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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. […]

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. […]

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: […]

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. […]

Nine Katko-Authored Bills Pass House In National Defense Authorization Act

September 24, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) today announced nine measures he authored and critical funding levels for local manufacturers and workers were included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022. […]

Katko Announces Over $5.6 Million In Funds For 11 CNY Fire Departments

September 13, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) today announced $5,657,067 in federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be distributed to 11 fire departments across Central New York to hire additional local firefighters and for firefighter safety training and equipment. […]

Katko Joins Effort To Award Congressional Gold Medal To Fallen Servicemembers

September 3, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) will today cosponsor legislation to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. military servicemembers who were killed in Afghanistan last week. […]

Katko, Oswego County Advocates, Officials Invite Central New Yorkers To Participate In Public Comment Period For Fort Ontario Study

August 31, 2021 Contributor

Standing at Fort Ontario with Oswego County advocates and elected officials, U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) today encouraged Central New Yorkers to participate in the public comment period for the National Park Service’s (NPS) Fort Ontario Study.
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Katko: Statement On Attacks At Kabul Airport

August 26, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24), top Republican on the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement in response to the terrorist attacks at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan: […]

Katko: President Biden’s Foreign Policy Blunder Has Jeopardized Our Homeland Security

August 17, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement on President Biden’s address to the nation on the collapse of Afghanistan into Taliban control. […]