Kennedy: Starting a Family is Expensive Enough Already - New Trump Tariffs Threaten to Make the Dream of Parenthood Even more Difficult and Financially Straining Legislation Would Lift Tariffs on Diapers, Formula, Strollers, Car Seats, Toys, and More BUFFALO, N.Y. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) was joined by community leaders at the warehouse location of Every Bottom Covered to call for passage... Read More »
Due to Changing Regulations, New Homeowners Have Been Left in Limbo, Unable to Receive Curbside Mail Delivery That Nearby Streets Enjoy WHEATFIELD, NY - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) issued a letter today to the United States Postmaster General demanding that residents of the Whistling Straits development receive the same treatment as their neighbors on surrounding streets by receiving curbside ... Read More »
Last Week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Called New “Trump Accounts” a “Backdoor for Privatizing Social Security." BUFFALO, N.Y. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) was joined by colleagues in government, community leaders, and Social Security recipients to oppose recent comments by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who called the creation of Trump Accounts in the Republican Reconciliation Bill a... Read More »
Kennedy Demands Accountability on Dangerous Proposals to Undermine Public Safety BUFFALO, NY – Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) led 47 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Acting ATF Director Daniel Driscoll and Attorney General Pam Bondi urging the Trump administration to reverse harmful efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to weaken the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm... Read More »
With FeedMore Already Seeing Historic Levels of Utilization, New Red Tape and Shifting of Expenses to States Threaten to Cost New York State Billions and Leave WNY Families Hungry BUFFALO, N.Y. - Congressman Tim Kennedy, joined by FeedMore WNY President and CEO Tara Ellis, warned that the recently passed Republican reconciliation law threatens to take food off the table for hungry Western New York... Read More »
President Trump has broken his promise to end the war in Gaza. Hamas continues to hold innocent people hostage because of his ineffective diplomacy. His strategic and moral failure has led to deteriorating conditions, with new reports and images of mass starvation of Palestinians. This is completely unacceptable. No one should ever die of hunger, especially children. The Trump administration’s for... Read More »
Wheatfield Residents, Split Between Four ZIP Codes, Have Long-Demanded Their Own Issues Faced Include Confusion in Filing Death Certificates, Erroneous GPS Directions, and Mistaken Street Names That Are Used in Overlapping ZIP Codes WHEATFIELD, N.Y. - Congressman Tim Kennedy, joined by Wheatfield Supervisor Don MacSwan, announced that his legislation directing the United States Postal Service to d... Read More »
Kennedy Demanded Answers on Behalf of Veterans in Western New York WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) raised urgent concerns about the Trump administration’s workforce reductions at the Department of Veterans Affairs and demanded accountability on behalf of Western New York’s veterans and the VA w... Read More »
With Enacted Medicaid Cuts, 25% of Nursing Homes Nationwide Face Threat of Closure, Creating Massive Burden for Families and Other Unpaid Caregivers BUFFALO, NY – Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) joined community leaders at the Schofield Residence Nursing Facility to denounce the devastating impact that Medicaid cuts, authorized in Trump and Congressional Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill, will have on nu... Read More »
BUFFALO, NY — Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), co-chair of the bipartisan Northern Border Caucus, released the following statement after President Trump’s recent threat to impose a 35% tariff on Canadian imports starting August 1. “President Trump’s reckless and erratic game of tariff roulette is a direct threat to our economy, especially in communities like Western New York that are deeply intert... Read More »
Representatives Demand Answers and Accountability on Cuts to Critical Government Resources and Staffing BUFFALO, NY – In the wake of catastrophic flooding that has claimed at least 120 lives in Central Texas, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) and Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) issued a joint letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)... Read More »
Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) released the following statement following the Senate’s confirmation of Bryan Bedford to head the Federal Aviation Administration: “The confirmation of Bryan Bedford to lead the Federal Aviation Administration is a decision that is not only dangerous to the flying public, but a slap in the face to the families of Colgan Air Flight 3407. These families have worked ti... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) released the following statement following House passage of the GOP reconciliation bill, now set to be signed into law by President Trump: “By passing the Big Ugly Bill, President Trump and Congressional Republicans are inflicting pain and economic devastation that Americans will feel for generations. They have sold out hardworking families just t... Read More »
“President Trump’s decision to blow up trade talks with Canada is a direct threat to working families in Western New York and across the country. It demonstrates, once again, that this President is more interested in protecting his ego than the economic future of small businesses and working families. This is about jobs, paychecks, and being able to put food on the table for countless Americans. “... Read More »
In a Letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Kennedy Raised Dire Concerns About Bedford’s Qualifications BUFFALO, NY – Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) formally called on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to reject the nomination of Bryan Bedford for Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In a letter address... Read More »
