Category: Politics
Dear Friends, From the bottom of my heart, thank you. For a year I waged a campaign, not to be a state senator, but to give voice to people ignored and silenced by a system controlled by the few at…
Faso Announces Community Development Awards for Dutchess County Washington, DC – Congressman John Faso (R-Kinderhook) today announced two federal grant awards totaling over $2.3 million for Dutchess County, New York. The federal investment comes from two separate grant…
Faso-Sponsored Bill to Support FDR National Historic Site Approved by House Natural Resources Committee Washington, D.C. – Congressman John Faso (R-Kinderhook), highlighted the approval of H.R. 5420, the FDR Historic Preservation Act by the House Natural Resources Committee. The legislation…
Faso Announces Over $540K in Competitive Federal Grant Awards for Six Local Fire Departments Washington, DC – Congressman John Faso (R-Kinderhook) announced competitive Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) awards for five fire departments in New York’s 19th Congressional District: the…
Victory Statement from Pete Harckham I am honored to have earned the support of Democratic voters with an overwhelming turnout and look forward to making the case against Trump enabling Terrance Murphy and the do nothing Republican Senate majority. I congratulate…
Faso Helps Introduce Legislation to Extend Violence Against Women Act Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Faso (R-Kinderhook) joined Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) in introducing the Violence Against Women Extension Act – a six-month extension of the…
Faso Submits Local Input on $600 Million Broadband Expansion Program WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman John Faso (R-Kinderhook) submitted comments based on input from local broadband stakeholders regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) e-Connectivity Pilot Program,…
SMYTHE CHOSEN BY TEAMSTERS LOCAL 445 FOR STATE SENATE Dutchess & Putnam Counties — New York State Senate candidate Karen Smythe received the endorsement of Teamsters Local 445. Teamsters Local 445 represents over 3,400 members in Orange, Sullivan, Ulster,…
Faso Calls for Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Washington, D.C. – Congressman John Faso (R-Kinderhook), along with forty-five members of the U.S. House of Representatives, sent a letter to the leaders of the House urging them to bring a bipartisan reauthorization of the…
Statement from Antonio Delgado on the Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks Today, we reflect on a tragic day that we, as Americans, will never forget. Seventeen years ago nearly 3,000 lives – mothers and fathers, daughters and sons – were…
Tropical Forests Are Flipping From Storing Carbon to Releasing It Tropical Forests Are Flipping From Storing Carbon to Releasing It Illegal logging and land seizures are driving this ominous yet overlooked scientific trend. Source: www.thenation.com/article/tropical-forests-are-flipping-from-storing-carbon-to-releasing-it/
182 Conditional Awards Will Provide Community Partners in 43 Counties with Funding for Services and Operating Costs for Supportive Housing Awards Keep State Well Ahead of Schedule in Governor’s Sweeping $2.6 Billion, 5-Year Plan to Develop 6,000 Supportive Housing…
After Administration Abandons Policy Prohibiting HFCs, New York Advancing Its Own Regulations Governor Calls on States to Join New York and California Major Step to Reduce Climate Change Pollution Supports Governor’s Goal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 40 Percent by…
Faso Helps Lead Bipartisan Effort for More Mental Health Funding WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman John Faso (R-Kinderhook) sent a letter to Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) and Ranking Member Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor,…