Current Category: Western and Central New York Congressional Districts
SNAP Cuts and Childhood Malnutrition: Coming to Your Town
Langworthy & Tenney voted for a 33% SNAP cut by 2034 Federal SNAP spending by fiscal year (billions): what they voted for vs. what became ...
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Langworthy’s Contradictory Stance on Climate
Rep. Langworthy (R-NY23) proposed a new law that will repeal existing standards on energy efficiency in new federal construction. Repeal will lead to increased greenhouse gas ...
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Stefanik and Langworthy Step Into Foreign Policy
Nothing says “loyal Trump Republican” like cutting the president out of foreign policy. Elise Stefanik and Nicholas Langworthy decided they’d play secretary of state, firing off ...
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GOP Criticized Langworthy’s Dual Roles
Key PointsRep. Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY23) served simultaneously as New York State GOP Chair and congressional candidate, and then U. S. Congressman. Fellow Republicans criticized this, calling ...
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Langworthy’s Along for the SALT Ride
Representative Nicholas Langworthy, (NY23), Republican representing part of Western New York and the Southern TierTelling Half the StoryIn a recent constituent email, Rep. Nicholas Langworthy (R‑NY23) ...
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Langworthy’s “Yes” Is a “No” to Hospitals
voted for the “One Big Beautiful Bill"It cuts Medicaid by $1 trillion to fund huge tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. Due to the loss of Medicaid ...
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Langworthy Votes to Hide Epstein Files
cast two votes this week to block the release of the Epstein files and client list. Polling shows overwhelming public support—including among Republicans—for full disclosure. This ...
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Langworthy and Tenney to Constituents: Drop Dead!
In 1975, the New York Daily News captured national outrage with the famous headline: “Ford to City: Drop Dead.” It followed President Gerald Ford’s refusal to ...
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Rep. Langworthy (R‑NY23) Won’t Meet Constituents Unless They Pay
Rep. Nick Langworthy has never held an in-person town hall for constituents in New York’s 23rd Congressional District. He refuses to attend voter-organized public meetings—then complains ...
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May 2025 Congressional Votes: How Did WNY Congressmen Vote?
A Quick Look at the Big Votes – And Where Our WNY Reps Stood May 2025 Congressional votes; May was an active month in the U. ...
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Medicare Cuts in Western New York From PAYGO
Senator Patty Murray raised the alarm over impending cuts to Medicare, which provides healthcare for seniors. The PAYGO (Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010) requires Congress to offset ...
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The Hidden Provisions in the Budget Bill Backed by Langworthy and Tenney
While the 2025 budget reconciliation bill has justifiably garnered widespread criticism for gutting Medicaid to the tune of over $700 billion and cutting food assistance (SNAP) ...
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SALT Cap Cost Western New Yorkers Millions
Nick Langworthy and Claudia Tenney support extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts — including the $10,000 SALT cap — costing Western New Yorkers millions in higher federal ...
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The Trump Tariff Tax Begins and WNY Republicans Are Silent as Prices Surge
Trump’s Tariff Threat: Western New York Caught in the CrossfirePresident Trump’s announcement of 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, set to take effect February 1, 2025, ...
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April 2025 Congressional Votes: Western NY’s Langworthy, Tenney, Morelle & Kennedy
In April 2025, the U. S. House of Representatives took up a series of bills, including controversial election laws, proposed Medicaid and SNAP benefit cuts, extending ...
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Trump & Tenney’s War on Ranked-Choice Voting
After ranked-choice voting delivered Republican Glenn Youngkin the Virginia governorship, the GOP had no complaints—but when a progressive wins in Oakland, suddenly it’s a ‘threat to ...
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The SAVE Act: Voter Suppression So Bad, Even Grandma’s Not Safe
???? Prove You Exist, or No Vote for YouThe SAVE Act requires voters to present a passport, birth certificate, or military service record. Don’t have one? ...
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Claudia Tenney Wants to Ban Ranked-Choice Voting – Here’s Why
Having disenfranchised millions of American voters with the SAVE Act (which just passed the House, hopefully not the Senate), Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY24) is moving on ...
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Tenney and the GOP Voter Suppression Strategy
Despite rhetoric from NY-24’s representative, data shows voter fraud is vanishingly rare. Her proposed fix could disenfranchise millions of legal voters, especially women. Truth and Rep. ...
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Author: Joseph Zambon
Let me tell you a bit about myself. I’ve lived in Western New York all my life except for four years of active duty in the U.S. Navy toward the end of the Viet Nam War. I served at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Navy Support Activity LaMaddalena, and Subase New London followed by nearly a decade in both the Navy and Army reserves. I’m a retired UB professor and I’ve lived throughout Western New York including Batavia, Amherst, Williamsville, and East Aurora.
Over the years, I’ve seen numerous political fiascos in Western New York. For example, the proposed but never built Peace Bridge span; ending tolls on the NYS Thruway; and, financial debacles that led (and may soon lead again) to the Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority and the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority. And on and on.
Leadership matters. Competence is more important than appearance. Elections have consequences.