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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today joined a resolution expressing opposition to Governor Kathy Hochul’s plan to steal enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (eFMAP) funds from local governments. Hochul’s plan, which was released as part of her budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, would jeopardize the financing of Medicaid and pass along significant costs to New York’s 62 counties, which fund a large portion of the state’s Medicaid program. 

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today reintroduced the Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Today (DIRECT) Act. The legislation, which Tenney first introduced last year, redirects $45.6 billion from the Biden administration’s overreaching plan to increase audits of low and middle-class families to the border to hire additional law enforcement agents and increase security.

Additional co-sponsors include Rep. Brian Babin (TX-26).

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today released the following statement after New York State’s Department of Labor issued regulations to lower the farm labor overtime pay threshold from 60 hours a week to 40 hours by 2032.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, recently cosponsored H.R. 1010, the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act. This bill bans the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from implementing any new overreaching reporting requirements for banks and other financial institutions as part of the Biden administration's aggressive expansion of bank surveillance. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today sent a letter to the Biden administration slamming it for failing to comply with a legally-mandated reporting requirement on Iran’s military capabilities. The letter, which was addressed to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, follows her failure to submit a report to Congress on the military capabilities of Iran, which is legally required by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022. The report was due 180 days following the passage of the NDAA.

Victor, NY – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today issued her latest edition of “Setting the Record Straight,” a series where she debunks commonly spread falsehoods about current issues. In her latest release today, Tenney highlights some of the most egregious aspects of Kathy Hochul’s $225 billion budget plan for New York State.

Watertown, NY – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today alongside Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), visited Fort Drum, which is home to the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division. 

The installation is located in Jefferson County, about 15 minutes from Watertown, NY. Congresswoman Tenney represents large portions of Jefferson County and the surrounding areas just outside Fort Drum. She continues to work collaboratively with Congresswoman Stefanik, local officials and community leaders to advocate on behalf of Fort Drum in Congress.