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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.
WHITE PLAINS, NY – U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) and his constituent services team were at the Theodore Young Community Center in Greenburgh and the Doles Center in Mount Vernon this week to assist residents with federal issues. These included delayed Social Security payments, IRS tax returns, and Medicare benefits.
WHITE PLAINS, NY – Today Congressman George Latimer (NY-16), White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach, White Plains Common Council President Victoria Presser and Westchester County Legislator Ben Boykin were joined by Protect Our Care New York to highlight how Medicaid is under attack. President Trump and Congressional Republicans are working to cut Medicaid by nearly a trillion dollars to pay for tax-breaks for billionaires.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY – U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) and his constituent services team were at the New Rochelle Public Library on Wednesday to meet with residents and assist them with federal issues, including delayed Social Security payments and IRS tax returns. They were joined by State Senator Shelley Mayer and her Constituent Services and Community Affairs team.
WHITE PLAINS, NY—Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) marked 100 days of representing Westchester and the Bronx in Congress. Rep. Latimer is serving on the Foreign Affairs and Small Business Committees.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congressman George Latimer (NY-16) voted against the House Republican’s budget plan for a second time in two months. This plan would hand $7 trillion in tax giveaways to billionaires while cutting Medicare and SNAP benefits for working-and-middle class families, and free school lunches from 908,000 New York schoolchildren. You can watch Rep. Latimer’s full speech here.