Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Barclay: State Budget Represents High-Priced Liberal Wish List
The 2021-2022 State Budget represents a high-priced liberal wish list that throws all fiscal responsibility out the window.
Politics
Ritchie
Ritchie: Albany Demonstrating Misplaced Priorities
With new, increased taxes, skyrocketing spending to the tune of $18 billion over last year and a more than $2 billion fund that provides taxpayer dollars to those who are in the country illegally, Albany is again demonstrating just how misplaced their priorities are.
The Governor
Governor Cuomo Directs Department Of Financial Services To Extend Regulation Requiring Health Insurers To Waive Co-Pays For COVID-19 Vaccine Until April 30
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed the Department of Financial Services to extend the emergency regulation requiring all health insurers to waive co-pays for the COVID-19 vaccine until April 30.
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Gillibrand, Colleagues Call On FCC To Include State, Local Data In Efforts To Expand Broadband, Close Digital Divide, Homework Gap
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined Senate Democrats to call on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to include state, local, and tribal data in efforts to expand nationwide broadband.
Katko
Katko Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation To Tackle Doctor Shortages In CNY During Pandemic
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R, NY-24) today announced he reintroduced legislation that would take critical steps towards reducing physician shortages in Central New York and nationwide by boosting the number of Medicare-supported residency positions.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Barclay: As New York Slips Further Into Unrest, Democrats Do Nothing To Make Streets Safer
New York’s criminal justice system has deteriorated to dangerous levels. At the direction of Democrats in the state Legislature and New York City, we have seen drastic changes to parole and bail policies that have undermined police officers and put the public in harm’s way.
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Gillibrand Joins Bicameral Push For Gun Records Restoration, Preservation Act To Strengthen Efforts To Prevent Gun Violence
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined Senate and House Democrats to call for the Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act.
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Gillibrand, Colleagues Announce Reintroduction Of Voter Empowerment Act
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Reverend Raphael Warnock, and U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn and Congresswoman Nikema Williams announced the reintroduction of the bicameral Voter Empowerment Act, legislation originally authored in the House by civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, who passed away last year.
Katko
Katko, Cuellar Tackle Border Crisis With Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Surges
In response to the ongoing crisis at the southwest border, U.S. Rep. John Katko (R, NY-24), lead Republican of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D, TX-28), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, introduced the Border Surge Response and Resilience Act, which would require DHS and federal partners to establish a plan to address migrant surges at the border with transparent metrics in place to activate access to supplemental funds.
Katko
Katko Discusses CNY Projects, Implementation Of Water Infrastructure Legislation U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers
U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) today announced he spoke directly with the District Commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, to request updates on local water infrastructure projects and discuss the implementation of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, a bipartisan bill he worked across the aisle to develop on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and supported passage of in the House.