 25, 2025
Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, released the following statement after President Trump issued an executive order that would damage American democracy and restrict access to the ballot box.
Issues:Elections
Ranking Members Morelle, Padilla Secure Reversal on Damaging Plan to Close Federal Buildings With Congressional Offices
March 25, 2025
Today, U.S. Representative Joe Morelle (N.Y.-25), Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, sent a follow-up letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) welcoming its abandonment of joint efforts with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cancel leases or sell federal buildings that host Congressional or other Legislative Branch offices.
Ranking Member Morelle Issued Statement on Capitol Police Chief Manger’s Retirement
March 11, 2025
Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement following United States Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger’s retirement announcement.
Issues:United States Capitol Police
Ranking Member Morelle Marks 60th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday at The Southern Poverty Law Center Jubilee Dinner
March 7, 2025
Rep. Joe Morelle, the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, marked the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday by delivering remarks during the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Jubilee Dinner. The following remarks were prepared for delivery.
Issues:Elections