ALBANY - Representatives from New York’s county governments held an advocacy day at the State Capitol Wednesday to voice concerns over changes to the Medicaid program contained in the Executive Budget and to advocate for the maintenance of current … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Healthcare, Immigration, and College Tuition Among Several Items Discussed at Reed Town Hall Meeting
JAMESTOWN - Congressman Tom Reed's (R-Corning, NY 23) hosted a Town Hall Meeting at the Kiantone Fire Hall just to the south of Jamestown on Saturday morning, Sept. 16, marking one of three town halls he had scheduled throughout the day. MOBILE … [Read more...]
Reed Will Oppose Any Health Care Bill that Doesn’t Include Faso-Collins Amendment
WASHINGTON - Republican leaders are steering the Senate toward a crucial vote on their bill eviscerating much of the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's health care law. The pending vote has been buoyed by the near theatrical return to the … [Read more...]
Congressman Reed Not Willing to Predict Outcome of Senate Majority’s Healthcare Proposal
WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leaders are trotting out their new, but reeling, health care bill and angling toward a showdown vote next week amid signs that they have lots of work ahead to win over GOP lawmakers or face a resounding … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Media Conference Call – Congressman Tom Reed: July 12 2017
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE A conference call with Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) and regional media representatives. Held Tuesday Morning, July 12, 2017. The congressman discusses a bi-partisan manufacturing bill he's cosponsoring, … [Read more...]
Governor Says Cutting Medicaid Will Hinder Battle Against Opioid Epidemic
ALBANY - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is continuing his criticism of Republican Lawmakers' effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act with their own health care plan called the American Health Care Act. The governor wrote an op-ed piece that … [Read more...]
Local Congressman Says Trump Budget Forces Discussion About Spending Priorities in Washington
WASHINGTON - The poor and the disabled are big losers in President Donald Trump's $4.1 trillion budget proposal, while the Pentagon is a big winner. The president's plan for the budget year beginning Oct. 1 was delivered to Congress on Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Congress Prepares to Vote on Healthcare Bill that Has Local Implications on Medicaid Costs
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and House leaders are revving up pressure on balky Conservatives and other Republican lawmakers as crunch time approaches on the party's health care overhaul bill, a drive GOP leaders concede they can't afford to … [Read more...]
Trump Budget Increase Military Spending, Slashes Domestic Programs
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump released the first budget blueprint of his new administration on Thursday, and it appears he’s held to his promise to build up the U.S. military while slashing domestic spending - even for programs that benefit the … [Read more...]
Reed Supports Collins’ Medicaid Amendment for Proposed American Health Care Act
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 27) is throwing his support behind a fellow Republican’s plan to cut the cost of Medicaid from local governments. On Tuesday Reed held a conference call with regional media and said he’s supporting … [Read more...]
