119th Congress
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congressman George Latimer (NY-16) attended the House Small Business Committee hearing with Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler. Rep. Latimer pushed her on several topics relevant to New York.
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.
City of New Rochelle
515 North Ave
New Rochelle, NY 10804
Amount requested: $1,000,000
Village of Port Chester
222 Grace Church Street
Port Chester, NY 10573
Amount requested: $2,780,250
The proposed project will transform the currently abandoned Port Chester Gymnasium into a revitalized indoor space with new multi-purpose rooms that will be suited for a variety of community-based activities. Additionally, this initiative would increase the functionality of the space through renovation of the gymnasium, bathroom facilities, kitchen, and storage rooms, giving it the potential to be converted into an emergency shelter.
Village of Tuckahoe
65 Main Street
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
Amount requested: $1,000,000
Village of Tarrytown
One Depot Plaza
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Amount requested: $1,600,000
This funding would be used to fund an ADA-compliant sidewalk across a heavily trafficked stretch of Benedict Avenue to improve pedestrian safety and connectivity. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will provide pedestrian infrastructure and ensure safe passage across a major pedestrian thoroughfare that currently does not have a walkway.
City of Mount Vernon
1 Roosevelt Square
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
Amount requested: $3,000,000