WASHINGTON - Chautauqua County's Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning), along with 216 other Republicans in the House of Representatives, voted in favor of a bill Thursday that would significantly reduce funding for the federal Supplemental Nutrition … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed Supports House Bill Calling on Stricter Food Stamp Regulations
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) is joining his Republican colleagues in the house in announcing a new bill that he says would encourage able-bodied Americans to seek work if they are also seeking assistance from the federal government’s … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed, Gillibrand Respond to President’s Speech on Syria
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has conditionally endorsed a Russian offer for international inspectors to seize and destroy deadly chemical weapons in Syria as efforts to avert retaliatory U.S. missile strikes shift from Washington to the United … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Syria on top of Agenda this Week in Congress
WASHINGTON - Congress returns to session today with a debate on the use of military force in Syria at the top of the list. President Barack Obama is asking lawmakers to authorize restricted force in Syria against the Bashar Assad regime for its use … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed Says He Needs Compelling Information Before Supporting Attack Against Syria
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) will be in Chautauqua County later today as part of his effort to seek public input regarding the possibility of the U.S. using military intervention in Syria. On Monday, Reed announced that he would be … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS & AUDIO: Reed to Host Public Input Sessions on Syria
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama over the weekend said that he would seek the permission of congress prior to having the U.S. get involved with the Syrian civil war. On Saturday, the president announced he would ask Congress to support a strike … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed Hosts Roundtable to Address Welfare
MAYVILLE - Congressman Tom Reed was in Mayville Tuesday and met with local social service officials, local stakeholders and local elected officials for a social welfare roundtable. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss anti-poverty and social … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Congressman Reed Explains Late Tax Payment, Calls Report ‘Character Assassination Politics’
Chautauqua County’s representative in congress says he’s paid all of his overdue property taxes with interest penalties, adding that a story about his overdue taxes is part of a smear campaign building up to the 2014 election. On Monday, Congressman … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed Announces Legislation to Get More Welfare Recipients Back to Work
Congressman Tom Reed on Monday announced a new piece of legislation he says will hold states more accountable in their effort to get residents off welfare and back to work. The Corning Republican is touting the Promoting Assistance with Transitional … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Robertson Announces ‘Third Plan’ for NRG
ITHACA - The woman who will be challenging congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) in the 2014 election is offering her thoughts on the NRG re-powering proposal. Tompkins County democrat Martha Robertson spoke late last month at a Public Service Commission … [Read more...]
