By: Rep. Claudia Tenney Every successful company in our nation started as a small enterprise on a Main Street somewhere in America. Take Remington Arms and Chobani as examples: two local companies that today are among the most successful large corporations in the country. The key to driving their success was the ability to start small and scale big. Under Dodd-Frank, too many Americans with the drive and passion to create and innovate haven’t had the opportunity to turn the outlines of their dre...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) announced mobile office hours for the month of June. Throughout the month of June, staff from Congresswoman Tenney’s office will be available at the following locations to provide assistance to constituents facing issues with federal agencies. For a full list of constituent services, please visit Rep. Tenney’s website here: https://tenney.house.gov/services/help-with-a-federal-agency. CORTLAND COUNTY Cortland Cortland Free Library 32 Church Street Cor...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney announced $256,581 in federal funding for Griffiss International Airport, located in Oneida County. The funding is awarded through a grant allocated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The grant will fund phase one of a six-phase project to reconstruct 11,820 feet of the existing Runway 15/33 pavement that has reached the end of its useful life. Phase one will account for the design phase of the reconstruc...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney announced $587,761 in federal funding for the Greater Binghamton/Edwin A. Link Field Airport (BGM), located in Broome County. The funding is awarded through a grant allocated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The grant will fund the acquisition of 12 sets of replacement personal protective equipment, 12 sets of replacement self-contained breathing apparatus and a replacement aircraft rescue and fire figh...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) and Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) introduced a bipartisan Resolution Condemning Sexual Abuse and Exploitation by UN Peacekeepers. Over the past decade, allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation launched against UN peacekeepers have become increasingly frequent. Although this is not the norm, a recent AP report found that over the last 12 years, an estimated 2,000 allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation have been made against UN peacekeepe...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney released the following statement on President Trump’s proposed budget: “I came to Washington with the mission to reform our federal government and eliminate wasteful Washington spending and this remains my goal. Decades of bloated budgets and a lack of fiscal accountability are why our country is inching closer to a debt of nearly $20 trillion. However, my commitment to government reform does not change the fact that I represent a region of the country that h...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY—22) announced the passage of seven bills that will enhance care for veterans and reform processes at the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that veterans receive care in a timely manner. “Every day I hear from veterans across the 22nd District who are unable to access the care they desperately need. Throughout the past years, the VA has fallen behind in providing timely, high quality care to our nation’s heroes. Our veterans should never die waiting...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) announced the passage of bipartisan bills aimed at strengthening protections for victims of human trafficking and sexual abuse. On Monday the House passed three bills that Tenney cosponsored: H.R. 1862 the Global Child Protection Act of 2017, H.R. 1842 the Strengthening Children’s Safety Act of 2017, H.R. 883 the Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017. Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery that affects millions of people around the world ea...
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By: Rep. Claudia Tenney As Obamacare hangs by a thread, millions of Americans across the country continue to lose access to the affordable, high-quality care they deserve. Canceled insurance plans, lost doctors and soaring prices have left Americans frustrated. As they see the quality of their healthcare decline, they see the amount of money they're paying for that care increase substantially. Under Obamacare, Americans are spending a larger share of their income on healthcare than ever before. ...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY—22) announced the passage of five bills that will provide our law enforcement officers with the resources necessary to carry out their duties effectively while honoring the sacrifices they make to keep us safe. To recognize National Police Week, the House passed five pro-police bills. H.R. 1892, the Honoring Hometown Heroes Act- This bill allows a state’s governor to order the American flag to be flown at half-staff to honor a first responder who dies in ...
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