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The US-Qatar Business Council (USQBC), from October 11 to 15, organised a non-official delegation for members of the US House of Representatives to visit the State of Qatar on a business & investment program.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, along with Congressman Darrel Issa, is introducing a new resolution to assist parents in playing a role in their children’s education.

The resolution reiterates support for the First Amendment.

Karla Abraham-Conley has been a fierce advocate for residents of extended-care facilities and the friends or family who care for them since the pandemic began.

Now Conley, of Utica, has teamed up with other advocates around the country in support of the Essential Caregivers Act, legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New Hartford. The group, Essential Caregiver Movement, recently finished a book it plans to send to all 535 members of Congress.

President Joe Biden has said that he wants a deal on his desk regarding the Infrastructure Package and Spending Bill by Thursday before he goes to Europe for a conference.

However, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney told 12 News they are at a complete stalemate in Congress on what will happen with the package.

Tenney adds that Biden's hope of having a deal on his desk by Thursday is very unlikely.

Former Lee Center Fire Chief Kenneth Baker Jr. was recognized on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday by Congresswoman Claudia Tenney.

Baker died at age 78 on Oct. 13 following a brief battle with a brain tumor, according to family members. He was a volunteer firefighter with the Lee Center Fire Department for 48 years, including 28 years as fire chief. He was laid to rest on Monday with an outpouring of support from local fire departments.

Tenney, R-22, New Hartford, spoke about Baker on the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington D.C.

Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, R-22, New Hartford, is supporting the, “Let Me Travel America Act,” which would prohibit the U.S. Federal Government from mandating the COVID-19 vaccination as a prerequisite for interstate travel, transportation, or movement, according to a release.

Democrats are pushing their multi-trillion-dollar spending bill as something that will be an investment in Americans when instead, it will harm the nation's citizens with programs that can't be reversed, Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., told Newsmax.

CHENANGO COUNTY – The Chenango County Farm Bureau sent two representatives to Washington, D.C. to meet with federal legislators and discuss the issues facing today’s farmers.

According to the New York State Farm Bureau Associate Director of National Affairs Lauren Williams, the Chenango County Farm Bureau sent Jordon Fleming of Guilford and Zachary Meseck of Preston to discuss issues including rural broadband, taxes, and climate change with legislators at the capitol.