Politics

Assembly Will Barclay

Assemblyman Byrne And Colleagues Call On The Legislature To Take Up Fair Election Amendment

March 20, 2022 Contributor
Assemblyman Kevin Byrne, along with his colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference, will hold a press conference tomorrow, March 21 at 12:30 p.m. to call on the Legislature to take up an amendment to the state Constitution, A.9095, ensuring the right to vote in New York is entitled only to American citizens.

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Senator Charles Schumer unveils the NRC’s new security measures. With the senator are, from left, county legislator Mary Flett and Amy Tresidder, and Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman.
US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer To Feds: Give New York’s Main Street Small Businesses The Relief They Need To Recover

March 11, 2022 Contributor
With COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) payments expected to start next month, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer yesterday launched a push to extend the deferment period for the loan payments to put small businesses and nonprofits in New York and across the country in a better position to fully recover from the pandemic.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Urges USDA To Clarify Snap Benefit Eligibility Rules For At-Risk College Students

March 5, 2022 Contributor
On March 1st, 2022, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand partnered with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Representatives Al Lawson (D-Fla.), Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), and Norma J. Torres (D-Calif.) in a bicameral effort urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack to issue guidance clarifying college students’ eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to address the growing food insecurity crisis among college students.

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Assembly Will Barclay

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay: Local Roads Drive Our Local Economies

March 4, 2022 Contributor
New York’s local roads, highways and bridges are a vital part of our state’s economic health and quality of life. Unfortunately, the necessary investment and upkeep of these critical roadways have lagged for years. Proposed fiscal injections come up short of what is needed to address the many major issues plaguing local infrastructure.

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