Congresswoman Claudia Tenney has praised the House of Representatives for passing four appropriations bills that provide funding for several federal departments, including Defense, Homeland Security, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The legislative package is expected to bring investments in national security, public safety, infrastructure, and other priorities to New York’s 24th Congressional District.
According to Congresswoman Tenney, the bills will fund key government responsibilities such as protecting the homeland, improving military readiness, updating transportation and water infrastructure, supporting housing and workforce programs, and maintaining essential education and public safety initiatives across Upstate New York. She emphasized that the legislation aims to prioritize important government functions while maintaining fiscal responsibility.
“These appropriations bills focus on what matters most: strengthening our national defense, supporting first responders, investing in infrastructure, and delivering real results for our communities,” said Congresswoman Tenney. “Our office worked with local leaders across NY-24 to ensure these bills included critical investments for local employers, military readiness, public safety, and workforce and education programs that families in our region rely on. In this package, I secured critical funding that benefits NY-24, such as $200 million to recapitalize the New York National Guard’s LC-130 fleet and $5 million for five Community Project Funding projects. I also secured robust funding for key programs like Job Corps, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Impact Aid, AFG and SAFER Grants, and the Nonprofit Security Grant Program. This funding helps protect our country, strengthen our economy, and support the communities we represent.”
Tenney also expressed disappointment regarding the exclusion of a specific provision: “While this package has many great provisions, I am greatly disappointed that the Susan Muffley Act, which would restore the Delphi retirees’ pensions and benefits, was not included in this package, and I was disappointed that my amendment to add this provision was not ruled in order. I will continue working to get this legislation signed into law to right the egregious injustice the Delphi retirees are still suffering from.”
The community project funding allocated for NY-24 includes $1 million each for Phase III of Lockport’s Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks Rehabilitation Project; installation of omni-directional approach lights at Watertown International Airport in Jefferson County; Silver Lake Dredging Project in Wyoming County; as well as $2 million for Canal Street District Improvements in Lyons.
Claudia Tenney has represented New York’s 24th district in Congress since 2021 after replacing Anthony Brindisi (https://www.congress.gov/member/claudia-tenney/T000481). Before her current role in Congress she served in the New York State Assembly from 2011 to 2016 (https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Claudia-Tenney/bio/). Born in New Hartford in 1961 (https://ballotpedia.org/Claudia_Tenney), Tenney graduated from Colgate University with a BA before earning a JD from the University of Cincinnati (https://tenney.house.gov/about).
