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… 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… 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… 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… 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)… Read more »
U.S. Reps. Castor, Kennedy & Wasserman Schultz Sound Alarm After Tampa Bay Area Residents Express Fears of Weakened FEMA, National Weather Service & Resilience Grants That Save Money
Almost one year after the most devastating hurricane season of our lifetimes, local elected officials, nonprofits, environmental and emergency management experts and neighborhood representatives… 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… 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… 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… Read more »
In Letter to GSA, Federal Representatives Urge GSA to Keep Passport Agency in Downtown Buffalo, Citing Easy Access Throughout the Region
Buffalo Passport Agency, The Only Agency Within Hundreds of Miles, Opened in 2010, Easing the Process of Expedited Passport Processing for Thousands of WNYers
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), Senator Charles Schumer, and Senator Kirsten… Read more »