Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) announced $161,910 in federal funding for the Western New York Council on Occupational Safety & Health, Inc. (WNYCOSH) to support workplace safety training.
“Communication is a critical component of providing a safe work environment,” Congressman Kennedy said. “Ensuring employees return home safely to their families each day is a collective… Read more »
Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) announced, beginning today, the U.S. State Department is launching a portal that will allow eligible United States citizens to renew their passports online.
“The option to renew online is an added convenience for Western New Yorkers in particular who frequently obtain passports or passport cards to cross the U.S. - Canadian border,” Congressman… Read more »
Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), a member of the House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, expressed opposition to the proposed Continuing Resolution (CR) which fails to provide funding to care for America’s veterans.
(Congressman Kennedy on the House floor calls for more funding for veterans. View video here.)
In remarks on the House floor, Congressman Kennedy… Read more »
Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) announced $475,000 to support new instruments for the University at Buffalo’s wind tunnel. The federal funding will allow for enhanced testing of mission-critical infrastructure, such as long-span bridges, fuel storage facilities, and tall buildings under extreme weather conditions.
“Communities are facing natural disasters with increasing… Read more »
Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) announced the Hauptman-Woodward Research Institute has been awarded $1.5 million by the U.S. Department of Energy for a three-year study aimed at understanding the mechanism and health consequences of low-dose radiation at a molecular level. This funding will leverage new advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support biomedical… Read more »
An investigation into alleged administrative failures at the Buffalo VA Medical Center has been completed, and the probe’s findings could soon be publicly released, according to the inspector general of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The report’s upcoming release comes after Michael J. Swartz, executive director of the VA Western New York Healthcare System, and Chief of Staff Dr.… Read more »
Today, Congressman Kennedy released the following statement after a bipartisan visit to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum with the House Committee on Homeland Security to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and to discuss the cooperation between the committee and local first responders.
“Visiting the 9/11 Memorial and Museum… Read more »
As the nation marks the 23rd anniversary of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) reflected on the horrific tragedy and called for continued support for 9/11 first responders.
(Congressman Kennedy commemorates the anniversary of 9/11 on the House Floor, Mp4 here.)
In remarks on the House floor, Congressman Kennedy said in part, “On the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Kennedy, during a House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing, demanded answers from officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the alleged administrative failures at the Buffalo VA Medical Center.
(Congressman Kennedy during the committee hearing. View here.)
During the hearing, Congressman Kennedy got answers from the Honorable Michael… Read more »
Today, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) released the following statement regarding the Republican’s proposed continuing resolution, which fails to provide adequate funding for veterans.
“The Republican continuing resolution shortchanges the VA by $12 billion and fails veterans in Western New York and across the country,” Congressman Kennedy said. “In order to properly… Read more »
