Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) requested language in the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations bill that would require the International Joint Commission (IJC) to use a portion of its funds to compensate shoreline property owners for the disproportionate damages caused by Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Plan (Plan 2014). In 2016, the Obama Administration approved Plan 2014, which has been a major contributor in increasing the frequency of raising and lowerin...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) denounced Governor Cuomo’s expected veto of a bipartisan measure to provide $90 million in relief funding for Lake Ontario flood victims and municipalities. “Families and small business owners in Oswego County and the Lake Ontario region have had their properties devastated by recent flooding. During a recent tour of the area, I had the chance to see the severity of the damage first hand. It is unthinkable that Governor Cuomo would deprive these prope...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) announced that Assured Information Security, Inc. (AIS) in Rome, NY has been awarded a multi-million dollar Government Services Administration (GSA) contract. Founded in 2001, AIS is an information technology company that has played a leading role in supporting critical cyber operations for the federal government, working with both the Air Force and Department of Defense. AIS currently employs over 270 cyber engineers & scientists. Tenney’s office work...
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Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) and Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) today announced their meeting with a United Nations Special Coordinator in an effort to improve United Nations (UN) response to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in peacekeeping operations. The meeting, held yesterday, was called following the introduction of a resolution by Tenney and Schneider condemning SEA by UN Peacekeepers. The resolution reaffirms the United States’ commitment to ensuring that this issue is add...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) announced that the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee has included language in its proposed Fiscal Year 2018 Budget that will ensure every veteran receives immediate assistance from the Veterans Crisis Line. The Veterans Crisis Line is a vital resource that provides around the clock crisis intervention services to veterans across the country. Earlier this year, Tenney called for the continuation of funding for th...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) applauded the passage of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017. This important piece of legislation will permit the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to hold employees accountable for their actions by giving the Secretary the authority to remove, demote or suspend an employee for poor performance or misconduct. “As the mother of an active duty U.S. Marine and Representative of a distri...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) announced $1,150,000 in federal funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). This funding is awarded through a grant allocated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The grant will be used by New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation to continue the implementation of the GLRI. “As the largest freshwater system in the world, the Great Lakes are a unique and integral part of our environment and our economy in upstate ...
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Today, U.S. Representatives Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Brad Schneider (D-IL) announced the introduction of new bipartisan legislation to strengthen the processes that ensures Israel’s qualitative military edge (QME) over regional adversaries. The Defending Israel’s QME Act of 2017, or H.R. 2833, expands the United States’ coordination with our strongest regional ally by requiring the President to consult with appropriate officials in the government of Israel on Israel’s QME before authorizing ar...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) released the following statement in response to Former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee: “President Trump’s conversation with the Former FBI Director Comey was not ideal based on the accounts we heard today from Comey during the testimony. However, Comey did confirm that President Trump was not the subject of the investigation, there was no obstruction of justice by the President and that the President...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017, H.R. 10: “In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, Washington liberals passed the Dodd-Frank Act with the promise that this sweeping legislation would provide a stronger, healthier economy. Instead, Americans have seen the worst economic recovery in 70 years. Hardworking taxpayers have seen their paychecks stagnate, mortgages have grown increasingly expen...
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