WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives has taken up and approved a bill that impacts the life of just about every American on a daily basis. The Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (the STRR Act) – sometimes simply referred to … [Read more...]
Schumer Calls on House to Pass Bill Designed to Fight Heroin Trafficking
BUFFALO - Western New York is still dealing with a major heroin epidemic and its time more is done to eliminate the drug from coming into our communities. That’s according to U.S. senator Charles Schumer, who was in Buffalo on Monday to announce … [Read more...]
Ways and Means Committee Approves Bill to Dismantle Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON - The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a reconciliation bill Tuesday in an attempt to dismantle five key components of the Affordable Care Act. The legislation is supported by area Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY-23), who … [Read more...]
Teresi Calls Proposed Federal Cuts to CDBG and Home Programs ‘Devastating’
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown – along with other municipalities in Chautauqua County and the rest of New York State - could be adversely affected by an effort to cut funding from a federal program. Lawmakers in Washington are considering the … [Read more...]
[WATCH] Gillibrand Speaks Out Against Plan to Defund Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) is showing her support for Planned Parenthood. On Wednesday Thursday the state’s junior senator spoke on the Senate floor against the latest partisan threat to shut down the federal … [Read more...]
Schumer Announces Restoration of Federal Education Aid
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer has announced that, after his public push, over $100 million in at-risk federal education dollars for Upstate New York schools has been protected. Earlier this week, Schumer launched a major push to … [Read more...]
Reed: Congress Likely to go with Short-Term Solution to Address Transportation Funding
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers in Washington are busy this week trying to hammer out a plan that will provide spending for federal highway projects following August 1, when the money in the current federal Highway Trust Fund is set to run out. But despite … [Read more...]
Gillibrand in WNY to Push for Passage of Medical Marijuana Bill
AMHERST - Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will be in Amherst Monday to hold a press conference at DENT Neurological Institute to discuss her new bipartisan legislation to allow patients, doctors and businesses in that have already passed medical marijuana … [Read more...]
Congress Approves Homeland Security Funding through Sept. 30
WASHINGTON - The Homeland Security Department will continue to be funded until September of this year. That after Congress Tuesday approved a $40 billion homeland security spending measure despite the majority of Republicans voting against … [Read more...]
Homeland Security Funding Gets One-Week Extension
WASHINGTON – Members of Congress this week will continue to discuss the issue of funding for the Department of Homeland Security after lawmakers on Friday approved a one-week extension at the eleventh hour. According to The Buffalo News, the vote … [Read more...]
