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"Help wanted" signs plaster the doors of countless central New York Businesses, as they struggle to attract workers.

"We are just struggling to even find people," says Jason Allen-Leonard, of Wisk Baking Co., in downtown Utica. "Unemployment benefits being so large at this time it's sort of deterring people from coming back."

Federal unemployment insurance benefits of an additional $300 a week over and above New York State unemployment expire in early September. The max one can collect, with both, in New York State, add up to $804 a week.

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22), member of the House Small Business Committee, today applauded passage of three bipartisan bills she cosponsored in support of small businesses and small manufacturers. With passage of these three bills, Tenney has now cosponsored seven bills that have been passed by the House of Representatives.

Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney on Thursday announced she would back legislation ending Major League Baseball's anti-trust exemption amid the widening reaction to the Georgia voting law.

The league announced earlier this month it would move its All-Star game from Atlanta to Denver in response to the Republican-backed voting law. Republicans across the country, in turn, blasted MLB and other corporations that have signaled their opposition to the measure.

U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New Hartford, fielded questions on recent votes on major legislation, Afghanistan, the coronavirus pandemic and more during a virtual town hall Wednesday night. 

The town hall, held via Zoom videoconference, lasted an hour. Questions were submitted through the app’s written question-and-answer function, which were vetted and selected by her communications director. 

SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – New York state passed a law this year that allows personal caregivers to visit nursing homes, even during public health emergencies, like a pandemic. Some caregivers waited a year to see their family members in nursing homes because of COVID-19. Mohawk Valley Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-New Hartford) is trying to get similar legislation passed on the federal level.

Claudia Tenney hails from a small-business family. 

Her grandfather founded a commercial printing and manufacturing firm that currently employs about 70 people in Chenango County.

While representing the 22nd Congressional District, Tenney isn’t involved in the day-to-day operations of the business, but the challenges facing small businesses remain at the forefront of her mind as she serves on the Small Business Committee in Washington. 

Washington – Rep. Claudia Tenney emerged today as the Republican leader of a new House caucus that will focus on election integrity while opposing Democratic plans for sweeping voting reforms.

Tenney, R-New Hartford, said she will co-chair the Election Integrity Caucus with Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif.

It's now been nearly two months since the tight race for New York's 22nd Congressional District seat was finally resolved. In early February, Republican Claudia Tenney was sworn into the office after coming out ahead of her opponent, incumbent Anthony Brindisi, by just over 100 votes. Tenney sat down with Fox 40 on Thursday morning to discuss some key issues.