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Barclay: October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 8, 2021 Contributor

Each year, more than 16,000 women in New York state are diagnosed with breast cancer, making it one of the most common types of cancers in the state and in the nation.

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Barclay’s 2nd Annual Landscapes & Landmarks Features 20 Local Artists

October 8, 2021 Contributor

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I—Pulaski) hosted an art opening yesterday at the Art Association of Oswego to welcome the public and contributing artists to his second-annual Landscapes and Landmarks Art Exhibit.

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Gillibrand Presses EPA To Strengthen Its Draft Plan To Address PFAS Discharges from Industry

October 7, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called for the passage of her Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2021 and pushed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand and strengthen regulatory efforts to address industrial PFAS discharges.

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Katko, Spanberger Lead Effort To Secure Systemically Important Critical Infrastructure

October 6, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko (R, NY-24), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D, VA-07) yesterday introduced significant legislation to protect systemically important critical infrastructure (SICI) from cyber attacks.

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Inspired By Syracuse University Programming, Katko-Authored Bill Expands Workforce Development Services For Military Personnel, Veterans, Their Spouses

October 5, 2021 Contributor

Standing at Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) yesterday announced passage of the Onward to Opportunity Act.

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Dan Farfaglia Announces Bid For Fulton City Council

October 1, 2021 Contributor

Dan Farfaglia, a former Oswego County Legislator, recently announced that he is running for Fulton City Council’s 1st Ward Seat.

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Katko Announces $125k In Federal Funding To Prevent, Address Youth Addiction In Oswego

October 1, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) today announced $125,000 in funding from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has been awarded to Farnham, Inc., in Oswego, New York, to prevent and address youth substance use disorder.

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Barclay: Without Action New York’s Economic Shortcomings Are On The Verge Of Becoming Permanent

October 1, 2021 Contributor

A new report from the Empire Center citing Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data paints an alarming picture of New York’s COVID-19 recovery.

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Katko, McCaul: Terminating MPP Is A Mistake

October 1, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (TX-10), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcing its intention to issue a new memo terminating the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy:

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Katko Calls On Speaker Pelosi To Hold Vote On Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

October 1, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) yesterday morning spoke on the House Floor in support of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and called on Speaker Pelosi to hold a vote on this measure yesterday.

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