Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) announced his Community Project Funding (CPF) priorities for the next fiscal year. Community Project Funding provides Representatives with the opportunity to identify important local projects that would benefit from direct federal funding.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer’s (NY-16) bill, the Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act, passed the House of Representatives unanimously. The bipartisan bill, co-led by Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), also passed unanimously out of the House Committee on Small Business in March.
WHITE PLAINS, NY – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) released the following statement as the Social Security Administration closes the White Plains Hearing Office:
WASHINGTON, DC – This morning U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) voted against the House Republican majority’s budget that will take away vital healthcare and food assistance from millions of Americans.
Rep. Latimer said: “This is America’s worst budget ever. This is essentially a tax scam to help the wealthiest Americans and take away healthcare and food assistance from people who need it to survive. It is so harmful and unpopular that Republicans had the debate in the middle of the night and the vote before America woke up.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) announced that in his first four months in office, his constituent services team has returned $589,000 in federal benefits to residents throughout Westchester and the Bronx.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) participated in a House Democratic leadership hearing on how small businesses have been hurt by President Trump’s tariffs. Small business owners from across the country attended to give Congress an update on how they have been affected by the President’s policies.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) announced that Joseph Piergiovanni of Eastchester has been selected as the winner of the NY-16 Congressional Art Competition. Mr. Piergiovanni’s artwork, entitled “Poisoned by Progress” will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for the next year.
WHITE PLAINS, NY – U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) was joined by Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, State Senator Shelley Mayer, State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and local veterans’ advocates for a press conference next to the White Plains Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic today. The group was bringing attention to President Trump’s proposal to cut 83,000 VA staff by August. More than 2,000 VA staff have already been fired.
WHITE PLAINS, NY – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) released the below statement after receiving an unsatisfactory response from the Social Security Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek to a letter Rep.
BRONX, NY – U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) recently visited the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in the Bronx. In the first few months of the Trump Administration, President Trump and his cabinet have proposed significant cuts to VA staff and healthcare for veterans. Rep. Latimer visited the Medical Center to speak with staff and veterans to hear how he can best advocate for them in Congress.