Niagara Leader

Representative Claudia Tenney, serving New York’s 24th district in the U.S. Congress, shared a series of statements on social media addressing significant issues and events. Her comments touched on historical remembrance, immigration concerns, and voter registration practices.

On October 24, 2024, Rep. Tenney commemorated American service members lost in the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing. She stated: "Yesterday we remembered the 241 American service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, the deadliest day for the Marines since World War II. While the perpetrators of this heinous attack have finally been brought to justice, we must never…"

Later that day, she expressed her views on immigration policy with particular concern over individuals with criminal records entering the United States. On October 24, she posted: "Thousands of illegal immigrants with criminal records are loose in the US, including: ✖️14,301 burglars ✖️56,533 drug offenders ✖️13,099 murderers ✖️2,231 convicted of assault ✖️2,521 kidnappers These are the kinds of people Border Czar Harris has allowed into our country"

On October 25, Rep. Tenney criticized The Voter Participation Center's approach to voter registration efforts. She claimed: "The Voter Participation Center, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization is using targeted digital ads to register voters with a Democratic-leaning bias while excluding traditionally Republican groups. This is a clear misuse of their tax-exempt status & is why as chair of…"