The Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act Restores Fairness and Financial Parity for all Advanced Degree Students New Misguided Policy Created by the Big, Ugly Bill Slashes Amount Many Borrowers Can Receive, Slamming the Door Shut to Professional Advancement AMHERST, N.Y. – Joined at Daemen University by educators, professionals, students, and advocates, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) called... Read More »
H.R. 1 Cut Loan Limits in Half for Graduate Student Professions, Maxing Out at $100,000 LEAP Act Will Ensure that Graduate Students and Professional Students Receive the Same Amount of Borrowing Capacity, Opening Careers up to More Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), alongside Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-2) and Rep. Shomari Figures (AL-2), introduced the Loan Equity for Advanced... Read More »
SAFE Comms Act Pushes Back Against Trump’s Attacks on Lifesaving FEMA Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), along with Representatives Rob Menendez (NJ-08), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Nanette Barragan (CA-44), introduced the Supporting and Advancing Federal Emergency Communications through Infrastructure (SAFE Comms) Act, legislation to ensure that local broadcasters... Read More »
During Committee Hearing Kennedy Grills DHS Secretary Noem, Calls for Resignation WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Homeland Security Committee hearing, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about the agency’s unlawful immigration raids, the dismantling of our nation’s emergency preparedness and management capabilities, and unprecedented cuts to counterterrorism... Read More »
Kennedy Joined by 11 House Democratic Colleagues in Letter Demanding Trump Change Course on Revoking Temporary Protected Status for Burma WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) led fellow Members of Congress in sending a letter to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State urging the Trump administration to reverse its recent decision to terminate Temporary Protect... Read More »
Kennedy’s DHS Grants Accountability Act Would Ensure Funding Decisions Are Data-Driven WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, introduced the DHS Grants Accountability Act, legislation that would guarantee greater transparency, consistency, and data-driven decision-making within the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) homeland se... Read More »
In Speech Before Congress and in Letter to Trump Administration, Kennedy Condemns New Loan Rules That Will Deepen Workforce Shortage Kennedy, an Occupational Therapist, Demands Repeal of Misguided Rule That Will Further Weaken our Healthcare System WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) led 69 of his colleagues in a letter to the Trump Administration demanding the reversal of its dange... Read More »
Kennedy: “We are being lied to and deceived, and our values have been betrayed.” Noting More than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Illegally Detained While Core Missions of Homeland Security Have Been Sidelined, Kennedy Demands Answers from ICE WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a hearing held Wednesday by Democratic members of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) condemned the ... Read More »
BUFFALO, NY — Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) released the following statement after House and Senate passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act: “After months of obstruction by President Trump and Congressional Republicans, including delaying the swearing-in of Representative Adelita Grijalva for 50 days, the truth will finally come out. It took tremendous bravery and courage for the victims a... Read More »
Rather Than Feed Americans, Trump Administration Continues to Fight Court Orders and Play Political Games with Nutritional Assistance BUFFALO, NY – Joined by community leaders at the Resource Council of WNY, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) condemned Donald Trump’s refusal to comply with a federal court order to release November nutritional assistance benefits in full, during the longest government... Read More »
On November 1, HEAP and Nutritional Benefits Run Out, and Open Enrollment With Skyrocketing Premiums Begins As Republicans Keep the Government Shut Down Rather Than Protect Healthcare, Americans Will Suffer LACKAWANNA, N.Y. - Joined by elected officials, nonprofit leaders, and members of the faith community at Second Baptist Church in Lackawanna, NY, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) alerted his con... Read More »
Congressman Tim Kennedy, Co-Chair of the Northern Border Caucus, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States will end all trade talks with Canada: “President Trump’s impulsive decision to end trade discussions with Canada shows how unserious he is about fixing our broken economy and making life more affordable for all Americans. This... Read More »
Early Intervention Services At Bornhava Rely On Medicaid And Department Of Education's Office Of Special Education Programs With Medicaid Reimbursement Rates Already Too Low, New Cuts Threaten To Pull The Rug Out From Families AMHERST, N.Y. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) stood today with parents, early intervention providers, and advocates to sound the alarm on the risk that enacted Medicaid cu... Read More »
Kennedy: Congress Must Cancel the Cuts and Stop the Shutdown In Kennedy’s District, 63% of Nursing Home Residents Rely on Medicaid Coverage, Threatening Long-term Viability of Critical Services TONAWANDA, N.Y. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) was joined by members of 1199SEIU, residents, and leadership from the McAuley Residence in Tonawanda, New York, to highlight the dire consequences that Cong... Read More »
Standing With Doctors, Nurses, Patients, Elected Officials, Kennedy Underscores the Dire Need to Cancel the Cuts from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill Reconciliation Bill Slashed Medicaid, Failed to Renew ACA Tax Credits, Setting Families Up For Dramatic and Unaffordable Premium Increases and Loss of Healthcare BUFFALO, N.Y. - Joined today at Neighborhood Health Center’s Mattina facility by primary care and ... Read More »
