Press Releases
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.
WHITE PLAINS, NY – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) released the following statement after the Social Security Administration announced that it is closing the White Plains hearing office:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) announced that his office is now taking programmatic and language requests for the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations process. Local municipalities and eligible non-profit organizations are encouraged to submit.
WHITE PLAINS, NY – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) was joined by local elected officials and voting rights advocates to denounce the Safeguard American Voting Eligibility (SAVE) Act. This legislation is expected to be brought up in the U.S. House of Representatives next week.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congressman George Latimer (NY-16) released the following statement after President Donald Trump said the U.S. Department of Education is a “con job” and called for its immediate closure:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congressman George Latimer (NY-16) took to the House floor to denounce President Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on our allies Canada and Mexico. While the tariffs have been delayed by 30 days, the threat of a trade war with our allies and trading partners remains.
Rep. Latimer’s full speech can be found here and below.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) joined dozens of House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. This legislation is a direct response to Elon Musk’s shameful invasion of Americans’ privacy. The Taxpayer Data Protection Act will stop people with conflicts of interest or without a security clearance from accessing the highly sensitive Treasury Department payment system–which is responsible for Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Westchester/Bronx– Congressman George Latimer joined 153 House Democrats in sending a letter to the Trump Administration after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that could pause all disbursements of Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding immediately. Neither the vaguely worded executive order nor a follow-up memorandum from Trump's Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Matthew Vaeth and National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett clarify which projects, programs, and activities are frozen.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman George Latimer (D-NY) and Congressman Mark Alford (R-MO) , along with Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), introduced the Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act, a bipartisan initiative to improve transparency and accountability in the bidding process for small and minority/women-owned businesses aiming to provide their products or services to the federal government.