WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) said on Tuesday he's confident that the next phase of COVID-19 stimulus money coming out of Washington will include aid for local governments. Because of the economic shutdown created by efforts … [Read more...]
Two Local Heath Centers to Receive Nearly $4 Million in Federal Funding
WASHINGTON - The Chautauqua Center and the Southern Tier Community Health Network (AKA Universal Primary Care) are set to receive $2.23 million and $1.76 million respectively as part of the a round of funding administered by the U.S. Department of … [Read more...]
Next Coronavirus Aid Package to Include $331 Billion to Support Depleted Business Payroll Protection Program
WASHINGTON - Congress is sprinting to approve the next coronavirus aid package, a $483 billion deal backed by the White House to replenish a small-business payroll fund and pump more money into hospitals and testing programs. President Donald … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Rep. Tom Reed – April 21, 2020 Conference Call
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY-23) holds his weekly conference call with regional media and is joined by several upstate Republicans to discuss and make a case for reopening the upstate economy on a regional … [Read more...]
New York’s Congressional Representatives Send Bipartisan Request to Trump Administration for Federal Coverage of COVID-19 Costs
WASHINGTON - New York’s entire 28 member bipartisan delegationsent a letter to President Donald Trump on Friday requesting his administration expeditiously grant the state a waiver to provide 100% federal funding for all Federal Emergency Management … [Read more...]
Mayors and County Executives Across New York Call for Federal Assistance to Help Cover Shortfalls Caused by COVID-19
Community leaders across New York - including Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist - are urging that the next federal stimulus bill include funding that will flow directly to the communities that have been devastated by the repercussions of the novel … [Read more...]
Question of When to Reopen the Economy Focuses on Who Gets to Decide: President or Governors?
ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that New York has reached the apex of its COVID-19 novel coronvirus battle and as plans unfold to reopen the economy he insisted he will "not engage" President Donald Trump in a fight over who has the power to … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Rep. Tom Reed – April 14, 2020 Conference Call
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDLCOUD Conference Call on April 14 with Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23), who provides an update on the coronavirus situation with regional media. … [Read more...]
[LOCAL] Rep. Tom Reed – April 7, 2020 Coronavirus Conference Call
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD Conference Call on April 7 with Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23), who provides an update on the novel coronavirus situation with regional media. … [Read more...]
Governor Calls for Redistribution of Ventilators and PPE to Areas that Need it Most
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo Friday said he will issue an Executive Order allowing the state to redistribute ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE) from in-state institutions that don't currently need them and redeploy the equipment to … [Read more...]
