Press Releases

Oct 20, 2011

Statement From Congresswoman Hochul On News Of Moammar Gadhafi's Death

A statement from Rep. Hochul after news that Libyan Dictator Moammar Gadhafi has been killed.

Oct 19, 2011

Congresswoman Hochul Congratulates National Trust For Historic Preservation

Issues: Local Issues

Rep. Hochul today congratulated the hundreds of Western New Yorkers who worked for four years on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 65th Annual National Preservation Conference, beginning in Buffalo tonight.

Oct 14, 2011

Rep. Kathy Hochul Bets Buffalo Bills Against Rep. Steve Israel’s New York Giants

Issues: Local Issues

Reps. Hochul & Israel made a friendly wager today on the Buffalo Bills/NY Giants game Sunday. Loser buys the winner their home town speciality.

Oct 14, 2011

Congresswoman Kathy Hochul Sends Message Directly To Constituents

Rep. Hochul sent out a weekly overview message to constituents of the 26th District, talking about her work this week in Washington.

Oct 13, 2011

Congresswoman Hochul Speaks Out Against Chinese Currency Manipulation

Rep. Hochul spoke on the House Floor against China’s unfair currency manipulation, which has shipped American jobs overseas by making Chinese exports to the United States cheaper and American exports to China more expensive.

Oct 12, 2011

Hochul, Higgins and Slaughter Announce $1.2 Million for Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority

Reps. Hochul, Higgins, & Slaughter today announced that $1.2 million has been awarded to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to evaluate transportation alternatives in the Amherst-Buffalo Corridor.

Oct 12, 2011

Congresswoman Hochul Offers Amendment That Would Require Department Of Homeland Security To “Make It In America”

In the House Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Hochul today offered an amendment, which unanimously passed, to require uniforms made for the Department of Homeland Security to be made in America.

Oct 11, 2011

Congresswoman Kathy Hochul Stands Up Against Free Trade Agreements

Rep. Hochul spoke on the House Floor against the U.S.-Panama, U.S.-Columbia, and U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreements.

Oct 6, 2011

Reps. Hochul, Higgins, & Slaughter Demand Answers From Pinnacle & Colgan

Yesterday, Members of the WNY delegation met with executives of Pinnacle Airlines, the owner of Colgan Air. Colgan was the regional carrier operating Flight 3407, which crashed in Clarence Center in February 2009.

Oct 5, 2011

Congresswoman Hochul Speaks At Event To Unveil Make It In America Documentary

Rep. Hochul helped unveil a “Make It In America” documentary, outlining how to get Western New Yorkers, and all Americans, back to work. The documentary highlights how Democrats’ Make It In America plan will revitalize American industry and innovation, create jobs, and grow our economy.

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