Press Releases
Oct 3, 2012
USDA Responds To Armyworm Damage: Hochul Announces Western New York Counties Eligible For Relief
Representative Kathy Hochul (NY-26) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated the seven counties of New York State’s 26th Congressional District as natural disaster areas due to the significant production loss caused by damage from armyworms.
Oct 3, 2012
Higgins, Hochul Applaud Department of Transportation for Issuing Penalties Related to Direct Air Shutdown
Issues: Local Issues
Rep. Brian Higgins (NY-27) and Rep. Kathy Hochul (NY-26) commended the Department of Transportation (DOT) upon learning that Xtra Airways, a carrier operating flights for Direct Air, has been fined $300,000 in response to flight cancellations resulting from Direct Air’s sudden closure.
Oct 2, 2012
Higgins, Hochul Announce Funding For Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Representatives Brian Higgins (NY-27) and Kathy Hochul (NY-26) announced $1.4 million in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants awarded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Sep 28, 2012
Hochul Urges European Union to Designate Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization
Representative Kathy Hochul this week joined 252 of her colleagues in sending a letter urging the President of the European Union (EU) Council to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
Sep 26, 2012
Funding For Nursing Training at UB and Daemen College Announced By Hochul
Today, Representative Kathy Hochul (NY-26) announced two federal grants awarded to Daemen College and the University at Buffalo from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) Program.
Sep 26, 2012
Breakthrough: Online Applications Will Be Available To Farms for Guest Workers
Today, Representative Kathy Hochul (NY-26) announced that the United States Department of Labor (DOL), at her urging, will begin accepting online applications for the H-2A temporary agricultural worker visa program on December 10, 2012.
Sep 25, 2012
ECC and Hochul Work to Bridge Skills Gap, Expand Skilled Labor Workforce
Today, Representative Kathy Hochul (NY-26) joined Erie Community College (ECC) President Jack Quinn and representatives from local companies for a Closing the Skills Gap Roundtable.
Sep 24, 2012
Service Academy Nights To Be Hosted By Hochul
Today, Representative Kathy Hochul (NY-26) announced she will host two Service Academy Nights for high school students interested in joining one of the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces on October 9th and October 10th.
Sep 21, 2012
Bill To Honor National Guard Cosponsored By Hochul
Today, Representative Kathy Hochul (NY-26) announced that she is cosponsoring a resolution to recognize the National Guard’s 375 years of service to our country and to support an Operational Reserve.
Sep 20, 2012
EPA To Take Lead In Attica Business Clean Up
Today, following a call with the Regional EPA Administrator, Representative Kathy Hochul (NY-26) announced that the EPA will now assume the lead role in the troubling situation at an Attica business, which has left the community exposed to intolerable odors and emissions.
