Congressmember John Katko

WAER's news round up for the week of April 18. See what you missed!

Congressmembers Claudia Tenney and John Katko, along with US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand made statements on the one year anniversary of the Capitol Riots. They denounce the violence, but each has different comments and hopes for outcomes of an investigation.

Central New York's Congressmembers voted against the huge bill.

Congress Member John Katko proposed a bill that would change New York's and other states' bail measures to include the threat of criminal suspect when setting bail or releasing someone pending trial. He used the death of Connie Tuori in Syracuse, allegedly killed by someone out on bail, to illustrate the need for the change.

Telephone Town Hall will help senior citizens navigate, drop, or add Medicare Health Plans

The bipartisan legislation Rep. Katko helped introduce would give the nation’s highest civilian honor to scientists at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

The evacuation from Afghanistan is complete, but Central New York’s congressmembers say the botched pullout of troops has only created more problems that will impact us here at home. They’re mainly concerned about keeping the country safe.

Central New York Congressmember Claudia Tenney hosted fellow representative John Katko Monday in Rome to give him an overview of the high-tech research and development begin done to thwart cyber attacks and other threats. Katko is the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee.

The President and CEO of the Manufacturers Association of Central New York is calling on members of the House to pass the $1 trillion infrastructure bill with a focus on transportation.

Congressmember John Katko says he’s trying to bolster support for law enforcement and change the narrative that police are bad and should be defunded. He held his latest listening session with numerous law enforcement officials Thursday at LeMoyne College as part of his role as Chair of the American Security Task Force