117th Congress
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) last week highlighted the ongoing crisis at our Southern Border in a speech on the Floor of the House of Representatives.
In her speech, Congresswoman Tenney spoke about the explosion of the disaster occurring at our Southern Border, including the record 2.1 million encounters with migrants at the border during this fiscal year. She also spoke about the influx of deadly drugs, such as fentanyl, which have heavily afflicted communities across upstate New York.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22), along with Congressman Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. In it, the members ask that the Treasury Department approve any license requests it receives to ensure entities can rapidly deploy communications services and Internet access to the Iranian people amid ongoing protests and the regime’s widespread and deliberate Internet blackouts.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22), along with Senator Ted Cruz (TX) today published an op-ed in Newsweek highlighting their new Strengthening Entry Visa Enforcement and Restrictions Act, or SEVER Act, which would have banned Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi from entering the United States for the UN General Assembly in New York.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22), co-chair of the Election Integrity Caucus in Congress, today released the following statement after passage of House Democrats’ partisan Presidential Election Reform Act.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) today released the following statement applauding the Oswego County Legislature’s adoption of Resolution NO. 223, Resolution in Opposition to New York State Actions Restricting 2nd Amendment Rights, which recently was adopted on September 15, 2022.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) today sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to end the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) that has been declared and extended since January 31, 2020.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) today introduced the Strengthening Entry Visa Enforcement and Restrictions Act, or SEVER Act, to ban Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials associated with the Iranian Supreme Leader from entering the United States. This comes in advance of Raisi’s arrival for a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by Senator Ted Cruz (TX) and cosponsored
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) today received the “Guardian of Small Business” Award from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) for her work in Congress supporting America’s small businesses.
NFIB advocates on behalf of America’s small and independent businesses, both in Washington and throughout the 50 states. The ‘Guardian of Small Business’ Award is the organization’s most prestigious legislative award and is presented to lawmakers who consistently vote with small businesses on key issues.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) yesterday joined with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) in letters to Visa, Mastercard, and American Express demanding answers about their implementation of a new Merchant Category Code (MCC) for firearms retailers. Anti-Second Amendment advocates have long advocated for a specific MCC for firearms retailers so that credit card companies can flag what they deem to be “suspicious” purchases, potentially infringing on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) today announced her cosponsorship of H.R. 8756, the Protect Local Farms Act, to prevent the recent recommendation from the New York State Farm Laborers Wage Board to lower the overtime threshold from 60 hours to 40 hours per week from taking effect. Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) introduced the legislation, and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) is also a cosponsor.