Press Releases

WHITE PLAINS, NY – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) released the following statement honoring former Congresswoman Nita Lowey, who passed away this weekend:

“She was the definition of an excellent public servant: smart, warm. Principled and fearless. For over 30 years, she represented our home area in Congress with grace and fortitude. Nita Lowey has passed away… but she will be forever remembered. And forever praised.”

WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) voted against the partisan government funding bill and released the following statement:

“It is clear that everyday residents are outraged with the cut and destroy method of management by the Trump Administration. This strategy is an outrage. Without providing guardrails or reasserting Constitutional authority about how to spend money that Congress appropriates, this systematic dismantling will continue.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) released the following statement after the government of Ontario, Canada, applied a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to New York, Minnesota and Michigan:

WASHINGTON, DC – This week U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16)’s bill, the Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act, passed out of the House Committee on Small Business unanimously. This bipartisan bill, also sponsored by Representative Mark Alford (MO-04), now heads to the floor for a vote.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) released the following statement after attending the Presidential Address to Congress tonight:

“President Trump, in his first major address of his second term, could have given a reason to all Americans to welcome his new term.

He could have described in detail how he planned to lower the cost of living for everyday Americans.

WHITE PLAINS, NY – Today Congressman George Latimer (NY-16) and Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins announced that they have identified county space that can be used for the White Plains Social Security Office that will be closing in May. 

WASHINGTON, DC – This week U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16), a member of the House Committee on Small Business, voted to pass seven bills that will help small businesses. The bipartisan bills now head to the Senate for a vote.

WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight Congressman George Latimer (NY-16) voted against the House Republican’s budget plan that would hand more than $4.5 trillion in tax breaks to billionaires while cutting Medicare and SNAP benefits for working-and-middle class families:

“Like many House Democrats, I am extremely concerned about the House Republican budget plan that just passed the House, and how it would affect families in my district.